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MU Health Care is offering free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at several mid-Missouri sites.

In Columbia, drive-thru events run at South Providence Medical Park on Sept. 26 and Oct. 17 (walk-in sessions are at the Farmers Market on Oct. 10 and at the Pediatric Clinic on Oct. 3).

Missouri River Days returns to Columbia for its 10th year as fourth graders attend sessions on Sept.

14, Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 at Cooper's Landing Riverside Resort & Marina to learn about the Missouri River and receive free America the Beautiful passes funded by a national grant.

Ameren Missouri is sending a team to the 2026 National Gas Rodeo in Florence, KY from Sept.

16–18 – the crew will compete in pipe cutting, hand digging, service construction and meter setting to showcase daily skills and teamwork.

Missouri school districts will soon review initial 2025 performance data linked to the state's proposed A-F grading plan, with DESE officials saying districts have up to two weeks to analyze the data before explaining it to parents — final changes and feedback sessions are pending.

Local Missouri Task Force 1 members including former leader Steve Paulsell and Boone County Fire Chief Doug Westhoff share memories of 9/11 with KRCG today during a remembrance event, recalling the challenges of rescue efforts and the strong spirit of community.

Boone County firefighters rescued a stranded boater on the Missouri River on Thursday morning near Huntsdale Access by towing the vessel to a boat access, with eight firefighters + mutual aid from Southern Boone County Fire and no injuries reported.

Columbia Insurance and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines awarded $102,000 in grants to five Missouri nonprofits to boost food security, children’s programs, and workforce support; the funds will benefit groups like the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture — supporting local families.

College students from MU's Sigma Nu and Beta Sigma Psi fraternities laid over 200 flags on the Boone County Courthouse lawn today to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack— the event starts with opening remarks, an invocation, and a 7:46 a.m. bell toll.