News in Columbia, Missouri
High School State Games Heat Up in Columbia, MO (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)
(Columbia, MO) -- Over the next few days, four Ozark area high school basketball teams will be playing at Mizzou Arena for a Missouri state championship.Human remains found in woods near Columbia, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia police are investigating after a teenager found skeletal remains in a wooded area in north Columbia. The teenager found the bones Saturday in a spot not far from the Boone County Jail.
Remains found in Columbia identified (Jefferson City News Tribune) COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Columbia police say human remains found near the Boone County Jail have been identified as those of a northeast Kansas man. A 13-year-old boy found the skeleton on Saturday in a wooded area.
Late inning runs lift Columbia College softball to two wins (Columbia Missourian) Late proved better than never for the Columbia College softball team. The Cougars (8-2) swept a double-header against Lindenwood on Wednesday in St. Charles, MO, using late-inning scoring spurts in both games. In Game 1, Columbia College scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to secure a 3-1 win. Samantha Stringer had two of the RBIs in the inning. Valerie Teter got the win, striking ...
NEWS RELEASE: Boonville principal Webster tapped for Central Methodist role (Boonville Daily News) Veteran educator and school administrator James N. (Jay) Webster of Columbia, Mo., has been appointed vice president for campus life at Central Methodist University, announced CMU President Marianne E. Inman.
NEW: Jags finish 4th in Class 5 (Suburban Journals) COLUMBIA, Mo. – Much like the game went in Thursday’s Class 5 semifinal, the wheels fell off for the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars late in Friday’s 52-36 loss to Springfield Kickapoo.
MoDOT tests new signal operation system (KRCG Jefferson City) Missouri Department of Transportation is testing the InSync signal operation system in Columbia, Mo. to make the signaling process more precise.
Missouri smashes Western (The Western Courier) The Western Illinois men's baseball team fell 10-3 to the Missouri Tigers (5-5) in Columbia, Mo., in a rain-shortened game late Wednesday night. The Fighting Leathernecks took the lead in the first inning when senior outfielder Andrew Hagins was brought around to score on a double off the bat of senior infielder Jason Summers.
Scalpel, stethoscope, Tolstoy: Doctors embrace literature as tool to connect with patients (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) COLUMBIA, Mo. - Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients. With increasing regularity, they're meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools.
3-Year-Old Finds Human Skeleton In Columbia, MO (FOX 2 News St. Louis) A 13-year-old boy has found a human skeleton in a wooded area in Columbia, MO. Police said Saturday in a news release that the skeleton is that of an adult. It had been in the same place where the boy found it for at least a few months. A forensic team collected evidence at the scene, and the skeleton was taken to the Boone County Medical Examiner's Office. Department spokeswoman Jessie Haden ...