COLUMBIA — More than 1,600 city of Columbia employees will see a 3.5% total wage increase following months of negotiation sessions between union workers and city management.

There’s a growing need for affordable housing in the Midlands. For many residents, owning a home feels out of reach. 62-year-old Debra Mims has never owned her own home. "It would be a blessing. My ...

Suicide is one of the biggest preventable public health crises of our time. Every year, more than 700,000 people worldwide die by suicide – that is one person every 40 seconds. The number one cause of ...

Abortions became available in Columbia once again this week. The procedure has been inaccessible to those living in mid-Missouri since the last abortion was performed at the Columbia Planned ...