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Three Columbia students win state AI championship for technology that could help CPD
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (112+ words) Three Columbia students win state AI championship for technology that could help CPD'KOMU 8 - KOMU 8 First Alert Weather Severe Weather Special Three Rock Bridge High School students won the state AI championship for creating technology that could help police departments. - Homeschooling…...
Waitlist for child care subsidy continues to grow in Missouri
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (218+ words) Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 60s.. The waitlist for Missouri families who applied for child care subsidies continues to grow, according to data provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to KOMU 8 News. There are now 863 family applications…...
Stephens College ranked as a top military-friendly institution
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (185+ words) Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.. Mostly clear. Lows in the middle 50s. Stephens College was ranked the No. 1 private, nondoctoral institution on the 20262027 Military Friendly Schools list, according to a news release. Military Friendly is a rating program that evaluates…...
Moberly High School opens new athletic facility
2+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) MOBERLY " Moberly High School opened a new 20,000-square-foot athletic facility to help increase athletic opportunities and increase community engagement. Construction began a year and a half ago on the Spartan Fieldhouse. The facility opened just over a month ago on…...
Missouri child care subsidy waitlist grows 60% in a week
2+ week, 2+ day ago (280+ words) Increasing clouds. Lows in the middle 40s.. COLUMBIA " The waitlist for Missouri families who have applied to receive child care subsidies has grown by over 60% in the last week, according to data the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provided to…...
Westminster College hosts annual event for Winston Churchill 'Iron Curtain' speech
4+ week, 1+ day ago (322+ words) Mostly cloudy, with isolated showers. Lows in the middle 50s.. FULTON " Eighty years ago, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's words echoed off the walls of the Westminster College Historic Gymnasium to a crowd of around 3,000. Tens of thousands outside tried to…...
Columbia Ballet announces First Friday collaboration with Missouri Symphony
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (154+ words) The Columbia Ballet has announced that it will partner with the Missouri Symphony to perform during North Village Arts District's First Friday on March 6, according to a press release from the Columbia Ballet. There will be two performances, at 6:30 and…...
Missouri's 'Good Dads' program changing fathers for the better
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (924+ words) COLUMBIA " Research shows the role of father figures or fatherlessness in homes contributes to a child's well-being. About 17.6 million children live without a biological, step'or adoptive father in the home, which is nearly 1 in 4 children, according to the National Fatherhood…...
Safe Haven Baby Box coming to Camdenton
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (261+ words) A new Safe Haven Baby Box in Missouri will be installed at the Mid-County Fire Protection District in Camdenton this spring, according to Rep. Jeff Vernetti, who represents Camden County in the Missouri House of Representatives. There are currently 10 Safe…...
CARE program opens doors to youth employment in Columbia
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Columbia Parks and Recreation and its CARE program hire young adults to provide them hands-on experience in the workforce. COLUMBIA " The Columbia Parks and Recreation Department recently opened applications to its Career Awareness Related Experience program. More widely known as…...