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Columbia citizens have the opportunity to majorly move our city in a greener, more sustainable direction, something that will benefit all of us.

A candlelight vigil for peace in Ukraine was held Thursday at the Keyhole at City Hall, drawing around 25.

About a dozen people gathered outside Columbia's city hall building calling for peace in Ukraine.

Mid-Missouri Peaceworks and Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation are holding the vigil Thursday night near City Hall.

Columbia shop owners hope people will shop locally and boost sales from last Christmas season during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One community member said he hopes for an end to the downtown violence.

Columbia residents gathered Thursday to urge a more aggressive path for the city to reach 100% renewable energy.

Mid-Missourians came together at Courthouse Plaza to protect reproductive rights ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on Oct. 4.

COLUMBIA — Plastic is gaining traction as the next source of sustainable energy, despite its reputation as a major polluter. Environmentalists are looking for new ways to reduce landfill pollution, and power plants are looking for energy sources that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions. Some believe burning plastic could solve both of those problems. Convergen Energy Pellets are made from waste paper and plastics compressed together. The MU power plant hopes to gain approval from the Mi...

In May 1970, students at Kent State University and Jackson State University were shot and killed while protesting the Vietnam War. Fifty years later, members of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks and Veterans for Peace gathered at Peace Park to remember the lives lost in the shootings and the rededication of the park. Paul D. Blackman, co-founder of Mizzou Student Mobilization, changed the name and led the dedication of the park 50 years ago. McAlester Park officially became Peace Park in April 1970. �...