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The Center Project, the mid-Missouri LGBTQ resource center, moved into its new location Sunday in Columbia.

COLUMBIA - COMO 200 is partnering with Kia of Columbia in celebrating the city's bicentennial this year. Events are happening monthly around Columbia including pop-up parks that are taking place all throughout the city.  "The purpose of these parks specifically is to bring the celebration to all of Columbia," said lead event planner, Mercedez Waters. "That's why we're in each neighborhood in each part of Columbia and trying to find the parks that don't necessarily have the access to mid-Columbia." Local community outreach groups like Rock the Community and the City of Columbia Office of Su...

COLUMBIA - The Columbia Police Department said it will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday with more information on the disappearance of Columbia mother Mengqi Ji.  KOMU 8 will live stream the press conference online at KOMU.com, on the KOMU 8 News app and KOMU 8 streaming apps. It comes after a hiker found human remains that Columbia Police say may be those of Mengqi Ji. Her driver's license, credit card and other personal items were found nearby.  Officials originally said they expected to have forensic results to positively identify the remains by Friday.  Columbia Mayor Bri...

Refuse collection was at the forefront of the Columbia City Council meeting Monday — and even before the meeting started. Protesters from Columbia MO Citizens For Roll Carts stood outside City Hall collecting signatures for a roll cart initiative during the council's closed pre-council session. The protest included the group's #stuffthekeyhole initiative. Protesters were encouraged to bring trash bags full of old clothes or blankets to fill the gap in the city's "Keys to the City" sculpture that sits in front of the Daniel Boone Building.  Trash collection has continued to be a hot-butt...

The Columbia Police Department confirmed Tuesday that human remains recently found at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park belong to missing woman Mengqi Ji.  The department announced the news Tuesday afternoon. Joining Mayor Brian Treece were police Chief Geoff Jones and Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. The remains were found March 25 by a hiker in an isolated area of the park. Dental records were compared to the remains and were a match, Treece said. He recognized the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies and other public entities that aided the investigation, as well as the public. "I...