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More than 100 people gathered Thursday for a beam-signing and topping-off ceremony at the new Columbia Regional Airport terminal.

Amid an increasingly testy environment, the mayor suspended public comment less than 10 minutes after the meeting began and before any comment was given.

The Columbia/Boone County health department is focusing on vaccinating restaurant and entertainment industry employees this week. The local health department is partnering with The Blue Note to host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for bar, restaurant and entertainment employees on Friday, April 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. Approximately 250 vaccination appointments are available for Friday's vaccination clinic at The Blue Note. Interested individuals can schedule an appointment by calling 573-874-2489 or register online at bit.ly/3rSUDDy. There will be additional vaccination opportunities if membe...

MU Health reschedules postponed COVID-19 vaccinations for Thursday and Saturday Several Missouri health departments and hospitals are preparing to administer extra vaccinations this week, the result of postponed appointments necessitated by last week's brutal winter weather. MU Health Care on Tuesday received its shipment of 4,000 Moderna doses originally scheduled to arrive last week. The hospital announced that last week's postponed vaccination clinics have been rescheduled for Thursday and Saturday inside the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field. “Those who had appointments po...

Will the frigid temperatures lead to rolling blackouts in Columbia? Not very likely, officials say Charles Dunlap, Columbia Daily Tribune © Don Shrubshell, Columbia Daily Tribune Brian Hanlon, a maintenance worker at the University of Missouri, scoops snow from the sidewalk in front of the Mizzou Student Union on Monday. Extremely cold temperatures Monday led some cities in Missouri to temporarily cut off power to residents to maintain energy reserves, a method known as rolling blackouts. That likely won't happen in Columbia, according to Boone Electric Cooperative and Colu...