The Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) state basketball championships will return to Columbia in the spring for the first time since 2017. MSHSAA has awarded four statewide events to Columbia, including the basketball championships. Columbia will continue to host three other events through 2029: the state wrestling championships, state cross country championships and …
Columbia-based Shelter touting customer satisfaction survey from J.D. Power
J.D. Power says Columbia-based Shelter Insurance has ranked highest in customer satisfaction among auto insurers in the central region. It’s the fifth time since 2016 that Shelter has received the honor. JD Power’s study is based on responses from car insurance customers and took place earlier this year. Shelter Insurance president Randa Rawlins says receiving the …
Columbia’s new Ronald McDonald house will be near new Children’s Hospital
An $800,000 gift from the Veterans United Foundation will help Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) build a new Ronald McDonald House near Stadium and College in Columbia. It will be within walking distance of MU Health’s new Children’s Hospital that’s under construction. RMHC has sold the current Ronald McDonald House on Keene to the St. Raymond’s …
Bipartisan opioid legislation that was approved unanimously by Missouri Legislature to be signed
Bipartisan opioid legislation that was approved unanimously by Missouri Legislature to be signed
Bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing opioid addiction treatment will be signed into law by Missouri’s governor on Thursday morning in Jefferson City. The governor will sign six bills today, including legislation from State Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel). His bill gives the state Department of Corrections and the Judiciary access to Missouri’s opioid addiction treatment and …