• Mizzou leaders are hosting a groundbreaking for a new Radioisotope Science Center at Discovery Ridge in Columbia Thursday at 10 a.m. Nuclear expert William Magwood will also give a distinguished lecture on campus Wednesday morning.
• The owner of Eagle Stop convenience stores in Columbia faces felony gambling charges after authorities seized several video gambling machines from his N. Providence Rd. location. Anthony Gier of Eldon was charged today with four counts of promoting illegal gambling. Woody’s Pub & Grub in Ashland was also busted.
• The University of Missouri’s star tailback is on his way back to Columbia after a weekend shooting in Mississippi. First-team All-SEC selection Ahmad Hardy was shot in the leg at a concert early Sunday morning in Laurel, near his hometown of Oma.
• The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the redrawn Missouri First congressional maps this morning. The high court ruled that critics failed to prove the 2025 map violates the state constitution.
David Sorrell
• Former Columbia Utilities Director Dave Sorrell has filed to run for Columbia City Council in the fourth ward. Sorrell spent 24 years with the city and says his campaign will focus on infrastructure reliability, responsible growth, fiscal accountability, public safety and returning city government’s attention to core services. He’s the second candidate to announce. Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Sharon Geuea Jones announced last week she would seek the seat that has opened with the resignation of Nick Foster.
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Klein
• The Columbia School Board unanimously approved a six percent raise for Superintendent Jeff Klein on Monday night. Klein will earn $270,300 starting in the 2026-27 school year.
• Police in Columbia made 11 arrests and issued 48 warnings Friday during the University of Missouri’s annual Stop Day festivities.
• Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is asking a Cole County judge to dismiss most of a Columbia Public Schools lawsuit that challenges a law allowing charter schools in Boone County. A hearing that was set for Monday was delayed until June 8.
• A man from Rocheport starts his trial Wednesday for a 2024 crash that killed a Columbia woman. Prosecutors say Matthew Shilling failed to slow his truck on Business Loop 70, striking a motorcycle and killing thirty-two-year-old Christina Mayfield. Shilling pleaded not guilty Monday to several charges, including involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
• The family Kayla Huff is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the missing Moberly teenager. She was last seen Wednesday morning. Authorities and volunteers have been searching the Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area.
• A Columbia doctor facing dozens of federal charges was released from jail Monday morning. Dr. Jonathan Morris owns Columbia Urgent Care and is charged with health care fraud and illegally prescribing drugs. He must surrender his passport and wear a monitor.
• Missouri hunters harvested more than 50,000 turkeys during the 2026 spring season that ended Sunday. The Missouri Department of Conservation says Macon County led the state with nearly 1,000 birds taken.
• Recent headlines:
Boone County children’s fund enters new phase as demand strains resources
I-70 work moves deeper into Columbia; MoDOT warns of summer slowdowns
Senior living plan advances at Scott and Vawter School despite water pressure concerns
• Recent obituaries are here.