Lucy Valeski

5 days ago | columbiamissourian.com | Faith Boyd |Lucy Valeski

By Faith Boyd,Lucy Valeski Video game enthusiasts and retro media fans gathered Saturday for a convention organized by 19-year-old Columbia resident Sumner Henry. Henry walked around the CoMo Retro Game Convention, chatting with attendees, vendors and online influencers during the fourth CoMo Retro Game Convention, an event that brings people with similar interests and hobbies to town.

3 weeks ago | columbiamissourian.com | Annie Goldman |Lucy Valeski |Gordon Dickson

By Annie Goldman,Lucy Valeski,Gordon Dickson The largest donor to mayoral candidate Blair Murphy's campaign is mysterious, to say the least. A political action committee known as Citizens for a Better Columbia, which donated $25,000 to Murphy's election bid, lists its treasurer on Missouri Ethics Commission documents as a Hallsville man who died in 2022.

1 month ago | columbiamissourian.com | Jackson Cooper |Lucy Valeski

By Jackson Cooper,Lucy Valeski Efforts to revitalize Business Loop 70 are in question following a federal funding freeze on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. About $2.13 million in federal funding for the planning stage of the beautification project could be in jeopardy. The grant is currently on hold, and the state and federal transportation departments have advised the city to suspend work on projects associated with the grant until further notice.

1 month ago | columbiamissourian.com | Lauryn Rhodes |Anna Colletto |Lucy Valeski

This year, attendees flocked to Columbia's annual True/False Film Fest that ended Sunday. Beginning Feb. 27, the festival hosted four days of screenings for dozens of feature films and shorts, art installations and musicians. True/False had 40,913 ticket sales ahead of the festival, and 31,099 "butts in seats" over the weekend. The latter metric is based on the number of redeemed tickets, clicker counts or door sales and represents attendance most accurately, said festival representatives.

1 month ago | columbiamissourian.com | Jacob Richey |Lucy Valeski

By Jacob Richey,Lucy Valeski A semitruck driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a one vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Boone County, according to a post from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F. The crash happened on westbound I-70 around the 117-mile marker. A semitruck overturned due to wind, according to Troop F.