Columbia Daily Tribune

10 hours ago | columbiatribune.com | Calum McAndrew

After a strong showing at the NBA G League Elite Camp, Missouri basketball standout Tamar Bates was one of five players from the event invited to the NBA Draft Combine. Bates is among the 75 draft-hopefuls currently at the combine, which started May 11 and will run through May 18 in Chicago. The first five-on-five scrimmages of the event were Wednesday, with Bates competing for Team Williams.

1 day ago | columbiatribune.com | Calum McAndrew

Missouri football is in its offseason, with spring practices completed and the Tigers’ business in the transfer portal seemingly finished. Twenty-one transfers have joined the MU roster for next season, with a good portion of those players expected to compete for starting roles, while 25 players have transferred out of the program. The Tribune recently looked at where former notable MU transfers have landed for the 2025 season. But, who’s coming back around to face their former team?

2 days ago | columbiatribune.com | Claudette Riley

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe established a task force to modernize the state's K-12 school funding formula. A final report with recommendations for the new funding formula is due December 1, 2026. A Springfield business leader is among 16 task force appointees charged with overhauling the state funding structure for K-12 education. Through executive order, Gov. Mike Kehoe created the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force.

2 days ago | columbiatribune.com | Claudette Riley

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe established a task force to modernize the state's K-12 school funding formula. A final report with recommendations for the new funding formula is due December 1, 2026. A Springfield business leader is among 16 task force appointees charged with overhauling the state funding structure for K-12 education. Through executive order, Gov. Mike Kehoe created the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force.

3 days ago | columbiatribune.com | Charles J. Dunlap

Columbia Public Schools Foundation donated $50,000 to the district's Lunch for Learners program, which helps students with lunch debt. The foundation also challenged the community to match its donation to help eliminate the program's remaining $75,000 deficit. The Lunch for Learners program, established a decade ago, prevents lunch debt from being sent to collections. CPS officials continue to advocate for a statewide universal free school meals program.