The recent explosion and fire in Schweitzer Hall on the University of Missouri’s white campus reminds us that the practice of scientific research is fraught with risk. The explosion on June 28 was caused by the ignition of hydrogen gas in a chamber used for working with bacteria, a Columbia Fire Department captain said. Three […]
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By Sean Spence & David Reed A local group of angel investors is helping fledgling companies cross what startup developer Rebecca Rone calls “the Valley of Death.” That’s the chasm that inventors must cross after proving the concept of their product or service works, and they need money to run their companies and build their
KOMU 8 News has started airing a 9 p.m. newscast and an extended edition of KOMU 8 News Today. Both are running Monday through Friday. KOMU’s 9 p.m. newscast, launched last Monday, will compete with KMIZ’s 9 p.m. newscast on Fox 22/KQFX. Jim Riek and Angie Bailey will anchor KOMU 8 News at Nine, and
*Movie Rental Market*While the box stores izzle out, local shop Ninth Street Video continues to thrive.
Although The Blue Note has been importing some of the biggest names in music to Columbia, the city has proven that it can export talent as well. The White Rabbits, for example, were formed in Columbia in 2004 and since that time have released two albums on Say Hey Records and toured nationally and internationally.
