The Latest Breaking News from Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the third time in the last decade and fifth time in 16 years, fans flocked to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday to hear from Missouri’s new basketball coach on his first day on the job. This time, it’s Dennis Gates, the 42-year-old Chicago native who spent the…

COLUMBIA, Mo. — After days of speculation, it's official. Dennis Gates is the new men's basketball coach at the University of Missouri.

The South Carolina Attorney General's opinion, issued last week, is here; here's the Conclusion, though you'll see that the A.G. acknowledges that there's a split of opinion among federal appellate courts on the subject: While courts have reached varying conclusions regarding whether an ordinance [or statute] banning conversion therapy violates…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The stakes were high surrounding the No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball team as it hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay,” its first ABC broadcast, the season’s first sellout crowd at Colonial Life Arena and the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Senate, stalemated for nearly a week in search of a deal on a new congressional map, is moving on for the moment.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The leader of an advocacy organization for sexual assault victims said an 18-year-old Chapin High School football player having sex with a 13-year-old wasn’t just “kids being kids.”

Good Day Farm announced the expansion of its Missouri operations with a new 106,000-square-foot state-of-the-art cultivation facility in Columbia.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House Tuesday amended an elections-related bill it passed last year to add a series of controversial election security measures opposed by Democrats, who said the changes on short notice took them by surprise.

The South Carolina Supreme Court’s chief justice reassigned a Columbia judge to oversee a swath of charges accusing Alex Murdaugh of financial crimes — the latest unexplained judicial switch from the court.