Fire at north Columbia home causes $200,000 in damage (Columbian Missourian)
COLUMBIA — A fire at a north Columbia home caused an estimated $200,000 in damage Monday night, said Gale Blomenkamp, a division chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District.

Judge rejects venue change for woman's trial (The Post and Courier)
COLUMBIA — A federal judge has declined to dismiss charges against a Montana woman accused of stealing a missing South Carolina woman's identity to get into an Ivy League school, according to court documents. Also in Monday's ruling, U.S. District Judge Henry Herlong declined a motio...

S.C. teen's school bomb plot trial is delayed (The Post and Courier)
COLUMBIA — A federal judge has delayed the trial of a South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school, according to court documents. Jury selection in Ryan Schallenberger's case had been scheduled to begin next week. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Bryan Harwell...

Fire at north Columbia home causes $200,000 in damage (Columbia Missourian)
COLUMBIA — A fire at a north Columbia home caused an estimated $200,000 in damage Monday night, said Gale Blomenkamp, a division chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District. ...

It's anybody's guess in 9th District congressional race (The Kansas City Star)
JEFFERSON CITY | Two years ago, the 9th District congressional race in Missouri had no competitive primary. In the general election, incumbent Kenny Hulshof won with 61 percent of the vote.