Posted 2:11 PM 2/20/2012 by Sarah Hill

MID-MISSOURI - Central Missouri Honor Flight Riders are planning to create a Guiness World Record on the next Honor Flight on May 8th.  Currently, there is no record for the midnight escort of World War II veterans from Kingdom City home to Columbia.  Central Missouri Honor Flight flies (More)

Posted 10:06 PM 2/13/2012

COLUMBIA - A Columbia family is sharing their story in hopes that other families can know they are not alone.

Shane Epping is trained to capture life moments. One of them is his pregnant wife, Mary.

"I was going to document every month and then I would have a progression," said (More)

Posted 5:01 PM 2/7/2012 by Sarah Hill

BOONE COUNTY - A new Missouri cookbook may reduce the amount of trips to the grocery store.

'Cooking Wild in Missouri' is a new cookbook that features dishes made with items you hunt or gather. The Koenig family has continued the tradition for the last six months.

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Posted 1:20 PM 1/10/2012 by Adrianna Amato

VERSAILLES - While many kids are on their playstations and x-boxes, a 9-year old girl from Versailles spends her time on a sewing machine.

Averee Hooper creates pillowcases for children with cancer in her backyard studio. Her goal is to make 57 pillowcases each month for an entire year to (More)

Posted 2:05 PM 11/22/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA-  "When I left Fort Hood Texas i thought boy oh boy I'm leaving all these good friends of mine. It was a traumatic experience for me several week sor months after I got home I felt like I needed to be where I was back with those other people back in the camp. But when we flew to (More)

Posted 2:40 PM 11/14/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA - Jeffery Bell punctuates his sentences with a giggle. 

"It made me feel like it was all worthwhile," Bell said. "The best job you can have is to be a cook because they need cooks everywhere. "

Bell learned how to cook in the navy, which he joined when he was (More)

Posted 1:51 PM 11/7/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA - A Columbia volunteer seeks to teach children and adults the ABC's of mobility through making "Alphapet" books. If you're looking for something to give the grandkids this holiday season, the Alphapet book fits gift giving to a "t."

Mel West is a retired Columbia pastor who seeks (More)

Posted 1:37 PM 10/31/2011 by Stacey Welsh

JEFFERSON CITY - KOMU 8's Sarah Hill's latest Sarah's Story focused on Jefferson City resident Ed Neeley's lost Camero. If you're interested in helping Neeley form a group to help other drivers locate their lost vehicles, email Neeley at lvlongdriver@hotmail.com. 

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Posted 6:18 PM 10/17/2011 by Sarah Hill

FULTON -- "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" helps families capture their children's lives, no matter how short they might be.  A volunteer for the organization took photos of Chloe Schenewerk in her 85 minutes of life.

To find out how to volunteer, visit www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org.

Posted 6:19 PM 9/19/2011 by Sarah Hill

JEFFERSON CITY - The United Way of Central Missouri's Fundraising Campaign is underway. That campaign helps people like the Hood family of Jefferson City. Their son Jackson was born with one side of his brain that was larger than the other half.

The Special Learning Center in Jefferson (More)

Posted 1:34 PM 9/12/2011 by Melissa Roadman

COLUMBIA - The Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is sponsoring their annual "Artful Bra" contest, formerly known as Decorate-A-Bra. Participants decorate bras to raise money for breast cancer patients. Registration forms can be found online at (More)

Posted 6:36 PM 8/15/2011 by Sarah Hill

MOBERLY - New technology is giving people, paralyzed from the chin down, the opportunity to fish. It's called the fishing doc. The fishing doc allows anglers to cast and reel without the use of their hands. The object is powered by a joystick and 12 volt battery. 

The doc in "fishing (More)