Posted 6:13 PM 10/11/2011 by Emily Spain, Anqi Du

Everyday at KOMU 8 we strive to produce fair and balanced stories for our viewers, but sometimes viewers complain we don't. For months, KOMU 8 has been following the allegations against Centralia Police Chief Larry Dudgeon. And after a recent City Council meeting reporter Jessica Smith followed (More)

Posted 7:35 PM 8/19/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA - Recent police actions have caused some to scream foul play. Is cutting off cell phone service or social media going too far to stop a protest?

KOMU 8's Sarah Hill provides some perspective on the issue in this week's Your View. 

Posted 1:26 PM 8/13/2011 by Stuart Downing

In this week's Your View, we ask how involved reporters should get with police and sheriff sting operations. The question follows a sting in Alabama, in which parents who allegedly hadn't paid their child support were tricked into thinking they had won tickets to a football game. One reporter (More)

Posted 9:59 PM 8/5/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA - Now that the Casey Anthony trial's over, many are wondering: will a news outlet pay for her interview?

KOMU 8's Sarah Hill has a global perspective on the issue in this week's Your View.

Posted 11:50 PM 7/29/2011 by Sarah Hill

COLUMBIA - It's the wave of the future for news, but KOMU is already starting to use it. Here's KOMU 8's Sarah Hill with how news outlets are already using the new Google Plus hangouts in their newscasts.

Posted 6:57 PM 5/27/2011

When a tornado struck Joplin, Mo., our reporters went down in mass force, sending a constant flow of information to our viewers.  The crisis in Joplin is reminiscent of a disaster that happened less than a month ago in Alabama.  A tornado ripped through Tuscalossa, Al. killing more than (More)

Posted 7:28 PM 5/6/2011

After a Columbia teen went missing last week, we had the mother live on-air talking to the community. We later received criticism that this was unnecessary. In this week's Your View, we took a look at whether allowing a worried mother on the air helps the search or is just a grab for ratings.

Posted 3:56 PM 4/2/2011 by Genevieve Curtis and Amy Perry

COLUMBIA - KOMU-8 strives to provide a variety of coverage from local to national news to keep you well informed. On any given day we must make the tough decisions as to which stories will make it on-air. There is simply not enough time to tell all the stories of the day. In this week's 'Your (More)

Posted 1:04 PM 3/12/2011 by Sarah Hill

Twitter, Facebook, Online, and On-Air. These days we can report the news in many ways. In this week's Your View, Sarah Hill shows us how social media makes the news a conversation and how that might annoy some viewers.

Every day we're bringing you stories not only on the air, but on social (More)

Posted 12:54 PM 3/12/2011 by Sarah Hill

Often on TV we have to find a way to explain a product or service in the fewest possible words. But sometimes we're accused of over-simplifying. MU's safe-ride program, "STRIPES," received more than 500 applications to fill a mere 150 spots for the Spring semester.

After KOMU aired this (More)