Posted 10:34 AM 3/7/2013 by Chloe Alexander and Diana Schnese

COLUMBIA- Our weather team was busy tracking the snowstorms that hit Mid-Missouri the last two weeks of February. During the snowstorm, KOMU 8's meteorologist updated viewers every hour to give them expected times of snowfall. But, one viewer felt KOMU 8's coverage wasn't as accurate as it should (More)

Posted 1:14 PM 2/27/2013 by Madison Alewel and Christine Wendel

COLUMBIA - Earlier this month, KOMU 8 News aired a Target 8 story investigating IBM's refusal to talk about the number of jobs it has created since coming to Columbia in 2010. (More)

Posted 3:34 PM 2/22/2013 by Courtney Kincade & Kadee Brosseau

COLUMBIA - KOMU 8 News recently received a viewer complaint about the station's use of the Associated Press as a news source. The station works to bring viewers the best news from around Missouri, the country and the world. In order to provide such stories, KOMU 8 News utilizes the (More)

Posted 11:07 AM 2/22/2013 by Jessi Turnure & Courtney Tezeno

COLUMBIA - On January 28th, one of our morning show reporters was reporting on the side of I-70 without wearing a reflective vest.

One of our own KOMU 8 News viewers commented on our Facebook page worried about her safety. 

"Please advise (More)

Posted 8:45 PM 2/12/2013 by Katie Brennan and Kelly Carlson

COLUMBIA - In our coverage of a man's body found on a farm in Moberly last month, we posted a headline to KOMU.com that some viewers found insensitive. In this week's Your View, we take a look at whether our choice of words was acceptable.

The Moberly Police Department said the body, which (More)

Posted 6:09 PM 2/11/2013 by Mengti Xu and Paige Flores

COLUMBIA - Criticism from the public is something that those working in the media are aware of and every reporter handles differently. 

Wisconsin's WKBT morning anchor Jennifer Livingston was nationally praised last October for defending herself live on air after a viewer (More)

Posted 8:35 PM 2/6/2013 by Nichole Cartmell

CLARK - The mid-Missouri area has received about 2.67 inches of rain since January 1. This is .38 inches more than last year at this time. But that doesn't mean drought conditions won't continue this year.

Associate Professor of Soil Sciences Randy Miles predicts drought like conditions (More)

Posted 4:31 PM 12/5/2012 by Elizabeth Hagedorn

After an incident at Jefferson Junior High School, one of our reporters live at the scene used word "cops" when referring to the police.

That irritated some viewers who found the term disrespectful. In this week's Your View, we take a look at whether the choice of words was acceptable.

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Posted 7:53 PM 12/3/2012 by Meenakshi Dalal and Ashley Carr

COLUMBIA -  Have a tip? Know of a story that need investigation? If you send it into KOMU, the Target 8 Investigative Team takes an in-depth look at your information.

"We look at stories from the general public, a story from you or me, and we dig and we back up what they're saying," (More)

Posted 8:59 AM 10/23/2012 by Jennessa Ewing and Tong Gao

COLUMBIA - A few weeks ago, KOMU reported that Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel finalized the petition for divorce from his wife.

After we aired the statement, we received feedback from viewers telling us our coverage of the event was not newsworthy. In this week's Your View, we take a (More)