Skip to main content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Dashboard
  • Logout
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
WATCH NOW
Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Meet the Team
  • Advertise
  • Staying Connected
  • Email Newsletter
  • Local-E
  • Promote Your Event
  • News Releases
  • Award Winning Journalism
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
News
  • Mid-Missouri News
  • State News
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Vaccine & Testing Information
  • Elections
  • EmVP
  • Local Lookout
  • Target 8
  • Streaming
Weather
  • Interactive Radar
  • Weather Maps
  • Traffic
  • Closings and Cancellations
  • Sunsense
  • Show Me Climate
  • Text Alerts
Sports
  • High School Sports
  • Mizzou Xtra
  • Sports Xtra
  • Olympics
What's On
KOMU 8 Cares
  • A Brighter Tommorrow
  • Community Calendar
  • Daily Pledge
  • KOMU 8 Fan Club
Contests
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
site-logo
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • Dashboard
  • Logout
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • iOS App
  • Android App
  • OTT
site-logo
  • WATCH NOW
  • Home
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Meet the Team
      • Advertise
      • Staying Connected
      • Email Newsletter
      • Local-E
      • Promote Your Event
      • News Releases
      • Award Winning Journalism
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says

      At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says

      • Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals roll to 15-6 win over Giants
      • Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket was a racist hate crime, police say
      • Twitch says livestream of Buffalo mass shooting was removed in less than 2 minutes
      • Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
      • Mizzou Softball to host NCAA Regional for second straight year
  • News
      • Mid-Missouri News
      • State News
      • COVID-19
      • COVID-19 Vaccine & Testing Information
      • Elections
      • EmVP
      • Local Lookout
      • Target 8
      • Streaming
      At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says

      At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says

      • Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket was a racist hate crime, police say
      • Twitch says livestream of Buffalo mass shooting was removed in less than 2 minutes
      • Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
      • Fire Fighters of Missouri holds 20th annual memorial service
      • Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday following mass shooting, official says
  • Weather
      • Interactive Radar
      • Weather Maps
      • Traffic
      • Closings and Cancellations
      • Sunsense
      • Show Me Climate
      • Text Alerts
      +4
      Forecast: Tracking storm chances in the week ahead

      Forecast: Tracking storm chances in the week ahead

      • Forecast: Storms on Sunday could be strong, lunar eclipse visible tonight
      • Forecast: Tracking potential strong to severe storms for Sunday
      • Forecast: A great Saturday, tracking more storms on Sunday; lunar eclipse Sunday night
      • Forecast: Friday evening storms & watching a drier Saturday
      • Forecast: Not as hot today, storms possible this evening with wind & hail
  • Sports
      • High School Sports
      • Mizzou Xtra
      • Sports Xtra
      • Olympics
      Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals roll to 15-6 win over Giants

      Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals roll to 15-6 win over Giants

      • Mizzou Softball to host NCAA Regional for second straight year
      • Missouri baseball plays for former pitching coach Brian DeLunas' legacy
      • Missouri Softball falls 4-0 to Arkansas in SEC Championship Game
      • Binnington makes 25 saves, Blues win 5-1, eliminate Wild
      • Four Tigers named to All-SEC softball teams
  • What's On
  • KOMU 8 Cares
      • A Brighter Tommorrow
      • Community Calendar
      • Daily Pledge
      • KOMU 8 Fan Club
  • Contests
site-logo

Currently in Columbia

59°F
Clear
76°F / 59°F
KOMU 8 Cares: A Brighter Tomorrow | Click here to submit your mental health story idea
Local veteran helps bring Mental Health Awareness Month to Missouri

Local veteran helps bring Mental Health Awareness Month to Missouri

  • May 6, 2022
Maternal health hotline will launch Mother's Day

Maternal health hotline will launch Mother's Day

  • May 6, 2022
Community organizations fight to increase support for youth mental health

Community organizations fight to increase support for youth mental health

  • May 4, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia business supports jobs and builds confidence

A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia business supports jobs and builds confidence

  • Apr 27, 2022
City of Columbia observes Children's Mental Health Week

City of Columbia observes Children's Mental Health Week

  • Apr 26, 2022
Missouri Health Foundation announces new suicide prevention campaign

Missouri Health Foundation announces new suicide prevention campaign

  • Apr 25, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia organizations address mental health while helping unhoused individuals

A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia organizations address mental health while helping unhoused individuals

  • Apr 20, 2022
DESE partnership will offer mental health first aid training for school staff and students

DESE partnership will offer mental health first aid training for school staff and students

  • Mar 22, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: How a decade of progress has prepared Missouri mental health care for Medicaid expansion

A Brighter Tomorrow: How a decade of progress has prepared Missouri mental health care for Medicaid expansion

  • Mar 9, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: Doctors share how the pandemic has affected children's sleep patterns, mental health

A Brighter Tomorrow: Doctors share how the pandemic has affected children's sleep patterns, mental health

  • Feb 23, 2022
10 tips on how to find your 'sweet spot' for self-care

10 tips on how to find your 'sweet spot' for self-care

  • Jan 19, 2022
As Omicron looms, here are 5 ways to ease anxiety

As Omicron looms, here are 5 ways to ease anxiety

  • Jan 12, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: Missouri Suicide Prevention Network aims to inform, reduce social stigma

A Brighter Tomorrow: Missouri Suicide Prevention Network aims to inform, reduce social stigma

  • Jan 5, 2022
New Year's resolutions can benefit kids, say pediatricians. Here are some ideas for 2022

New Year's resolutions can benefit kids, say pediatricians. Here are some ideas for 2022

  • Jan 5, 2022
Need a New Year’s Resolution? Considering Committing to Self-Care
sponsored

Need a New Year’s Resolution? Considering Committing to Self-Care

  • Jan 1, 2022
A Brighter Tomorrow: National suicide ideations are up, but MU Health Care reports a variation

A Brighter Tomorrow: National suicide ideations are up, but MU Health Care reports a variation

  • Dec 29, 2021
CBT: A way to reshape your negative thinking and reduce stress

CBT: A way to reshape your negative thinking and reduce stress

  • Dec 20, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Requiem Alliance focusing on mental health in service industry

A Brighter Tomorrow: Requiem Alliance focusing on mental health in service industry

  • Dec 15, 2021
How to tell if it's time for a 'sleep divorce'

How to tell if it's time for a 'sleep divorce'

  • Dec 13, 2021
MSA to hold Mental Health Week before finals

MSA to hold Mental Health Week before finals

  • Dec 7, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Symposium addresses teacher well-being after working through a pandemic

A Brighter Tomorrow: Symposium addresses teacher well-being after working through a pandemic

  • Dec 7, 2021
Finding Hope during the Holidays
sponsored

Finding Hope during the Holidays

  • Dec 6, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Medical marijuana licenses used for mental health benefits in Missouri

A Brighter Tomorrow: Medical marijuana licenses used for mental health benefits in Missouri

  • Nov 24, 2021
Selena Gomez launches new media platform with a focus on mental health

Selena Gomez launches new media platform with a focus on mental health

  • Nov 22, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Experiencing food insecurity may lead to mental health issues like depression or anxiety

A Brighter Tomorrow: Experiencing food insecurity may lead to mental health issues like depression or anxiety

  • Nov 10, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Burrell Behavior Health partners with MU to provide tuition assistance for social workers

A Brighter Tomorrow: Burrell Behavior Health partners with MU to provide tuition assistance for social workers

  • Updated Nov 5, 2021
Coping Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated: Five Skills That Can Help Your Entire Family
sponsored

Coping Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated: Five Skills That Can Help Your Entire Family

  • Nov 4, 2021
Biden announces new military and veteran suicide prevention strategy
wire

Biden announces new military and veteran suicide prevention strategy

  • Nov 2, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Mid-Missouri nonprofits help ease adjustment stress to U.S.

A Brighter Tomorrow: Mid-Missouri nonprofits help ease adjustment stress to U.S.

  • Oct 27, 2021
Some US callers must now use 10-digit dialing as FCC sets up 988 crisis hotline

Some US callers must now use 10-digit dialing as FCC sets up 988 crisis hotline

  • Oct 26, 2021
Pew survey finds 911 call centers lack proper training to deal with behavioral health crises
wire

Pew survey finds 911 call centers lack proper training to deal with behavioral health crises

  • Oct 26, 2021
Is social media affecting your child’s mental health?
sponsored

Is social media affecting your child’s mental health?

  • Oct 15, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: mid-Missouri health care workers experience compassion fatigue during pandemic

A Brighter Tomorrow: mid-Missouri health care workers experience compassion fatigue during pandemic

  • Oct 13, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia high school student recovers mental health after COVID-19

A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia high school student recovers mental health after COVID-19

  • Sep 30, 2021
Anxiety and depression are increasing as the pandemic goes on. Here's what you can do

Anxiety and depression are increasing as the pandemic goes on. Here's what you can do

  • Sep 13, 2021
Suicide Prevention Week recognized in Missouri

Suicide Prevention Week recognized in Missouri

  • Sep 8, 2021
Building dedicated to Missouri 14-year-old who lost his life to mental illness

Building dedicated to Missouri 14-year-old who lost his life to mental illness

  • Sep 2, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Experts explain types of anxiety caused by the return to school

A Brighter Tomorrow: Experts explain types of anxiety caused by the return to school

  • Sep 1, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: A new holiday will inspire kindness and bring mental health awareness

A Brighter Tomorrow: A new holiday will inspire kindness and bring mental health awareness

  • Aug 31, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Local organization provides therapy through the power of music

A Brighter Tomorrow: Local organization provides therapy through the power of music

  • Aug 18, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: How positive coaching can affect athletes

A Brighter Tomorrow: How positive coaching can affect athletes

  • Aug 4, 2021
Mental health of athletes taking center stage

Mental health of athletes taking center stage

  • Jul 27, 2021
The pandemic has pushed children's mental health and access to care to a 'crisis point'
wire

The pandemic has pushed children's mental health and access to care to a 'crisis point'

  • Jul 26, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: MU researchers find the pandemic allowed for more sleep in adolescents

A Brighter Tomorrow: MU researchers find the pandemic allowed for more sleep in adolescents

  • Jul 21, 2021
Grief-induced anxiety: calming the fears that follow loss

Grief-induced anxiety: calming the fears that follow loss

  • Jul 19, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: Experts explain what children may experience after a divorce in the family

A Brighter Tomorrow: Experts explain what children may experience after a divorce in the family

  • Jul 7, 2021
Buddy Check 22 program looks to raise awareness of suicide among veterans

Buddy Check 22 program looks to raise awareness of suicide among veterans

  • Jun 22, 2021
A Brighter Tomorrow: COVID-19 vaccine a return to normal for some

A Brighter Tomorrow: COVID-19 vaccine a return to normal for some

  • Jun 9, 2021
site-logo

Currently in Columbia

59°F
Clear
76°F / 59°F
  • Detailed Forecast

Crisis Hotlines

  

Mid-Missouri Crisis Line

           
  • 1-888-761-4357
    •          
  • 573-445-5035
  

Suicide Prevention Hotline

          
  • 1-800-273-8255
  

Mental Health Crisis Hotline

        
  • 1-800-395-2132
  

Vet2Vet: Veteran’s Crisis Hotline

            
  • 1-877-VET2VET (838-2838)
 

United Way 211

            
  • Cell phones: 2-1-1
    •          
  • 1-800-472-4626

Counseling and Treatment in mid-Missouri

    

Arthur Center

  

Burrell Behavioral Health


Center Pointe Hospital of Columbia

  

Compass Health Network

  

Family Counseling Center of Missouri, Inc.

  

Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital

  

Missouri Psychiatric Center

  

New Horizons

  

Phoenix Programs, Inc.

 

University of Missouri Psychological Services Clinic

 

Local Resources and Support Organizations

    

Mental Health First Aid Training Program- Missouri Department of Mental Health

  

Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare

  

Missouri Department of Mental Health

  

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- Columbia

VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: Columbia business supports jobs and builds confidence

2:39
VIDEO: Behavioral health expert explains the impact of severe weather on mental wellness

VIDEO: Behavioral health expert explains the impact of severe weather on mental wellness

VIDEO: Behavioral health expert explains the impact of severe weather on mental wellness

  • 2:39
2:20
VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: How a decade of progress has prepared Missouri mental health care for Medicaid expansion

VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: How a decade of progress has prepared Missouri mental health care for Medicaid expansion

VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: How a decade of progress has prepared Missouri mental health care for Medicaid expansion

  • 2:20
2:26
VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: Doctors share how the pandemic has affected children's sleep patterns, mental health

VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: Doctors share how the pandemic has affected children's sleep patterns, mental health

VIDEO: A Brighter Tomorrow: Doctors share how the pandemic has affected children's sleep patterns, mental health

  • 2:26

Most Popular

  • Articles
  • Images
  • Videos

Articles

  • A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane in a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated
  • Mexico gym teacher placed on paid leave following April incident
  • BBB issues warning against Columbia collectibles company
  • New area code announced for the 573 area region
  • Movies in the Park series returns Friday to Cosmo Park
  • Judge sides with wife of man killed in distracted driving crash
  • 'Unexploded device' found in downtown Columbia flowerbed
  • Cole County crash leaves Nebraska man dead and Jefferson City man seriously injured
  • Marshall student protests continue for third day after off-campus incident
  • Marshall High School students protest over off-campus incident

Images

  • KOMU_Live_Radar_Mobile_TN
  • Missouri_Current_SatRad_Mobile_TN
  • Local_Current_Temperatures_TN
  • Midwest_Current_SatRad_Mobile_TN
  • Local_Warnings_Mobile_TN
  • Missouri_Watches_Mobile_TN
  • Midwest_Watches_Mobile_TN
  • Midwest_Current_Temps_Mobile_TN
  • Missouri_Current_Temperatures_Mobile_TN
  • 10 people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, police say

Videos

  • HIGHLIGHTS: Tolton girls soccer wins nail-biter over Helias
  • An increase in COVID-19 cases in Europe may be an indicator for trends to come in mid-Missouri
  • VIDEO: Mexico gym teacher placed on paid leave following April incident
  • Tracking Friday evening storm chances & the weekend ahead
  • VIDEO: Centralia baseball wins at home against Montgomery County
  • Storm Mode 2 for Sunday morning/early afternoon
  • HIGHLIGHTS: Blair Oaks baseball shuts out Jeff City; Tolton baseball trounces Sturgeon
  • Tracking Friday's thunderstorm potential
  • VIDEO: Columbia plant nurseries warn of heat dangers to both plants and gardeners
  • VIDEO: Central Missouri Honor Flight to welcome home 95 veterans from Washington D.C.
site-logo

Sections

  • News
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Traffic
  • Community Calendar
  • What's On
  • KOMU 8 Cares
  • Contests
  • Multimedia

Services

  • Promote Your Event
  • Search
  • Weather
  • FCC Public Information
  • FCC Online Public Inspection File
  • FCC Applications

Contact Information

KOMU.com
5550 Hwy 63 S
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: 573-882-8888
Email: news@komu.com

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
© Copyright 2022 KOMU 8, 5550 Hwy 63 S Columbia, MO | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Powered by BLOX Content Management System from TownNews.com.