A fan takes in the performance of the band Animal Collective at The Truman on Monday, July 25, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The band is known for long songs and experimental work in pop music.
Mi’Keilee McClain, 9, puts on her glasses to watch the eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Sturgeon, Mo. Central Missouri saw the eclipse peak at 94% totatality.
Boy Scouts 116 assistant troop master John Steiner III holds a candle during the vigil of Hermann police Sgt. Mason Griffith on Tuesday, March 14, 2024, in Hermann, Mo. The vigil for Sgt. Griffith marked the one year memorial of his death on duty, where he passed away after a standoff with an armed gunman at a local convenience store.
Glaive rests in between songs during his set on Friday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo.
A group of young people watch a child play with a hula hoop during a Communities Creating Opportunity Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The event was filled with games, events, food and pop-up businesses focusing on black culture from around the city.
Matt Michelson votes absentee on Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Roger B. Wilson Government Center, in Columbia, Mo. A total of 892 people voted at the government center during the two weeks of absentee voting, 68 of them voting on Monday.
Glenda Stock, left, locks hands with Vovanti Jones, right, to test her strength while her husband, David Stock, center, watches on Feb. 16 at Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital in Columbia. Jones is a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Mom to be Jill Garrison poses for a maternity shoot with her first child Clara Mae on Sunday, June 18, 2022, in Liberty, Mo. The Garrison’s welcomed their second daughter, Annabel Kay, on July 14, 2022.
Dismal Niche's Matthew Crook poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Hitt Records, in Columbia, Mo. Crook is nominated for a 2023 Progress Award, given to community members who make the city a great place to live. Per Missourian reporter Kristina Abovyan, Crook and Ben Chlapek founded Dismal Niche in 2013 as a record and cassette tape label. Today Dismal Niche is the nonprofit behind the annual Columbia Experimental Musical Festival, which celebrated its eighth and final year this month.
Columbia School Board candidate Alvin Cobbins poses for a portrait March 18 at Lee Hills Hall in Columbia. Per Benjamin Miller of the Missourian, Cobbins said he’s narrowed his campaign to several core missions: getting parents involved; expanding early childhood literacy rates; reestablishing trust between families and the district; ensuring all voices are heard; and uniting the district to work together.
JMJ Jackson breakdances in Jabberwocky Studio’s dance circle after the True/False Film Fest’s annual March March on Friday, March 1, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. Jabberwocky Studio’s goal is to use art to enhance equity and inclusion in the community.
Zuhnia Kozbar holds a Palestinian flag while listening to speakers after a walkout and demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday, April 29, 2024 at MU Campus in Columbia. The flag contains an emblem of the Al-Aqsa mosque and reads “Palestine is all Jerusalem” in Arabic.
City solid waste utility employee Clyde Benson watches the side loader truck unload trash on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. “I got my first cul de sac out of the way!” Benson said after completing a portion of his route for the first time.
Columbia firefighter Kyle Mattingly looks upon a probationary firefighter, top left, and Cpt. Justin Collins, top right, and another firefighter help extinguish the remnants of a structural fire on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. The fire broke out early on Friday morning. The building, which formerly housed Plush Lounge and backs up to Business Loop 70, was a total loss, but neighboring businesses sustained only smoke damage.
Members of University of Missouri's Engineering College dance to celebrate the start of Engineers'-Week on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. The Hot Dog Banquet is hosted by the Royal Court candidates, Mizzou engineering students who run for queen and king of the royal court. During the week, the candidates compete for the title by attending all E-Week activities.
Hazel Estrapala, 3, smiles at a caged snake at the Show Me Reptiles Show on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Columbia, Mo. The event was open to all ages, and attendees could purchase animals or just observe.
