Eva Weitong Cheng

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — HOLTS SUMMIT - Joshua Lee is a retired sergeant from the Missouri National Guard where he served from 2007 to 2014. After coming home from Afghanistan, he was diagnosed with PTSD, inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgia and multiple destroyed joints. Joshua Lee said he has been medically retired and "100 percent disabled" since 2014.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - The Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission wants to partner with a developer to build a new park between Vandiver Drive and Pioneer Drive. Columbia's park development superintendent, Mike Snyder, said the department plans to acquire one acre of land for the project, while the developer will donate nine acres next to the site of a future apartment complex.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — MORRISON - Two freight trains collided in the Gasconade County town of Morrison Tuesday afternoon, causing a crew member to suffer minor injuries, Union Pacific railroad said. Some cars, which were carrying cargo, derailed, and some contained hazardous materials, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - With only eight days left until DACA recipients' permits start to expire on March 5, a rally at Boone County Courthouse Plaza attracted more than 150 supporters Sunday afternoon. The future of DACA has been in the headlines since last September, when the Trump administration announced the expiration date for this Obama-era program.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - City Manager Mike Matthes is scheduled to present the city council a report titled "Crime Reduction Strategy" Monday night during the council's meeting. Matthes' office worked with the Columbia Police Department on the report to provide a "comprehensive strategy" that could help reduce crimes, according to Steven Sapp, the city's community relations director.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — ASHLAND - The City of Ashland is asking residents to approve a half-cent sales tax increase in the April 3 election to fund parks and storm water projects. If voters approve, the total sales tax rate would go up from 7.975 percent to 8.475 percent.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - Are warmer temperatures in the Arctic behind mid-Missouri's rare April snow? According to Atmospheric Science MU Professor Anthony Lupo, the answer is no. Lupo said we are having "a very cold start" to spring, and that temperatures from late March to early April have been "unusually cool."

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - Gas prices in Missouri have been on the rise this spring. The state's gas prices have increased an average of 9 cents in one week as of April 30. That's the highest rate in the nation, according to a release from AAA.

KOMU-TV (Columbia, MO) — COLUMBIA - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been in the media spotlight this week after Congress grilled him for hours over the data breach scandal. Earlier this week, Facebook also set up a page in its Help Center to show each user if Cambridge Analytica harvested their Facebook profile to allegedly create targeted political ads.