Brady Deaton

"The Columns" on Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.

University of Missouri System To Offer Health Care Benefits To Same-Sex Couples

Rachel Lippmann

This story will be updated. Corrected at 12:30 p.m. to reflect when the vote was taken. Employees of the University of Missouri system will now be able to…

MU Chancellor Brady Deaton announces retirement

Ryan Famuliner

University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton announced today that he will step down as chancellor effective November 15 of this year. Deaton says the...

Mizzou athletic director Mike Alden after announcing that the school has been invited to join the SEC as its 14th member on July 1, 2012.

Mizzou bolts Big 12 for SEC

Rachel Lippmann

Updated with quotes from press conference. Reporting from KBIA's Ryan Faumuliner, Kaveh Kaghazi and Chris McDaniel was used in this story.After months of…

Univ. of Missouri football players celebrate after a touchdown during a 2007 game against Texas Tech. The system's Board of Curators on Tuesday authorized Chancellor Brady Deaton to consider moving Mizzou from the Big 12 to another conference.

Mizzou may bolt Big 12 Conference

Reporting by KBIA's Ryan Famuliner was used in this report.The University of Missouri is officially looking to leave the Big 12 Conference.The system's…

Morning headlines: Friday, September 23, 2011

Koster announces re-election bidMissouri Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster is running for a second term. Koster's campaign said today that he had…

The University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. will be subject to a plan to eliminate 16 degree options. Much of the elimination will come through merging programs to create new degrees. (via Flickr/Adam Procter)

Univ. of Missouri dropping 16 degree offerings

A state-mandated review of academic programs has led to a University of Missouri plan to eliminate 16 degree options in coming years.Chancellor Brady…