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One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
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Richland County Sheriff's Deputies charged a woman with attempted murder after a domestic fight sent a man to the hospital early Saturday.Deputy Curtis Wilson said officers were called to a home in theMore >>
Richland County Sheriff's Deputies charged a woman with attempted murder after a domestic fight sent a man to the hospital early Saturday.More >>
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A South Carolina Appeals Court ruling leaves the door open for an admitted gambler to sue two Columbia restaurants for money she lost while gambling at the establishments for several years.More >>
A South Carolina Appeals Court ruling leaves the door open for an admitted gambler to sue two Columbia restaurants for money she lost while gambling at the establishments for several years.More >>
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Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle called 911 Thursday afternoon to alert authorities that he was going to kill himself.A recording of the call chronicles Trickle's calm admission to a Lincoln County 911More >>
Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle called 911 Thursday afternoon to alert authorities that he was going to kill himself.More >>
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Benedict College is planning to house hundreds of students in a new dorm near its downtown campus.
The dorm slated to open in August 2013 will have space for 400 students. It will be located near Charlie W. Johnson Stadium at Two Notch Road and Read Street Extension.
President David Swinton says the $15 million facility will let the historically black college stop housing students in apartments that are a 15-minute shuttle ride away from its Columbia campus
State officials say Benedict's enrollment has grown by more than 25% in the past seven years, for a total of about 3,200.
Given that trend, Benedict has been trying to find solutions to house its growing student population. The school tried putting 250 students in a vacant hotel in 2009, but the building did not meet fire codes for a dorm.
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A site plan for the new dorm. (Source: Benedict College)
The building plan for the new dorm. (Source: Benedict College)
