In t his week's CoMo Explained we breakdown tornado prediction, the siren system and explain how 'Tornado Alley' works. They're quiet unobtrusive until they're not: tornado sirens . About 80 of them dot Boone County with the majority of them in a few mile radius of downtown. This week we wondered--how do those sirens get turned on? When it comes to the physical switch, the answer is easy: Columbia/Boone County Joint Communications handles that. Joint Communications is located right above the

This week on CoMo Explained we explain what all the fuss about Propofol is and how it's got Missouri in the national eye again. If you've been only half-following the news around Missouri's bumbling execution policy, then this is show if for you. We break down exactly what Propofol is, why we planned to use it, and why we decided against it. Now, the state plans to use pentobarbital - but the unusual place the state is getting the drug from and the secrecy surrounding it is another source of

This week: what's next for Ryan Ferguson and what exactly is in that appeals court ruling? Update: This article was written the week before Ryan Ferguson's release. The 30-day timeline we outline below is based on state prosecutors taking no action at all, allowing legal deadlines to stretch out and pass. For coverage of Ryan Ferguson's release, read our latest story. Ryan Ferguson seems to have "won" his appeal but already on twitter and the media, there's a lot of misinformation on what

This week, it's a story you might have heard before, but with the answers you never got: Where, exactly , does your recycling go when it leaves the curb? A plucky listener asked us to figure out what exactly happens to our recycling here in Columbia and if we could break it down resource by resource. We are nothing, if not helpful, so without further ado, here’s how it works: Your recycling gets picked up in a truck by city employees. They take it to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) located

This week, CoMo Explained tells you where the most haunted places in Missouri are.

This week the CoMo Explained team tries to answer why there are so many roundabouts in Columbia compared to other cities:

This week CoMo Explained tries to answer that question all your out-of-state friends keep asking you: Whats with all the billboards around here? Ryan Famuliner knows the experience well: a friend drives into town to hang out for the weekend and the first thing he says is hey, whats with the billboards advertising sex shops and strip clubs?

This week on CoMo Explained we look at how Missouri is implementing Obamacare and ask whether it'll be successful or not.

This week we answer all your burning questions about roadkill.

This week the Como Explained team goes to Startup Weekend, the premier event for Columbia's booming (really!) tech scene: