Columbia Transit Authority offers free bus rides

Bill McMahon looks out the window of a city bus Friday. McMahon said he rides the bus at least four times a week, usually from the downtown station to Truman Veterans' Hospital. McMahon said he is a veteran of the Vietnam conflict.   ¦  Laura Herring

COLUMBIA — To celebrate reaching 2 million riders, Columbia Transit announced it would offer free rides and buttons to anyone who boarded a city bus Friday. The surprise promotion was designed to reward regular customers.