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By KYLE WAYNE STEWART/MISSOURIAN  ¦   Ashley Farmer, center, signed a letter of intent to play softball for Columbia College. Farmer, a Rock Bridge senior, will graduate early so she can join the Columbia College team next spring.

By SHEILA JOHNSON  ¦   Christine Clay, an artist and volunteer staff member at Roots, a Columbia-based, self-directed learning community, uses a marker to decorate her 3-year-old daughter Hannah's dress Tuesday.

By KAREN MITCHELL/Missourian  ¦   Missouri running back Tony Temple shows his frustration after failing to reach the end zone from the 1-yard line in the first half of Saturday’s victory against Illinois.

By AMANDA LUCIER/Missourian  ¦   Missouri midfielder Mo Redmond heads the ball in a 5-2 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos on Sunday at Walton Stadium

By Courtesy of the Columbia Police Department  ¦   William P. Clinch, 37, of Hallsville

By Courtesy of the City of Columbia  ¦   Jeremy Ray Bohannon, 32, of Rocheport

By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Maria Rivas, far left, inspects her purchase while her daughter, Mariana Limón, center, looks over her shoulder at the carniceria that is part of Los Cuates restaurant on Paris Road in Columbia on Labor Day. Pablo Rico S., the butcher, is here to work for a few years and plans to return to his family in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, where his parents own a chain of carnicerias.

By AMANDA LUCIER  ¦   Ryan Pescaglia and his son, L.J., 4, ride the water slide Monday at Wilson Beach and Tennis Club, which is nearing the end of its pool season.

By AMANDA LUCIER  ¦   Marcus Frisby, 11, surfaces after a dive at Wilson Beach and Tennis Club in Columbia on Monday.

By AMANDA LUCIER  ¦   Ryan Pescaglia and his son, L.J., 4, ride the water slide Monday at Wilson Beach and Tennis Club, which is nearing the end of its pool season.

By Missourian Staff  ¦   Law enforcement officials conducted a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend to catch intoxicated drivers. About 400 cars were stopped and five drunk driving arrests were made.

By KAREN MITCHELL/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's Pig Brown (13) intercepts a pass intended for Illinois receiver Brian Gamble (26) on the 1-yard-line late in the fourth quarter, sealing the win for Missouri, 40-34.

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By JOHN TULLY  ¦   One of the roughly 20 tattoos on Matthew Bruce, left, is the name of his son — Brenden — inscribed on his neck. Matthew, 22, lives and works as a welder in Las Vegas but periodically visits his son in Sturgeon.

By JOHN TULLY  ¦   Matthew Bruce, left, walks with his son, Brenden Bruce, Thursday afternoon in Sturgeon. For the first time, Matthew saw his son walk.

By AMANDA LUCIER/Missourian  ¦   Columbia police officers escort William P. Clinch, 37, of Hallsville into a waiting car after taking him into custody in connection with a fatal shooting at McDonald’s on 3206 Clark Lane on Sunday.

By ALEX W. SUTHERLAND/Missourian  ¦   Jasmine Edwards of Columbia is given a field sobriety test by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Nikki Antimi on Saturday as part of a sobriety checkpoint on Missouri 763. Edwards was arrested on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana.

By ALEX W. SUTHERLAND/Missourian  ¦   Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Martin inspects the license of Juanita Anderson of Columbia at a field sobriety checkpoint Saturday. Anderson was not arrested.