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By Naveen Mahadevan  ¦   The Mizzou Bike Share program was launched Monday. Students can borrow one of 20 bikes for 24-hours. They do have to provide their own helmets.

By Zac Boesch  ¦   Riders compete in the Cattlemen Days Rodeo on Saturday in Ashland.

By Zac Boesch  ¦   Hundreds of friends and family members welcomed member of the 175th Military Police Battalion home after a year of deployment in Qatar on Saturday at Columbia College.

By Naveen Mahadevan  ¦   MU students and members of the community gathered on the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle on Saturday to enjoy Mizzou H2O, an annual event that involves water balloon tosses, dodgeball using wet sponges, tug-of-war using fire hoses, an obstacle course and a water slide.

Dredges in the Mississippi River are busy moving silt, debris and mud out of the way to allow barges to carry goods along the river.

By Zac Boesch  ¦   Rock Bridge High School defeated De Smet Jesuit High School 20-7 in Friday's season opener.

By Kile Brewer  ¦   The Cattlemen Days Rodeo in Ashland had calf roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Among the riders was Matt Dunsmore, a Minnesota native who tried to best a bull named Orion, the same bull that bucked him off at last year's event.

By Alli Inglebright  ¦   The Boone County and Columbia Fire Departments responded to a house fire Friday afternoon on Stanwood Drive. No one was injured.

By Connie McCollom  ¦   Columbia Independent School celebrated the start of school by releasing balloons. The tradition, which dates back to the school's opening in 1998, gives each student a balloon to release.

Bob Bellingham of Perth, Australia, stopped Thursday at Cooper's Landing in Columbia during his kayak expedition. Bellingham is kayaking the length of the Missouri River and began his trip June 1.

By Emma Kessinger  ¦   The Missouri football team Thursday had its last preseason scrimmage of the year. The team is gearing up to play Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 1.

By Connie McCollom  ¦   The Hickman High School football team practiced Thursday in preparation for its season opener against Lee's Summit North on Friday night.

By Kayla Kauffman  ¦   A crowd of about 120 Planned Parenthood supporters gathered Thursday for a rally in Columbia.

By Yi-Chin Lee  ¦   Kim English, the former Missouri basketball player who was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, donated sandwiches Thursday to students at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Columbia.

By Jaime Henry-White, Xiaojie Ouyang  ¦   Missouri football players ran through drills at their practice Wednesday. The Tigers will play against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 1 at home in the first game of the season.

By Benjamin Hoste  ¦   Children splashed around at the Country Club of Missouri pool on Wednesday. After a few weeks of relatively cool weather, temperatures reached mid-90s and led to early dismissals at Jefferson and West Junior High schools.

A rally to celebrate the University of Missouri Press was held Tuesday in Jesse Wrench Auditorium.

Archers, including some from MU's archery club, practiced shooting bows Monday at Powder Horn Guns & Sporting.

By Jaime Henry-White  ¦   Parents and their infants gathered together to sing songs, dance and play during Wee Ones at the Columbia Public Library on Monday. Wee Ones, offered for young infants up to 24 months, is one of several activities offered at the library to help develop reading skills. "The idea is to be familiar with sounds and with books," Library Associate Barb Tucker said about Wee Ones activities. "It's all for getting ready for them to read on their own."

By Bridget Murphy, Naveen Mahadevan  ¦   Bus routes give more options to students and Columbia residents for transportation. While Tiger Line runs three routes and is mainly targeted at MU students, FastCAT provides routes elsewhere in the city. After Aug. 27, the new FastCAT route will cost $100 per semester or $1.50 per ride.