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Trittenbach Development is no longer planning to build a $17 million development in downtown Columbia, claiming the economic climate won’t support it.

By Eric Durban  ¦   Located next to the existing swimming pool in Douglass Park, the new sprayground will feature six different water apparatus. It is expected to open in April 2010.

By Leslie Beddingfield  ¦   Kerusso produces God’s Girlz dolls to provide a modest and fashionable alternative to other dolls such as Barbie and Bratz.

By Annie Yi-Chieh Liao  ¦   The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a technique that separates carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel-fired power plants and industrial facilities to reduce their CO2 emissions. Instead of being vented into the atmosphere, the CO2 travels from power plants through the pipelines and stays underground.

By Beth Hoag  ¦   A leak in a water main pipe Friday morning led to flooding in the streets, closing down Hitt Street from University Avenue to Paquin Street.

By Kathryn Palagonia, Leslie Beddingfield  ¦   INTERACTIVE MAP | GetAbout Columbia progress map

By Kourtney Geers  ¦   Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to freeze undergraduate resident tuition at public institutions affects more than 50 percent of $270 million total tuition revenue at MU. Supplemental fees are not included in the freeze.

By Kathryn Palagonia, Leslie Beddingfield  ¦   The budget for GetAbout Columbia as of Monday.

Correction: An earlier version of this graphic incorrectly stated that GetAbout had one year to complete its projects. At the end of 2010, the highway transportation bill comes up for renewal and Columbia will submit a report on its progress to apply for additional funds.

By Danielle Boenisch  ¦   The Missouri Athletics Department released the 2010 football schedule on Wednesday after filling the last opening with San Diego State University.

By Ryan Martin  ¦   The Boone County and Columbia planning and zoning commissions held a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future use of an undeveloped area east of Columbia. Current proposals include the addition of two road extensions, one road improvement and the annexation of the Richland Road project area.

By Erica Mendez  ¦   Traffic in the northern part of Columbia has steadily increased in the past 10 years, especially on Garth Avenue north of Craig Street. The extension of Providence Road between Vandiver Drive and Blue Ridge Road aims to ease some of this traffic congestion.

For the second year in a row, Nixon and university leaders in Missouri have agreed to keep in-state tuition for undergraduate students at four-year public colleges and universities for 2010-2011 at the same rate it was in 2008-2009 and this year. If approved, this will be the second year in a row that they have agreed to a tuition freeze.

By Nick Omland  ¦   MU’s Brain Imaging Center is home to the only magnetic resonance imaging scanner in mid-Missouri used solely for research. MRI scanners have been assets to doctors and researchers for many years because of their diagnostic capabilities. The scanners use a large magnet, radio frequency waves and three smaller magnets to map out the human body.

By Chelsea Williams  ¦   The American Dental Association recommends reading food labels and choosing foods and beverages that are low in added sugars to monitor the amount of sugar consumed. Added sugars can be found in soft drinks, candy, cookies and pastries. Too much sugar can contribute to cavities, gum disease or other oral health problems, which can be mitigated by regular cleanings and brushing.

By Brandon Schatsiek, Ryan Martin  ¦   Over the past 10 years, a greater number of black people than white or Asian people — the three race categories used by the Columbia Police Department — resisted arrest.

By Yantezia Patrick  ¦   The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress study shows Missouri is one of 10 states with a significant increase in mathematics proficiency scores at both the fourth- and eighth-grade levels from 2005-2009.

By Danielle Boenisch  ¦   Gov. Jay Nixon announced $32 million in cuts to Medicaid. The proposed health care reform bills will increase the percentage of the federal poverty level required for eligibility to receive Medicaid. Missouri has one of the lowest Medicaid eligibility rates in the nation.

By Ryan Martin  ¦   Information about a possible hostage situation Tuesday in Jefferson City — both fact and rumor — quickly spread through the use of the online social media channel Twitter.

By Kourtney Geers  ¦   Columbia Transit announced its total ridership of 2,007,263 in fiscal year 2009.

By Alexandra Goff  ¦   The rate in Missouri has consistently been higher than the national unemployment rate until the beginning of this year. The unemployment rate represents the number of people unemployed as a percent of the labor force.