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By Photo courtesy of Maryann Williamson  ¦   Karra on Oct. 31, 1999, five days before she died from abusive head trauma injuries.

By CHRIS ROLL  ¦   Big 12 mascots dish on how their school views conference realignment.

By Colleen Archibald, Robson Abbott  ¦   Cory Bomgaars discusses Les Bourgeois Vineyards' upcoming move into a new $2.5 million production facility. The building was built to accommodate the winery’s increased wholesale business and wine production.

By Eliza Smith, Molly Bullock  ¦   Weeks after an EF5 tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, the removal of debris continues. Public Works Director David Hertzberg said the city is working its way to a better future.

By MISSOURIAN STAFF  ¦   Each year graduates express themselves on the tops of their mortar boards. Here’s a sampling of the self-expression across 2011 MU graduations.

By Allison Ziemba  ¦   John Velazquez rode Animal Kingdom to victory at the 2011 Kentucky Derby. ESPN.com reported that Animal Kingdom's usual rider, Robby Albarado, had a broken nose and could not compete.

By Daniel Edmonds/Missourian  ¦   Columbia hosted the Global Music Festival on Saturday. Anthony Snap, an Australian native, was the first musician to play.

By Gary Cotton/Missourian  ¦   Volunteers pick out their plots in the new community garden on Worley Street

By Alex Kluesner, Caitlin Steffen, Kelsey McCleary  ¦   The MU football team held a clinic for the Columbia chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters before the annual spring scrimmage on April 16. Participants were able to sharpen their football skills on Faurot Field under the instruction of several MU football players.

By Missourian staff and the Associated Press  ¦   The best photos from Columbia and around the world from April 18-25. Images include the tornado that touched down in St. Louis, happenings in the Middle East, and various Easter Sunday events.

By Kristen Zeis/Missourian and The Associated Press  ¦   After Friday night's strong storms and tornadoes hit St. Louis, residents start to assess the damage and pick up the pieces.

By By MISSOURIAN STAFF AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ¦   The best photos from Columbia and around the world from April 11-18. Images include the 83rd annual Missouri FFA convention, Libyan rebels and tornado damage in Oklahoma.

By Yue Jiang  ¦   Joan Ranquet, an animal communicator, visited Stephens College Equestrian Department and helped the communication between horses and people.

By MISSOURIAN STAFF AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ¦   The best photos from Columbia and around the world from April 4-11. Images include scenes from a British-style fox hunt, the men's college basketball national championship and an explosion in a Belarusian subway station.

Elections were held Tuesday in Columbia for two City Council seats, three School Board seats, one Boone County Hospital Board of Trustees seat and two city propositions.

By Associated Press file photos  ¦   Oscar-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at age 79. Taylor appeared in more than 50 films and won Oscars for "BUtterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966).

By Christi Warren, Jamie Hausman  ¦   On late nights at the Missouri state Capitol building, Abram Messer, a lobbyist, plays piano in the marble lobby. His music echoes to the upper galleries and brings out other late-night dwellers who listen. He doesn't play for an audience, however; he plays to relieve stress. It's what he calls therapy.

By Kristen Zeis  ¦   Columbia residents came out Saturday to have their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a group the raises funds to fight childhood cancer.

By Jessica Pupovac and Kristen Zeis  ¦   As Planned Parenthood fights for funding at the federal level, protesters on both sides of the debate gathered outside the organization’s Columbia clinic. About 150 demonstrators came out in support of Planned Parenthood, outnumbering roughly 40 opponents standing vigil as part of the 40 Days for Life campaign.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This video has been edited to remove a reference that suggested abortions render women sterile, which is not true.)

By The Associated Press  ¦   Many people in Latin America are preparing for a visit from President Barack Obama.