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Stephen Lehmkuhle, the top vice president in the University of Missouri System, will serve as interim chancellor for the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for me, and hopefully I can bring to UMKC the day-to-day leadership they need during this transitional period,” said Lehmkuhle, whose appointment by system President Elson Floyd was announced Tuesday.

The second execution in as many months, after more than a year without one, has some Columbia protestors discouraged about their attempts to end capital punishment in the state.

Twenty people showed up at the Boone County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon to hold signs protesting the execution of a man who was convicted of killing his grandmother for drug money. It was one of many demonstrations scheduled around the state.

Students at MU want their silence to be heard. A group of students refrained from speaking Tuesday in order to draw attention to their silence. The Day of Silence, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, was part of MU’s Pride Month. More than 75 students participated, remaining silent even in their classes and handing out flyers that explained their silence.

They are not speaking to represent all those who cannot speak for fear of discrimination. They are silent for all those who have been silenced by stigma, threats and assault.

The Fayette R-III School District is investigating an incident involving three of its educators, including a high school principal, that occurred early Friday at Central Methodist University.

According to a Fayette Police Department report, officers were dispatched to Central Methodist at 12:59 a.m. Friday after a disturbance of the peace was reported.

JEFFERSON CITY — The state Senate has approved $48 million in cuts to higher education.

About $40 million of the cuts would come from the operating budgets of the state’s public colleges and universities, with $18 million coming from the UM System.

It was the third leg of the boy’s 4x800-meter relay, and Hickman senior Tim Cornell could feel the excitement — or was it butterflies? — in his stomach. Cornell, a distance star for the past three years at Hickman, has been hampered this season by injuries.

Tuesday’s 800-meter run was his first of the season. It looked to be a tough race, too.

Presentation: Restaurants have it, and home cooks don’t.

Maybe it’s the mood lighting, but asparagus cooked at home never seems to come out in that saturated, robust Jolly Green Giant green way, and attempts to go vertical with steak and potatoes — thank goodness the trend is now passé — always seem to fail.

Dan Saab has been close to winning matches all season. He sends matches to third-set tiebreakers but keeps coming up short.

Tuesday at Hickman’s tennis courts, Saab lost his singles and doubles match in third-set tiebreakers. His team also came up short, losing to Jefferson City 6-3. Hickman (3-7) received all three points from Nate Bohon and Omeed Latifi. Bohon and Latifi won their singles matches and then won 6-3, 6-3 against brothers Josh and Zach Roling in doubles.

Despite three stellar rounds, including freshman Joe Neal’s even-par 35, the Rock Bridge boys’ golf team lost to the Hannibal Pirates on Tuesday at A.L. Gustin.

Neal’s 35 was the best round turned in by any golfer, but the Bruins shot 164 on the afternoon, three strokes behind the Pirates.

Alisha Robinson ended her gymnastics career at Missouri on a high note.

The senior All-American finished fifth in the vault at the NCAA Championships on Saturday in Auburn, Ala.

For Megan McCabe, sports has always been about being a team player.

The humble Hickman senior, a standout in basketball and soccer, has never worried about how many points or goals she scored. She just wants her team to win.

The Missouri baseball team matched a season low with three hits Tuesday night, losing to Southwest Missouri State 2-1 in Springfield.

Missouri (30-11) has lost its last two games against the Bears (13-25), who now lead the all-time series with MU 17-16.

Beth Lawrence began thinking about Passover back in January.

The eight-day holiday, which started Saturday, celebrates the exodus of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. Practicing Jews must adhere to special kosher dietary restrictions during Passover — a difficult task for college students with small kitchens and even smaller budgets.

Pizza brought them together, and now they’re bringing pizza to the people of Columbia.

William and Jonna McClain, the owners of CollegeTown Pizzeria of 3910 Peachtree Drive, met when Jonna was waitressing at one of William’s pizza establishments in Cherry Creek, Colo. They began dating, eventually married and in 1998 moved to Columbia, Jonna McClain’s hometown.

The director and deputy director of a major division of the Department of Public Safety were fired last week, and no one wants to talk about it.

Keith Fuller, director of the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, and his deputy, Lori Baskins, lost their jobs April 19. Department spokeswoman Terri Durdaller would not comment on the details of their dismissal, saying the Missouri Open Meetings and Records Law would not allow it.

A native flower is hardy and —for those of us not born with a green thumb — will survive our gardening efforts. My faintly green opposing digit is a result of the many plants I have neglectfully terminated. Therefore, I like things that take care of themselves. Dead plants, after all, are rather ugly.

Plants grown even in the right place need care and nurturing when they are young. But the plants I love and tend to grow are the ones that, as they mature, become almost self-sustaining.