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As part of a nine-stop whirlwind tour of the state, Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday called on lawmakers to set a minimum level of spending for teachers’ salaries, textbooks and classroom resources.

The University of Missouri System has given its retirees a 1 percent pension raise, the first since 2001.

In his pedaling dreams, Mayor Darwin Hindman sees a network of bike paths safely connecting all of Columbia to downtown and MU. Hindman, who rides to and from work almost every day, thinks bikes should at least equal cars in importance in road planning and construction.

Brad Fresenburg, who knows about artificial turf, said he has nothing against it.

An article on page 1A Thursday about the Wal-Mart at Broadway and Fairview Road incorrectly identified the school that would be most affected by traffic around the development. The closest school is Paxton Keeley Elementary. Also, the story mischaracterized the work that will be done on Ash Street. The street will be extended west from Fairview Avenue to eliminate a required jog to the north, from which Ash currently continues west to Park de Ville Drive.

A California woman with ties to MU is forming a program to generate new composers among young Missouri musicians.

Randolf County resident Ben Taylor and fellow Red Cross volunteers broke the rules when it came to caring for Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

JEFFERSON CITY — Protecting farmland against private developers seemed to be a consensus Thursday among members of Gov. Matt Blunt’s eminent domain task force, but members disagreed on whether the state should redefine blighted property.

Sitting on the muted gray carpet of the floral and gift shop, My Secret Garden, Rusty Elder pulls fake branches out of a cardboard box, taking special care to shapes each plastic bough to perfection.

STURGEON — Police Chief Tim Kamp could use a little help. Though he doesn’t go into work until 1 or 2 p.m., he works until at least midnight, and early-morning alarms often interrupt his slumber.

A Columbia man was arrested Thursday after leading three law enforcement agencies on a car chase through central Columbia and eastern Boone County. The driver’s car hit three patrol cars during the pursuit, but no one was injured.

A Columbia man already in Boone County Jail facing robbery charges was served an arrest warrant Wednesday on suspicion of another robbery.

The season is ruined. It can’t be salvaged. Fire Gary Pinkel. Bench Brad Smith. And then maybe, maybe, Missouri will have a chance to transform itself into a winning program. Those seemed to be the feelings, fueled by countless barroom discussions, spreading through Columbia on Saturday night, after Missouri’s 13-3 loss to Kansas in Lawrence, Kan.

JEFFERSON CITY — Going into Thursday’s Class 3 District 10 soccer game, both Hickman and Jefferson City knew it would be a hard-fought defensive battle that could come down to one play.

He doesn’t claim to see the future, but Carl Edwards knows it’s possible.

A blitz can be a scary thing for a quarterback.

For about a minute, it looked like Missouri had figured

Rock Bridge’s defensive line is like a puzzle. Individually, the players are each different pieces. Shapes and sizes that don’t function without each other.

An 11-18 season can be quite a teaching tool. There was the 81-74 loss that the MU women’s basketball team suffered to Nebraska on Jan. 8. Not only did the Tigers blow a nine-point halftime lead, but they went scoreless in the last 9 minutes, 46 seconds of the game, missing their final 15 shots.