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ST. LOUIS — Better than anyone, Mike Martz realized during the St. Louis Rams’ glory years that nothing lasts forever.

NEW YORK — The Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets discussed a compensation package for coach Herman Edwards on Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said on condition of anonymity.

ST. LOUIS — A quick goalie change helped the Nashville Predators end a four-game losing streak.

JEFFERSON CITY — Just as students headed back to school this week, legislators headed back to the Capitol on Wednesday to kick off their 2006 legislative session.

Now that Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials, U.S. legislators from Missouri are distancing themselves from the lobbyist, as well as from former House Speaker Tom DeLay, who was indicted on campaign finance charges last fall.

Elson Floyd, president of the University of Missouri System, told a gathering of university employees Wednesday that it is too early to speculate whether layoffs will be necessary to reach administrative cost reductions announced in December for the four campuses and the central administration.

KANSAS CITY — A man apparently looking for free lunch was arrested for allegedly assaulting a pizza delivery man.

At Fifth and Walnut streets, a constant stream of visitors came through the Columbia Post Office’s doors during December. As they mailed holiday cards and packages, postal employees tried to prepare their customers for the postage rate increase set to take place Sunday.

State bills may originate in either the Missouri House or the Senate. Lawmakers may introduce legislation after Dec. 1 for the upcoming session of the General Assembly. These proposals are prefiled and are introduced and read automatically at the onset of the session. Bills may also be introduced during the session.

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Occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire in a central Columbia neighborhood late Wednesday morning.

A 40-year-old Columbia woman was arrested Wednesday on charges in connection with an knife attack on her boyfriend.

Beginning this afternoon, Columbia residents will have two occasions to mark the retirement of longtime City Manager Ray Beck.