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Overall, members of the UM System Board of Curators were pleased about Gov. Matt Blunt’s plan to sell the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority. However, they questioned whether now accepting a big infusion of money generated by the sale would limit future funding.

Michael Taylor doesn’t want to die.

A Columbia police sergeant resigned Thursday, less than two weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and speeding in Audrain County.

Willis Smith, the president of the Boone County Fire Protection District’s Board of Directors, was found dead outside his rural Boone County home Wednesday evening. The Boone County Sheriff’s office and the medical examiner’s office were investigating Smith’s death as a possible suicide.

In page 1B Thursday, a photo caption gave an incorrect affiliation for Katherine Harry. She plays for Rock Bridge High School.

ST. LOUIS — The same day Taiwan lifted a ban on U.S. beef imports, Missouri made its first sale to the Asian country.

The Chinese New Year is a time to start fresh. To ensure a prosperous new year, many Chinese people follow traditions meant to invite good fortune into their lives. Although different regions in China have their own unique practices, here are some customs found throughout the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Jim Cunningham, president of the Southern Boone County Fire District, said members of the community have been trying to attract an ambulance service to Ashland for 18 years. By spring, their efforts might come to fruition.

Central Missouri residents concerned about highways and other transportation issues are invited to attend a third meeting of a group appointed to establish transportation priorities for the region.

Internationally recognized scientist Robert Grubbs, a Nobel Prize winner and lecturer in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, is the speaker today for the 12th annual Lloyd B. Thomas Chemistry Scholars Lecture.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt’s plan to sell the state’s student loan agency to a private company has set off a flurry of questions about the benefits and problems of such a sale.

To junior forward Cray Logan of the Hickman boys’ basketball team (9-11), playing pool, watching television and eating Indian tacos sounds like the perfect way to prepare for tonight’s big game against Rock Bridge (16-1).

DALLAS — As always, the expectations are high for the Texas Longhorns after they won their second national championship in four years. The preseason hype for Missouri is a new experience.

The lights were dimmed for introductions, and a spotlight shown on the mat. The Rock Bridge wrestlers jogged into the gymnasium to the “Rocky” theme song for their final home meet of the season, only to be knocked out early in a 37-28 loss to talented Moberly.

When Missouri women’s basketballcoach Cindy Stein said her team spent its practice time working on new wrinkles to add to its game plan Saturday against Texas Tech, one wrinkle stuck out when she was asked how to stop Texas Tech forward LaToya Davis.

When it came to recruiting Kansas City prep star Marcus Walker, Nebraska had an ace in the hole.

Sitting at No. 10 in the national rankings, Missouri might technically be considered the favorite heading into Sunday’s meet at Big 12 Conference rival Nebraska, which is ranked No. 12.

Two bomb threats Friday afternoon on the MU campus interrupted the close of the week for students and staff.

A man being pursued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and a deputy from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department were injured in a high- speed car chase Friday afternoon on Highway 63.