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A recent change to the city’s noise ordinance grants too much power for police to determine whether speech is disturbing, members of the Missouri Students Association say. City officials, however, plan to stand behind the amendment for now.

Boone County residents affected by recent storms were brought much-needed hope as President Bush declared 27 additional Missouri counties, including Boone, to be disaster areas.

In addition to a 5 percent tuition increase, students in the University of Missouri System must pay more for services and activities across campuses, effective this summer.

A preliminary design being considered for a proposed road to the Broadway Marketplace would eliminate eastbound access to Interstate 70 from Business Loop 70.

LESTERVILLE — Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park is such a popular destination that during peak seasons visitors often must wait for hours to get in, idling in a line of cars and allowed access only as other tourists leave.

It’s difficult to find solace after any disaster, and the December reservoir breach at AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant is no exception.

Six weeks of waiting might turn into “40 Minutes of Hell.”

Up on the hill where Taylor Stadium sits, the Missouri baseball team has run a gamut of emotions this season: confidence, worry, relief, disappointment and, above all, frustration.

LINCOLN, Neb. — As the teams marched into Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center during Saturday’s Big 12 Conference women’s gymnastics championship, red was everywhere.

The Missouri softball team opened its Big 12 Conference season with an 8-6 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Okla. The win snaps Missouri’s three-game losing streak. Freshman shortstop Andee Allen hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Tigers ahead 6-2, but the Sooners responded with a three-run home run from third baseman Traci Dickenson. Missouri (16-11) added two more runs in the seventh and Oklahoma (23-9-1) scored once in the bottom of the frame.Tigers sophomore pitcher Jen Bruck, who hit a leadoff home run in the fourth, struck out seven to improve to to 14-8.

It’s easy to spot Joe Brown. He’s the one smiling widely in the back row of the picture.