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A measure that would allow the city to borrow about $50 million or more for electrical utility improvement projects could be included on the Columbia ballot as early as August.

JEFFERSON CITY — The chanterelle, a lesser known edible fungus than the elusive morel, would rise from muddy obscurity to the distinction of Missouri’s official mushroom under a bill proposed by a state representative.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions, rejecting arguments that it was overly vague and deprived people of liberty and privacy rights.

Welcome to the land of the moral victory.

Any conference semifinal is going to be intense.

LaToya Bond sat stewing in her own frustration after fouling out. It was overtime against Kansas on Saturday and all she could do was watch her team lose in Allen Fieldhouse.

The Rock Bridge boys’ basketball team will have to overcome two opponents when it plays Troy tonight — Trojan players and fans.

Tom Vernon has a dream for the future of development and farming in Boone County.

Missouri resident, Monroe County farmer, husband, commissioner, father, assessor, politician.

As they sat on their back porch basking in the sun and planning afternoon carpools, Marti and Troy Baily watched their four boys — Taylor, Trevor, Tucker and Travis — playing kickball with friends in the yard Monday afternoon.

Once upon a time, the Missouri Tigers benefited in both fandom and recruiting by being the only team in the state from a major conference.

It’s that time of year again. The smell of freshly cut grass, the welcomed feeling of a cool breeze on a warm afternoon and the sound of softballs “pinging” off aluminum bats is in the air.

MU Chancellor Brady Deaton moderated a forum Tuesday night that featured three professors who discussed the merits of research. They argued that basic research is often more valuable to the community than specific applied research.

Cattle farmer Robert Hagans has lived on the south side of the Bonne Femme Watershed his whole life.

CBS News issued a public apology at the end of Saturday’s “48 Hours” episode and on the newsmagazine’s Web site for altering a photo on the front page of The Columbia Daily Tribune.