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Potentially unsanitary equipment used during prostate biopsies has prompted the Veterans Administration to encourage patients treated at VA hospitals to be tested for possible infections.

Opponents of the proposed smoking ban may need only to persuade one more member of the City Council to stop legislation prohibiting smoking in most public places.

Sitting on the tarmac underneath the right wing of a World War II-era PBY-5 Catalina flying boat, 81-year-old Edie Brennan avoided the sweltering heat Saturday morning.

Creating multimedia projects is nothing new for Jonette Ford and Stephanie Wightman’s fifth-grade classes at West Boulevard Elementary School. In March, they created a civil rights museum and made four or five short films.

Heather and Adam Plues kissed their 1-year-old son Walker goodbye. Carefully, Joseph Tobias of University Hospital lifted Walker from his mother’s arms and walked him toward the operating room. Before he left, Heather moved forward and tearfully gave her only son another kiss.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Missouri’s trip through the Big 12 Championship tournament ended Saturday night in Oklahoma City with a 4-3 loss to Kansas in the tournament semifinals.

CONCORD, N.C. — Carl Edwards grabbed the lead away from Casey Mears on a restart with six laps to go and pulled away to win the Busch Series race Saturday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Rock Bridge sophomore Lauren Borduin won the state championship in the girls’ 800-meter run at this weekend’s state championship track and field meet in Jefferson City. Her time of 2:09.98 was .20 seconds away from the state record, set in 1992.

Lorenzo Williams wipes the sweat from his face and helps a customer select a “Little Nemo” from the “Summer Breezes sno-cone” menu that lists over 40 flavors. He washes his hands, turns on the rumbling ice shaver, and scoops the snow into a Styrofoam cup. He adds a colorful mixture of orange and blue syrup to the treat and tops it off with a bright green straw.