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Wilmoth “Willy” Walcott, 75, of Columbia, is a great-great grandmother that has raised a large and accomplished bowling family.

With the sun shining brightly above the Show-Me State Track and Field events Sunday, 15-year old Adrienne Cornelius wipes some sweat from her forehead while preparing for her last event and jokes to her mother in the bleachers.

Adults and children in bright-blue spelunking helmets ventured into the darkness of Connor’s Cave on Saturday night as gray bats flew out for their nightly hunt.

Agriculture and alternative fuels are issues that will influence the U.S. Senate campaign in Missouri as gasoline prices approach $3 per gallon and small farmers struggle against larger corporations to keep their independence.

Talent and McCaskill aren’t the only people running for the Senate seat. Six lesser-known candidates — four Republicans, one Democrat and an unopposed Libertarian — have officially filed their declaration forms with the Missouri secretary of state and paid the $200 filing fee.

Roger Nahas waited for the bombing to stop. He had presents for his parents, brothers and sister, but now he waits in Columbia for the end of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which threatens to destroy his native Beirut for the second time in as many decades.

As summer winds down and students gear up to head back to class, Missourians will be looking to save money wherever they can on items ranging from pencils to laptop computers.

JEFFERSON CITY — Political strategists are forever trying to figure out how to motivate people to vote — and beyond that, to vote a certain way.

Finding a home for low-income people with HIV can be difficult: The ideal location is somewhere near a health care facility and a bus stop.

Curt Fuchs, Missouri’s new director of virtual education, said taking classes online isn’t for every student.

Tia LaFavor was 5-years-old and couldn’t pronounce certain words correctly.

Saturday, the Wheelin’ Sportsmen of the National Wild Turkey Federation encouraged people with disabilities to gather at the Bass Pro Shop for a morning of fishing.

MADISON, Ill. — Nextel Cup star Carl Edwards overtook Denny Hamlin with nine laps left and held on to win the Busch Silver Celebration 250 on Saturday night.

Gov. Matt Blunt’s administration acknowledged Friday that it broke the law when it asked the State Highway Patrol to investigate allegations against state Agriculture Director Fred Ferrell.

At 10:30 a.m., on Oct. 14, 2005, nearly two dozen people gathered in a room at Fort Sill, Okla., to discuss the case of a soldier who did not want to go to war.

Already barred from the November ballot, a proposed constitutional amendment limiting state spending suffered another setback Friday as a judge invalided an estimate of its financial impact.

Three Columbia residents were arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of having connections to what police called a “significant crack-cocaine distribution organization.”

More police and firefighters, significant raises for city employees and renovation and expansion of the Daniel Boone City Building are all part of a $213 million city budget for fiscal year 2007 that was proposed by City Manager Bill Watkins on Friday morning.