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BOSTON — A comeback win kept the Boston Red Sox in first place. Staying there could be tougher if Tim Wakefield is sidelined.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR’s Chase for the championship.

In a forum held May 8, Columbians overwhelmingly said they want to embark on “visioning,” or long-term community-driven planning. The City Council concurred Monday, giving its formal thumbs-up to the process and beginning a search for visioning consultants.

Shoes off, feet propped up on a table, Dale Burnett escaped the heat in the arms of an ice maiden. Burnett, whose older house lacks air conditioning, took advantage of the cool air and good reads at Columbia Public Library on Monday afternoon as the temperature outside soared to 96 degrees.

The financial director of the Boone County Fire Protection District resigned Monday after being placed on paid leave June 28.

The Columbia mother found guilty of forcing her 6-year-old son to stand under a scalding shower as punishment was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Monday.

The two Democratic primary candidates for the 24th District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives agree on many key issues.

Q What qualifications would you bring to the job?

Q What qualifications would you bring to the job?

As University of Missouri System leaders consider how to reallocate $20 million, one beneficiary is MU’s College of Arts and Science.

When the Clarksdale family received a $500 utility bill in June, it was simply more than the family could afford.

A vehicle fire caused by an engine malfunction Monday afternoon was put out before it could spread to a nearby home.

Two Columbia residents were injured Sunday when their cars collided and overturned near the intersection of Millbrook Drive and Scott Boulevard.