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DENVER — Rod Smith was on the sideline with a concussion, Jake Plummer was having an awful day and nothing Mike Shanahan and his offensive staff came up with seemed to work.

SAN FRANCISCO — When Antonio Bryant heard the next play-call, he stuck his head in the San Francisco 49ers’ huddle and yelled something foolish.

KANSAS CITY — Gil Meche was glad Seattle hitters had a better day than he did.

The Missouri soccer team lost its first game of the year Sunday, falling 1-0 to the UW-Milwaukee Panthers at the Wisconsin Soccer Classic in Madison, Wisc. The Tigers, ranked No. 16 in the nation, dropped to 7-1. It was the first time that the Panthers (6-2-1) have defeated a ranked opponent since 1998. The next game for Missouri is Friday at home against Nebraska.

The potential for significant reforms in higher education has MU Provost Brian Foster reconsidering the university’s academic priorities, even as he and other MU officials struggle to deal with decreases in state appropriations.

Sandra Abell was 6 years old when she won her first award. The prize was a case of Coca-Cola, a pair of roller skates and a gift certificate to a Ben Franklin five-and-dime store. The reason? She captured 111 fish in two hours at a fishing derby in Ferguson.

All colleges and universities are not created equal. But according to a draft of a historic report from U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education, all institutes of higher education should be treated the same.

Chrissy Jones hugs her 7-year-old son, Alex, and whispers words of comfort only they can hear amid the commotion outside Columbia’s First Presbyterian Church. On Saturday, Jones and 14 other volunteers embarked on a one-week mission trip to New Orleans. That will be the longest Jones has ever been away from her son, so as she said goodbye to Alex and her husband, she appeared oblivious to the excited chatter and bustle around her.

A group of 40 Columbia residents met at Douglass Park on Sunday to discuss creating a civilian review board that would review complaints against the Columbia Police Department. The group will take its proposition before the City Council at tonight’s meeting. “It’s time for accountability,” said David Smith, a lawyer who spoke at the event.

Columbia residents who want to see West Broadway widened for pedestrians may meet opposition at a public hearing during tonight’s City Council meeting.

JEFFERSON CITY — To Gov. Matt Blunt, it’s critical for the state to act as quickly as possible to enact his $350 million college construction plan financed through student loan agency profits.

The students of George Frissell’s Classical Ideas and World Religions class entered Room 230 to the strains of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” It was fitting music for a class that encourages students to think for themselves and wrestle with complex issues.

Many Segway scooters in Columbia were repaired last week after Segway Inc. recalled the scooters because of a software glitch that reverses the direction of the wheels and causes riders to fall.

A dove flies in the sky, holding a green olive branch. This is a simple picture, but for Andrea Martin, a 10th-grade student at Rock Bridge High School, the image has larger implications.

The Bayou Boogie, the Wee Gee and the Spinning-hell-diver will be swapped, bought and sold Saturday in Columbia.

The Columbia City Council will take public comment and vote on whether to approve the issuance of tax-free bonds to a nonprofit organization at tonight’s council meeting. If approved, Tapestry Group, based in Omaha, Neb., would use the bonds to purchase Candlelight Lodge, an assisted living facility on Business Loop 70 West. The group obtained a recommendation of approval on Sept. 6 from Boone County’s Industrial Development Authority.