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NEW ORLEANS — The Superdome got a new roof after Hurricane Katrina. The New Orleans Saints did their best to blow it off again.

A hectic schedule is starting to get to the Rock Bridge softball team.

NEW ORLEANS — For one day, at least, New Orleans looked much as it did before Katrina blew in and turned life upside down for anyone who’s ever called this city home.

MINNEAPOLIS ­— The Minnesota Twins capped a remarkable turnaround by clinching a playoff spot Monday night, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-1 behind home runs from Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter.

KANSAS CITY — Quarterback Trent Green, still recovering from a severe concussion, thanked fans Monday for thousands of expressions of support that have poured in from around the world.

ST. LOUIS — Anthony Hargrove is getting a second chance with the St. Louis Rams, although the wayward defensive end will have to earn back his starting job.

ST. LOUIS — Things are going so well for the San Diego Padres’ final-month surge, they could afford to give Trevor Hoffman the day off.

Missouri is one of five schools in the nation with top-25 teams in football, soccer and volleyball.

For the first seven months of 2006, the number of auto thefts in Columbia is more than 60 percent higher than in the same period last year, but the Columbia Police Department is reluctant to describe the increase as a long-term trend.

Boone County has taken measures to radically change the way it handles its employees’ health insurance this year, and it has already started to see returns on those investments.

Shaved, crushed or cubed, ice is something we take for granted. For most of us, it’s always been there and it’s not something we think about. The same goes for the big blue structure, known to many as the Ice Building, located at 11 S. Fourth St.

Construction of a trail underpass at Stewart and Providence roads began in the early spring. City officials say the project will provide a safer route for trail users by allowing them to cross beneath the intersection instead of crossing the street and encourage more people to access downtown via the MKT Trail.

Students, faculty and staff met on Monday to discuss possible changes to the policy.

Columbia police arrested two women Monday in connection with a string of three downtown robberies that occurred in August, according to the Columbia Police Department.

The Moberly Police Department is investigating reports that someone fired several gunshots at a home early Sunday.

Dennie Pendergrass, chief of operations for the Columbia Public Works Department, will retire after 30 years of service to the city, and Mary Ellen Lea will be promoted to replace him.

WASHINGTON — Missouri’s U.S. Senate candidates have sharply different views on the issue of abortion and the kind of restrictions that should be placed on the procedure.

KANSAS CITY — “The Boondocks,” a controversial comic strip about a black family living in the suburbs, will take a longer hiatus from the nation’s newspapers than originally planned.

Dearl W. Jackson will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in the murder of 77-year-old Zelpha Turner, who had hired him to repair the roof of her garage shortly before she was beaten and strangled.