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If the ball is set perfectly for Brandi Williamson, hovering perfectly above the net, consider the play over. That’s when she is most dangerous.

During the Columbia College volleyball team’s 16-game winning streak, Yi Zhang has emerged as a solid hitter and a lethal server.

ST. LOUIS — Marc Bulger knows luck is involved in his franchise-record string of 214 passes without an interception. Just like the St. Louis Rams know they’re fortunate to be 4-1 after clinching their second victory with a fumble recovery.

KANSAS CITY — Dante Hall, one of the NFL’s most dangerous kick returners, has a hip injury and his status is uncertain for this week’s game at Pittsburgh, Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said Monday.

In a 4-3 vote, the Columbia City Council bans smoking in bars, restaurants and many other public places.

From the entrance of the Daniel Boone City Building on Monday night, the two main organizations concerned with the proposed smoking ban were trying to catch allies by offering stickers: blue stickers for the Boone County Coalition for Tobacco Concerns and people who supported the ban, red ones for the Boone Liberty Coalition and people who opposed the ban.

If you are planning to vote in the Nov. 7 general election and have not yet registered, time is running out. The deadline for registering is 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Missouri’s teenage birth rate hasgradually declined during the past 10 years, which is in line with the national rate, but experts say the problem is far from solved.

Plans to foster continuous improvement in the Columbia Public School District through new measures of accountability and long-term building improvements were presented to the school board at its meeting Monday night.

A man was robbed in a Campus Inn hotel room Sunday night and forced to climb out of a first floor window without his pants.

At the heart of the dispute between Columbia’s competing daily newspapers lie a wild mix of academic history, some strong personalities and the inevitable call of economic reality.

There she was, sitting in a makeup room that smelled of Shalimar perfume. She was wearing a black top and turquoise felt skirt. She looked up, put out her hand and said, “Hi, I’m Jane Froman.”

When Samuel Gurnsey, a fourth-grader at Rock Bridge Elementary School, learned he might miss “Survival Kids” because of a dentist’s appointment, he made sure he rushed back to school as soon as he was done. He did not want to miss the lesson on gun safety.

In a roomful of valuable books at the Rock Bridge Media Center, the information offered to parents about drug and alcohol abuse was still considered priceless.