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Pumpkins, scarecrows, ghosts and witches are rampant in Boone County yards as festive expressions of the fall season.

It starts like many stories, with the undying passion between two lovers. An injured Confederate soldier didn’t have much of a chance in Columbia without Sarah June’s help.

Cloning. It’s a charged word when talking about Missouri’s proposed stem cell amendment.

On Nov. 7, Missouri voters will have the opportunity to decide whether to approve Amendment 2, also known as the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. Passage of the amendment would allow Missouri researchers to use approved embryonic stem cell lines under federal guidelines.

When Missouri residents vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow stem cell research to be conducted in the state, some of them will be making their decision, at least in part, based on their religious beliefs. However, not all voters influenced by faith will be casting their ballots the same way.

Pope Benedict XVI and the International Theological Commission of the Vatican met in early October to finalize their decision on the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching of limbo and have concluded to abolish the idea from Catholic ideology.

A lot of us would recognize Flora Abernathy as the woman who works most days in the Dollar General checkout line, standing at the cash register behind a stainless-steel counter and ringing up the purchases of customers who’ve just run a gantlet of last-second temptations: pens, magazines, gum and the kinds of candy packaged so perfectly that children can’t resist begging parents for it.

Dear Readers: Among the furniture that crowds newspaper sports sections, the agate page is the sleeper sofa.

One of the owners and operators of the VIP Sauna may face deportation after pleading guilty to second-degree promoting prostitution.

For three years, Columbia College has been offering full undergraduate degree programs online. Beginning in January, students in the school’s master’s in business administration program will also be able

An assistant chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

A Columbia man was killed while walking down Nifong Boulevard early Saturday morning after a drunken driver hit him, Columbia police said.

High gas prices, foreign dependence on oil and potential future crises overseas are prompting both political candidates and the public to search for energy solutions.

The paint is peeling off the buildings’ bricks. One store has a mess of paint cans and tools in the front window; the window next door is full of scattered mannequin heads. Behind a window another block over, pink, green and yellow sinks ­lie in an awkward stack.

One by one, new firefighter recruits leaned off the side of a ceiling rafter at Hearnes Center, shifting their weight — and their trust — onto a length of rope.

Community policing is a hot topic in Columbia’s Ridgeway neighborhood. On Aug. 18, City Manager Bill Watkins announced a crackdown on drugs, prostitution and other nuisance crimes in the North Garth Avenue area.

BOISE, Idaho — No black cat will cross your path this Halloween if a northern Idaho animal shelter can help it.

Where black cats are concerned, sometimes Halloween tricks get out of hand in the form of animal abuse.

Jokingly, Jason Horton calls teammate Stefhon Hannah “Stefanie” during practice.