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City seeks grants for safe routes to schools
Ennis McLanahan considers himself sort of a grandfather to the children who walk past his house on the way to Parkade Elementary School. But he doesn’t want them messing up the flower bushes in his carefully landscaped yard at the corner of Phyllis and Garth avenues. So he pays them money or gives them candy — he’s got plenty of it because he has a home-based vending machine business — to walk in the street instead.
$30,000 grant to combat online sexual predators
Boone County law enforcement will receive more than $30,000 to keep up the fight against online sexual predators.
Record number of deer killed in state this year
Missouri hunters have already checked a record number of deer this year, even before the final figures roll in.
Smokers get help to kick the habit
More than 800 smokers in Boone County could get some help quitting, thanks to a $229,142 grant that the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health will use to launch a tobacco cessation program and a prevention campaign over the next two years.
Wintry blast in West clogs up interstates, stymies holiday plans
Wintry weather across the Western Plains that dumped as much as two feet of snow on parts of Colorado and slowed holiday travel in surrounding states was expected to continue causing disruptions for air travelers heading west today.
Boone County to hire deputy medical examiner today
A new deputy medical examiner — and a possible candidate to become Boone County’s chief examiner — has been hired after a nationwide search, nine months after embattled former county medical examiner Valerie Rao abruptly resigned.
Making his cases
When Dan Knight, Boone County’s new chief prosecutor, is in the courtroom, so is a petite woman with short blonde hair, sitting in the front row on the right. Sandy Knight-Hatfield, Knight’s mother, has watched almost every one of the 43 jury trials her son has prosecuted in his career.
Daniel’s intensity remains intact
The Missouri football team’s practice on Thursday was the second to last before it departs for El Paso, Texas on Dec. 22. Most of the team was in light spirits throughout practice, with players belting out songs during drills and showcasing their dance moves whenever they had the chance.
Beavers ride strong finish into Sun Bowl
A week before the Missouri football team began its slide, losing four of its last six regular season games, the Tigers’ Sun Bowl opponent, Oregon State, saw a major change in its season.
Golden Girls turning heads at national level
Too many, the Golden Girls are a mere sidelight at Missouri basketball and football games. Their dance routines are impressive, but the main attraction is the game.
Feeling right at home
As Missouri 174-pounder Ben Askren walked onto the floor of the Hearnes Center minutes before the Tigers’ match against Pittsburgh on Thursday night, he stopped to look around at the crowd. Since his freshman year, Askren, now a senior and top-ranked as the defending national champion in his weight class, said he has been hoping the word would spread about the Missouri men’s wrestling team, also top-ranked in the country.
Police offer security tips to ease holiday worries
As the holiday travel season approaches, so do homeowners’ worries about leaving houses behind and vulnerable to break-ins.
Columbia woman dies in three-car crash
A Columbia woman died and a Mexico, Mo., man was injured in a three-car collision Wednesday afternoon west of Centralia.
High-speed chase leaves three dead
Three people died early Friday morning when their car struck a parked tractor-trailer near Rocheport following a high-speed chase on Interstate 70 that began with a traffic stop in Columbia.
