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It all started when Tiffany Brooks was forced to the floor during the second half of Missouri women’s basketball game against Texas A&M.

If the Tigers knew why they weren’t winning close games, they might stop losing them.

AMES, Iowa — Stefhon Hannah insisted revenge wasn’t a factor in Missouri’s 77-55 win Tuesday night at Iowa State. He even said he didn’t get any extra satisfaction from beating former junior college teammate Mike Taylor.

Hard work, perseverance and toughness are characteristics that often make up successful athletes. LeAnn Fossum fits right into this category.

The University of Missouri News Bureau released this statement on Feb. 8, 2007:

Charges of academic misconduct have been dropped against three MU scientists, including lead researcher R. Michael Roberts, who had been under investigation for allegedly doctoring photographs that accompanied research published in a prominent scientific journal last year.

Columbia is smoke-free, but it is not the first city to snuff the cigarettes.

Columbia’s night life was started anew last month without the dense clouds of smoke. Patrons no longer have to search for the bar blindly or worry about gagging on nicotine fumes. On Jan. 9, an indoor smoking ban affected all public establishments. Customers are going home with clean-smelling clothes and clear eyes.

After the smoking ban, Columbia might not seem much different, except for one thing: Our eyes, noses and taste buds can all function properly when we sit down with friends at our favorite bar or restaurant. Since the smoke has cleared, residents are learning to adjust to life minus the nicotine and secondhand smoke.

Updated Feb. 8 with additional films and events.

Columbia’s fourth annual True/False Film Festival has released part of its schedule for the documentary series March 1-4. Tickets go on sale Monday at the Missouri Theatre, 203 S. Ninth St., or online, www.truefalse.org. Films will be shown at five locations. A full schedule is expected within a day or two.

JEFFERSON CITY — More than $100 million in research buildings were axed Wednesday when the Senate Education Committee passed an altered version of a bill that includes the governor’s plan for the sale of the state’s loan authority’s assets.

Swimsuits and flip-flops showing up at stores offer the promise that time is running short for winter’s chill. Just don’t be in a rush.

KANSAS CITY — Multiple explosions at a chemical distribution facility shook an industrial part of Kansas City on Wednesday, sending an ominous smoke cloud above the downtown skyline and prompting the evacuation of nearby schools, homes and businesses.

A consulting group will review the way the Columbia Police Department reviews complaints internally, the police department said Wednesday. The group will release its report in mid-March.

JEFFERSON CITY — Three representatives want Missourians to buy their own long-term care insurance.

JEFFERSON CITY — In a move that mirrors Gov. Matt Blunt’s tax cut recommendations, a Missouri House special committee approved a bill to double the size of tax relief for job-creating businesses Wednesday. But a state senator says the cuts are not enough and will introduce legislation to increase the governor’s proposal even more.

ST. CHARLES — The 225-mile Katy Trail is known for crossing nearly the entire width of Missouri, but cyclists will soon be able to ride the trail even closer toward the Illinois border.

Thursdays at the MU Student Recreation Complex are going wild. In an effort to boost attendance on what historically has been a slow night, the rec complex is offering a host of free services and new activities.

Kate Trauth, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at MU, is convinced that had it not been for her time at a Catholic high school, she would not be an engineer.

Larry Purvis said he and his neighbors are looking forward to the development of a park this spring in their west-Columbia neighborhood.