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A former MU employee pleaded guilty Monday to three felony counts of fraudulent use of a credit device for buying personal items worth more than $5,000 with a university-issued credit card.

JEFFERSON CITY — Four members of People First of Boone County were among those who traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for removal of the words “mental retardation” from the name of the state Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Have you noticed all that construction in the parking lot behind First National Bank at 801 E. Broadway? It’s all part of a beautification project that Kip Goodman, vice president of The Landrum Co., and Cheryl Jarvis, vice president of the bank, recently explained.

This winter’s heavy snow and ice storms proved a challenge for crews in the Columbia Public Works Department. Residents were particularly frustrated by the city’s slow pace in removing snow after more than 15 inches fell in early December. The storm raised the question of what, if anything, the city should do to improve its efforts. Here are the views of the city council candidates:

JEFFERSON CITY – Republicans conceded momentary defeat Tuesday night after Democrats refused to accept a compromise on the future of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority sale, which Senate leaders had negotiated after Democrats succeeded in blocking a vote on the issue during a 14-hour filibuster.

HARTSBURG — The response is emphatic, and it comes without a moment’s hesitation. For Nancy Grant, the idea of moving away from Hartsburg, especially to a bigger city, is clearly out of the question.

Adel Abu-Saif is concerned about road safety and said he thinks Scott Boulevard should be widened to more lanes.

Sally Beth Lyon said she never talked with her husband, Don Ludwig, about matters before the Columbia Public School District. That’s because she worked as district director of research, assessment and accountability, and he was vice president of the Columbia School Board; they agreed to keep their business separate.

The Columbia Police Department arrested five people during three separate drug busts Monday night.

A report of a sexual offense on the MU campus early Saturday morning was being investigated by the MU Police Department on Tuesday.

The crowd surpassed standing-room only at a meeting Tuesday night held for parents to express their concerns with the current math curriculum in the Columbia Public School District. Parents crammed together on the floor and stood outside Conference Room A at the Columbia Public Library until the meeting was moved to a larger room, about an hour after it began, so everyone could participate.

After Tuesday’s practice, MU football coach Gary Pinkel mentioned one thing in particular that his offense needed to improve from 2006.

By this point in his career, nothing can be said about Ben Askren that hasn’t already been said.

If you’ve ever been to a horse track, you have experienced the feeling of helplessness. You’re looking at a list of horses with unfamiliar names and are expected to know which animal is going to win.

DAYTON, Ohio — With some of the smoothest shooting of his career, Clif Brown exchanged Niagara’s play-in dread for NCAA drama.