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It will soon be time to harvest the alliums, particularly onions and garlic. Their storage longevity varies and one is challenged to make use of these food essentials in ways that exploit their goodness.

Fifteen PGA Tour Professionals will be in Columbia on Monday, July 9 for the kick-off of the 17th annual Rainbow House Cornerstone Insurance Golf Classic at the Country Club of Missouri.

Justin Phillips announces strikes with a low, guttural rumble that can be heard from the outfield.

To add a bit of showmanship to his performance, Phillips turns his body to the right, pauses, and then throws up a firm fist to prove his groan indicated, “Strike one.”

JEFFERSON CITY — A judge temporarily barred a new law Tuesday that would let some lay midwives deliver babies in Missouri without the threat of criminal charges and prison sentences.

There’s more than the annual listing of entertainment awaiting those who take in the fireworks display tonight from inside Memorial Stadium. The main display will be fired from just southeast of the Hearnes Center, as they were last year, but this time fireworks will also be set off from inside the stadium.

Wind power was supposed to become part of Columbia’s energy mix on Sunday, but delays at the wind farm providing the electricity and ongoing bureaucratic holdups stand in the way.

As Missouri House Minority Leader Jeff Harris, D-Columbia, steps down from that position to focus on his bid to become the state’s next attorney general.

Long shadows stretched across the gravel as four men formed a row. A haze of smoke hung in the air as loud bangs filled the evening, followed by pops and metallic pings.The reverberations weren’t the sounds of exploding fireworks but the shots of reserve officers with the Columbia Police Department practicing their shooting skills at the Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club.

“Pieces Parts” is based on the true story of a Los Angeles art teacher who helps at-risk teenagers put their lives together through art, and it’s the short film being made at this year’s Summer Film Institute at Stephens College.

JEFFERSON CITY — A judge temporarily barred a new law Tuesday that would let some lay midwives deliver babies in Missouri without the threat of criminal charges and prison sentences.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Tuesday allowing Missourians to fatally shoot intruders without fear of prosecution or lawsuits.

JEFFERSON CITY — Criminal investigators at the Environmental Protection Agency are looking into a 2005 reservoir collapse that caused more than 1 billion gallons of water to roar down a mountain into a popular recreational stream.

A 16-year-old was arrested after a 27-mile chase that started in Columbia and ended in sparks after police punctured the tires of the car he was driving.

The pursuit continued into Howard County from U.S. 40, where the Boonville Police Department used spike strips to deflate one of the car’s tires.

In an effort to better represent the residents of Boone County, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health proposed an increase in board positions and more lenient residency requirements to the Columbia City Council.

With the number of foreclosures and the cost of living steadily climbing, some working-class families are finding themselves moving back into their parents’ home or taking up residence with siblings. This is definitely not the lifestyle they had planned for themselves in the process of raising a family.

ST. LOUIS — As the All-Star break approaches, the St. Louis Cardinals’ offense showed some signs of life.

Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and Scott Rolen had four RBIs in an 11-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Monday reshaping Missouri’s Medicaid program to emphasize healthy living and restoring coverage to some of the many thousands who lost it because of budget cuts two years ago.

Looks as if the U.S. soccer team’s trip to Venezuela is going to be a short one. Four days after being routed by a superior Argentina squad in their Copa America opener, the Americans were humbled even further Monday night in a 3-1 loss to Paraguay that put them on the brink of elimination.

While noticeably absent from the last public hearing, the voices of residents from Sunset and Ed’s mobile home parks were heard by the Columbia City Council at its meeting Monday night.

As part of its 2007 draft master plan, Columbia Transit officials have proposed Dial-A-Ride, a program that would allow Columbia residents to reserve after-hours bus rides beginning in January 2008.