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Anthony Reyes ended a 12-game regular-season losing streak that began last September, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Saturday night to sweep a day-night doubleheader.

2,749 students will get $100 each for having perfect attendance for the five-week summer school program.

As the race to be the next president of the United States heats up, four Democratic candidates spoke here Friday about issues concerning the black community.

In the next few weeks, the University of Missouri System Board of Curators will begin another round of interviewing candidates to choose the next system president.

In this section, we present a few of the major issues that have come up in the public discourse in the

past week. We end each subject with a question to encourage you to consider your own opinions about these issues and how they affect our community. Please take a moment and contribute to the dialogue.

Don’t be alarmed by the sirens and emergency vehicles on the MU campus Monday morning — the Research Reactor Center will be conducting an emergency simulation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires the MU Research Reactor to conduct drills every two years.

Rapidly increasing land costs coupled with a much slower rate of income growth, has created a significant gap when it comes to affordable housing in Columbia, said Jeff MacLellan, chair of the Affordable Housing Policy Committee.

This weekend the Boone County Fair paid tribute to barbecue, babies, and there's still one day left to enjoy the fun.

Mole Man owner David Hull, who specializes in critter control, estimated there’s been a 20-to-25 percent increase in calls about moles. He said that rain and snow over the fall and winter gave the soil extra moisture. That boosted the population of worms and grubs, which moles particularly enjoy.

A new coffee shop and restaurant will open while a downtown Columbia restaurant will close.

Members of the Missouri Symphony prepare dishes from their various homelands to the culinary delight of the public.

This fall, Columbia Mall patrons will have another flavorful option to

While students are preparing to head off to college campuses, credit card companies and lending institutions are preparing to follow them.

Windows in classrooms and good use of natural lighting throughout the building were among the many goals set for the new high school by the High School Construction Steering Committee at Friday’s meeting.

To return to an old theme, the biggest engine driving Columbia’s economy is the university. When it suffers, we all suffer.

She cherished the Texas Hill Country, where every April ignites a bluebonnet extravaganza that’s become its own tourist attraction.

In less than six months, the top Democrats have squandered the outpouring of public support gained from last year’s congressional elections.

Despite a little rain, the Boone County Fair still saw a large crowd as it hosted various events Friday evening.

Pedestrians on South Ninth Street were treated to a colorful array of landscapes and abstracts Friday evening, all courtesy of plain old sidewalk chalk and some enterprising local artists. Long-time professional artist Paul Jackson hovered on hands and knees over what looked in its early stages to be a sunset scene, bathing the sidewalk in front of the Columbia Art League in stunning oranges, pinks and corals.

When the LDS — also known as the Mormon church — first came to Fulton in 1979, there were 43 members, representing 12 families. Today, the Fulton ward numbers nearly 400.