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Heart of America marathoners all set for today’s race
For the Heart of America Marathon, last year’s winner Chris Cook and a rookie to HOA have very different ways of preparing for the race but share a common passion.
Missouri's Bootheel towns hardest hit by drought
Southeast Missouri is in the grip of a severe to extreme drought, as scorching temperatures and no rain in August baked crops in the field, burned pastures and dried up cattle watering holes.
Inside a sobriety checkpoint
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said sobriety checkpoints are rewarding because they remove unsafe drivers from Columbia’s roads. The department made five DWI arrests at a checkpoint Saturday.
BOONE LIFE: A father's love
When visiting his 16-month-old son, a young parent gets to see, for the first time, his child walk.
What's in a name? MU's identity crisis
Chancellor Brady Deaton, along with some officials and alumni, say the “dash Columbia” hurts the flagship campus and causes confusion for potential students and donors.
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DNR issues construction permit for hog farm near historic site
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources on Friday issued a construction permit for a hog feeding operation near the Arrow Rock State Historic Site in mid-Missouri.
Columbia man convicted of wire fraud, identity theft
A Columbia man was convicted of wire fraud and identity theft Friday for obtaining credit cards using identities he found by researching local obituaries, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office said.
