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Dispatches from the Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival
The Missourian's reporters are kicking around the city’s biggest party, talking with visitors, vendors and musicians. Here are their dispatches.
A smoking good time
The night before the Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival, cooks rested before the hot competition ahead.
NTSB lists tall grass as factor in July helicopter crash
Pilot error and tall grass caused a July helicopter crash in north Columbia, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Smokin' good time
Music from the Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival is shaking buildings in downtown Columbia, and the air is heady with pungent barbeque. Our reporters are kicking around the city's biggest party, talking with visitors, vendors and musicians. Here are their dispatches:
Two-foot-long alligator caught, killed in MU’s South Farm Lake
Missouri Department of Conservation reinforces why people should not release exotic animals into the wild.
Riding for a cause
At 7 a.m. Saturday, the ribbon was cut to begin the 23rd Annual “Express Scripts MS Bike Ride 2007,” and in the few hours that followed, more than 3,000 cyclists began the first day of the ride near the Midway Expo center.
Residents robbed at knifepoint in central Columbia
Two men were robbed in their home at knifepoint Friday morning. The suspect stole their car and proceeded to crash into a house while attempting to avoid arrest.
