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The Heart of America Marathon is a Labor Day tradition in Columbia and the fifth oldest marathon in the country.

Day trippers headed out to parks and lakes to spend the holiday relaxing.

As Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, it also signals the end of pool season.

Labor Day is a recognized national holiday, but some businesses remain open for varied reasons.

Level-headed community leaders are needed to address the difficulties that immigration has brought.

Winning two games against Florida International on Sunday was no problem for the MU volleyball team. But winning a third proved to be another matter entirely.

The Missouri women’s soccer team won its home opener 5-2 against Western Michigan on Sunday at Walton Stadium.

The 48th annual Columbia race won’t draw record crowds, but it’s a race with a lot of heart.

“We’re way better than that,” said MU running back Tony Temple after the Tigers' rushing game struggled against Illinois, almost costing them the game.

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.

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.

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.

When visiting his 16-month-old son, a young parent gets to see, for the first time, his child walk.

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.

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.

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.

Notre Dame begins its season with a 33-3 stumble against Georgia Tech.