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Bruins' football season ends on low note
The Rock Bridge football team lost their final game of the season 48-28 to Oak Park on Friday at Rock Bridge Field.
Missouri volleyball team holds off Baylor
The last thing the Missouri volleyball team needed was a long match against Baylor on Friday after playing five games in a loss to No. 2 Nebraska on Wednesday. But that is exactly what they got.
Health department investigates lead in monkey bite case
The department received a call Friday morning with a tip that Libby Brozovich of Springfield owned the monkey, said Diedre Wood, a spokeswoman for the department.
Sights of a small farm trade show
The National Small Farm Trade Show and Conference is the largest annual small farm show in the United States and hosts a number of vending booths, live stock displays, sheepdog shows, farming equipment, demonstrations and more.
No charges filed yet against Sen. Graham
No drunken driving charges had been filed against Sen. Chuck Graham as of Friday.
Group discusses challenges of increasing diversity at MU
Threats to a diverse campus, according to one diversity officer, include systemic oppression of minorities, political influences, and legislative, judicial and executive actions.
Environmental concerns could delay Taum Sauk restoration
On Friday, a St. Louis environmental advocacy group announced its intention to sue over what it called the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s failure to properly monitor the reconstruction project.
Reporting that serves the good of the people
The Missourian’s standard, which requires detailed descriptions of criminal suspects before publication, is needed to serve the public the right way.
Understand your goals and go for them
The key to happiness is keeping your personal goals alive instead of worrying about other people’s goals for you.
Famous Last Words
How well do you know the final utterances of some of the most well-known figures?
Columbia’s top-selling wines named by store managers
Local wine connoisseurs and store managers spill about their shop’s best-selling wine.
What to do with too much Halloween candy
You probably have more candy than you need.
Medicaid program offers ‘coaches’ to nurse chronic ailments
MO HealthNet, a federal Medicaid program, allows low-income patients with various chronic illnesses to access health care coaches.
Single in the country
Proximity is the best predictor of friendship, so life on the farm can feel lonely. Community groups and Web sites offer farmers an opportunity to meet new people.
Spill it: A conversation with skeet shooter Haley Dunn
The MU senior says she was “doomed” to be a skeet shooter, and now she’s an Olympic hopeful.
Columbians share their fears
In the wake of the Halloween holiday, residents reveal their top anxieties.
North Columbia robbery is 13th in three months
Two armed suspects robbed a Casey’s General Store on Thursday. It was the second time in three months the store had been robbed.
Artist Rex Bandy is on an Ugly Crusade
Rex Bandy, who has been an artist for over 70 years, hopes to recapture the slowly fading beauty of the world through art.
Mid-Missouri gets new youth orchestra
Columbia now has two youth orchestras that offer performance opportunities.
Belief in Brief: Imprecatory prayer called against leaders of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Southern Baptist pastor encourages the wrathful prayer after being accused of endorsing Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee.