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MU sophomore Jarrett Sutton had all but given up trying to walk on to the Missouri men's basketball team, making his spot on this year's Tigers roster extra special.

President-elect Obama's abortion policies are lending to our culture of death, and it is important that Congress oppose the Freedom of Choice Act.

Abuse of freedoms are an unfortunate side effect of the First Amendment. Families must work together to combat illiteracy and survive difficult times.

The seats were filled at the Columbia Public School Board meeting Monday night where district finances took center stage. The district is facing a projected $3.2 million deficit.

After a two-year campaign, the Missouri Students Association announced Monday the installation of six condom dispensers in MU residence halls.

A small brush fire broke out behind Orr Street Studios on Monday evening.

The Columbia Police Department is currently looking for a suspect in an assault on a 19-year-old female. The suspect is a man approximately 6 feet tall in his 30s with a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a dark bandanna over his face.

According to research by a British transportation agency, texting while driving is more dangerous than simply talking on the phone in a car. It is even more hazardous than drinking and driving.

Robert A. Durrett, 20, was transported to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries after a motorcycle accident.

Dave Christensen, Missouri's offensive coordinator, said he is not looking to use his new post as the head coach at Wyoming as a stepping stone to bigger coaching jobs like other UW coaches in the past.

Two Columbia pedestrians were injured in a hit-and-run incident Monday evening as they were crossing Rogers Street, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.

Ashok Cutkosky thought he had failed when he didn't prove the initial task he had set out to accomplish, but his adviser showed him otherwise.

The Hickman boys basketball team beat Blue Springs South 63-51 on Monday at the Blues Springs South Tournament to improve to 5-0 this season.

There were no injuries and about $5,000 worth of smoke damage caused by the fire.

Instruments resembling stove pipes, made of rich wood and over nine feet tall, produced both mellow and bouncy Christmas melodies for the residents at the Boone Landing Retirement Center on Monday afternoon.

Jamie C. Harris pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery and felony sexual assault. He received 15 years for the robbery and seven years for the sexual assault. James T. Harris pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree burglary and will serve an 11-year jail sentence. Both were 15 at the time of the incident.

The documentary “Trustees for the Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers” tells the story of Missouri's news industry. The Missouri Press Association will screen the movie on Thursday evening at the Reynolds Journalism Institute at MU.

To save $900,000 in maintenance and electricity costs, the airport opted to close the 12-gate section of the airport on Monday.