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Instead of taking a lighthearted approach to Monday night's Alamo Bowl, Missouri is preparing as if its entire season hinges on its game against Northwestern.

Tommy Saunders has made a difference on the football team. The Tigers’ senior captain has earned a reputation as a reliable receiver and team leader. That doesn’t separate him from other seniors on the MU football team. It’s his work off the field, however, that does.

The move would help clarify rights and benefits, supporters say

Tasers, budget woes for Columbia Public Schools and the UM System, a football team that didn't live up to the hype and fights at Hickman High School were some of the most talked about stories this year.

Missouri and Northwestern practice from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Select players and coaches speak at press conferences afterward. When business is through, players can see the sites, spend time with their families or even go out to bars.

The Cougars men's basketball team is in the first of four transitional seasons moving from Division II to Division I. After a 107-57 loss to No. 25 Missouri on Saturday at Mizzou Arena, SIUE is 2-11, including six losses by 18 points or more.

First Chance for Children features a variety of programs, including Lend & Learn Toy Library and Baby U, that try to keep children healthy and teach their families about parenting.

John-Paul Forget's body hasn't been recovered since he fell into the river from a bridge on Interstate 70 west of Columbia on Dec. 16. He was trying to avoid an oncoming semi.

To coaches and players on the Wildcats' offense, the Alamo Bowl against Missouri represents an opportunity for redemption.

An equipment failure unrelated to Saturday's severe weather left thousands of Columbia residents without power in the morning.

An unidentified man in a ski mask entered his apartment and assaulted him, police said.

Police said they are searching for a man who robbed the Tiger Cleaners on Peachtree Drive on Saturday morning and punched the woman clerk.

Thousands lost power  in Kansas City from the high winds. Meanwhile, several reported tornado touchdowns north of St. Louis damaged buildings.

Four times this season the Tigers haven’t been able to silence their critics, specifically those targeting the defense’s struggles. They hope to show their worth in the Alamo Bowl.

The agency wants the focus to be on the stretch between the Meramec and Ohio rivers and on a stretch north of St. Louis. The change could require upgrades in sewage treatment plants along the Mississippi.

With "Breaking Dawn," the last installment of the four-part "Twilight" book series, released in August, and the first "Twilight" film grossing $35.7 million on its opening day, Nov. 21, pop culture is feeling the bite of a new attraction.

Bates County rancher David Cook disappeared in mid-November. As his cattle were auctioned off, his family and friends continued to search for answers.

The man, described as a model prisoner, went out to empty the trash and didn't come back.

The Missouri offense is a lot different than what the Northwesteren defense has become used to in Big 10 Conference play.

A natural gas leak is the suspected cause of the explosion on Friday night.