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The City of Columbia posted the complete "Imagine Columbia's Future" report online. Any and all comments are requested to better develop a strategy for Columbia's immediate future.

Seven hunters face misdemeanor criminal charges for allegedly killing protected migratory birds in central Missouri.

Almost 90 locations around the state will accept people's mercury-containing items.

The Mountain Grove Walmart will likely reopen Friday if an inspector declares it safe.

Investigators looking into former Gov. Matt Blunt's e-mail practices are protected by the state's legal expense fund, according to the attorney general's office. The investigators now are expected to file a report on their findings.

A Walmart Supercenter in Branson has reopened after a structural evaluation found the snow-laden roof to be safe.

A Walmart Supercenter in Branson is closed because of its sagging roof.

The man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for attempting to have sex with a child.

Consultants hired by the St. Louis public school district recommended closing nearly a third of the district's schools and said other facilities need extensive renovations.

The U.S. Department of Commerce will release $1.7 million to support an effort to improve trade between St. Louis and China.

One senator wants the nominee's former client list released to avoid conflicts of interest.

The top-ranked Rock Bridge boys basketball team used an 11-0 run in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter to pull away and beat rival Hickman 63-45 on Thursday in a sold-out Rock Bridge gym.

The announcement Thursday of federal indictments against 16 people — 14 of them from Columbia — came as a departure from the Columbia Police Department's usual dismissal of gang activity in the city. Those indicted are accused members of the Cut Throat gang.

Six games into the Big 12 schedule, Lyons is out of the spotlight. After serving a one-game suspension for a traffic arrest, he returned to find Keith Ramsey filling his position in the starting lineup.

Columbia Public Schools have been in tough spots before. This time the district needs a superintendent who will stick around to restore the system.

Mayor Darwin Hindman addressed allegations that he participated in discussions about removing city council members at a City Council work session Thursday. He denied knowledge of any discussion concerning council members' removal.

A review of the president's stimulus proposal and that of Republicans shows Obama has the right idea for getting Americans back to work and the economy back on track.

Heading into a matchup with the No. 2 team in the country, Missouri women's basketball coach Cindy Stein said starting spots are still up for grabs after an uninspiring loss Wednesday night.

Different bills restricting hand-held phone usage while driving have been pre-filed following two fatal traffic accidents in the St. Louis area involving text messaging.