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No one thought it was possible to play baseball Tuesday night, but the Taylor Stadium grounds crew was not deterred.

Dave Steckel has coached the linebackers under Gary Pinkel for eight seasons. He replaces Matt Eberflus, who left to become an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns last month.

The Columbia College men's basketball team snapped McKendree's 21-game winning streak with a 65-54 victory to clinch the American Midwest Conference tournament title.

President Barack Obama's education plan includes investing in early childhood education, stiffening test standards and increasing funding for teacher training.  

Reform for health care, housing, banking and economic stimulus will bring government spending to previoulsy unseen levels.

Through three starts this season, there's been a mix of good, bad and between for Tepesch.

A gunman killed nine people in South Alabama before killing himself at a metals plant.

A tentative agreement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2005 by the parents of MU football player Aaron O’Neal against employees of MU's athletic department, according to the parents' attorney.

Columbia Missourian reporters Ben Magnuson and Taylor Barney talk about each of the candidates and the issues that are shaping this race.

North Division teams, including Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska, proved stronger than expected against South Division teams.

Sports editor Greg Bowers and reporters William Powell and Luke Thompson talk about the Missouri-Oklahoma game.

The reduction would eliminate math and literacy coaches in the district. The board also approved final changes to the superintendent's contract.

Local government editor Scott Swafford and reporter Jessica Cherry talk about the project.

On Tuesday, the Senate approved a $410 billion check for the government for 2009. Loaded with pet projects, Democrats see it as a victory over the Bush administration's policies while Republicans rank it spending-wise next to Obama's stimulus bill and 2010 budget plan.

It is absurdly simplistic to conclude from a comparison of arrest rates that the Sheriff’s Department is doing racial profiling.

Terrell Turner, a senior on the Columbia College men's basketball team, has emerged as a strong leader for both his playing skills and his relationships with his teammates.

Arts supporter and musician Jeanne Sinquefield and her husband, Rex, gave $1 million to the MU School of Music, which will, among other things, create full scholarships, assistantships and a summer music festival.

The vehile struck a tree and the man had to be extricated from his car, police said.

Former Gov. Matt Blunt is claiming executive privilege in his fight against a former staff lawyer who said he was wrongfully terminated.