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Columbia police arrested two people Wednesday after a robbery in an East Texas Avenue hotel parking lot.

The renovation connected three existing buildings with a new central building to improve accessibility. The space will provide the backdrop for the church's new Sunday morning blended worship services.

Center line striping will bring westbound I-70 down to one lane around the Route O/J overpass and Perche Creek overpass on Thursday. Additional striping at other locations will take place over the weekend.

If you're going to use a controversial system to decide which teams play in your national title game, you ought to do your business in the town square.

The American Football Coaches Association announced changes to the poll that helps decide who plays in the BCS national championship game.

Gov. Jay Nixon's administration rejected protests from Tyco Electronics Ltd., which said it gave a cheaper bid than Motorola Inc. for a new Highway Patrol radio system. 

The diner, located on Missouri 763, was auctioned off in April 2008 and welcomed old and new customers Tuesday at its reopening.

Col. Robert Sinkler takes over from Col. Michael McCormick, who had been in charge since August 2008.

A 22-year-old man was arrested Sunday after trying to break into the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City using a screwdriver.

The National Endowment for the Humanities $330,000 grant will make thousands of case files containing material on women, African Americans and steamboats available to the public.

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales dropped 4.6 percent nationnally from April 2008 and median sales prices more than 15 percent. The Midwest took a bigger hit.

The indictment says the conspiracy was centered around Kansas City, where the perpetrators used local companies including Giant Labor Solutions to obtain labor leasing contracts in 14 states.

The agricultural products company's shares declined Wednesday, contributing to low expectations for third-quarter earnings.

On this session's last day, the General Assembly passed the economic development bill, which includes a few paragraphs regulating transportation development districts. Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to sign the bill into law.

With no California teams in the tournament, the presence of two Arizona teams shows a shift in power.

The uninvited visit of a Missouri man is the source of a new trial and new troubles for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

The Highway Patrol's special enforcement operation led to an increased number of arrests, warnings and citations over the holiday weekend.

The Department of the Treasury has issued regulatory warnings against the Citizens National Bank of Springfield.

The troubled economy has hampered the University of Missouri System's efforts to increase the salary of faculty members. Associate professors experienced the greatest salary increase, an average of 7.5 percent, for the 2008-09 academic year.