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First Presbyterian Church of Columbia unveiled its newly renovated house of worship to the public at 4:30 p.m. Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Western Kentucky scored six runs in the top of the first inning on the way to an 11-4 victory over Missouri on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Oxford Regional.

The Tigers meet the University of Georgia at 11 a.m. Saturday in the College Softball World Series.

Anti-abortion activists aren't looking at the whole issue and often neglect to focus on alternatives to abortion.

On April 6, Dan Cook of Rivers of Recovery started rowing his dory, a 17-foot long wooden boat, from Three Forks, Mont., to the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to raise awareness for disabled veterans.

Two of the six defendants in the February shooting death of Ronald Cornell Brown appeared in Boone County Circuit Court on Friday for preliminary hearings. The case of Ashtin Levi Weger, 19, was continued, while Nicholas James Weavers, 21, waived his right to an initial hearing.

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The annual sale starts at 6 a.m. and goes until noon.

Free Wi-Fi Internet is now available in Flat Branch Park and three locations in Stephens Lake Park. This addition is funded by the park sales tax and sponsored by local wireless Internet provider iZones.

House Speaker Ron Richard said he plans on creating an interim panel to decide how to expand insurance coverage for autistic children. The panel would draft a bill to be filed Dec. 1 for the 2010 legislative session.

First-year event concludes Saturday morning at Columbia College.

Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi needs medical attention in the Myanmar prison where she is being held, her party said Friday, while closing arguments in her trial were delayed until the end of next week. Her defense team admitted that John W. Yettaw, a Missouri man, swam to her home but argued it was the goverment guards' duty to prevent intruders.

More than 100 northwest Missouri farmers who lost money to a Gallatin grain elevator will receive about 12 cents on the dollar under a state Department of Agriculture proposal.

A master plan for Old Town Cape has been approved by a board of directors, but still needs approval from several other organizations. The plan targets three sections of the city for potential redevelopment.

The Salvation Army-sponsored sale will offer a wide array of treasures, with proceeds benefitting the United Way.

Gov. Jay Nixon intends to give tractor parades the go-ahead by signing a new bill.

Columbia police have determined the report of a robbery at the Red Roof Inn Wednesday did not qualify as a robbery. Both suspects were released.

On the eve of her departure as Stephens College president, Wendy Libby and her colleagues look back on the successes of her six years at Stephens.

On Memorial Day, North Korea detonated a nuclear device. Here, four journalists discuss the United Nation's reaction to the nuclear test.