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The Missouri River 340 race came to an end Thursday as boaters came ashore in St. Charles.

The team will need to win the Midwest regional tournament in Indianapolis in order to make it to the World Series.

The roads will close for underground utility work and routine maintenance.

Cruz Buchanan, 16, shot a 73 at the first round of the city golf championship. He is five strokes off the lead and the youngest golfer in the tournament.

Members of Columbia SWAT and Columbia Police identified and arrested three individuals at a Sexton Road residence Thursday evening.

Several airline carriers have dropped service in Columbia since 2006, and the most recent numbers show that the number of "deplanements" and "enplanements" are more than half of what they were in 2000. Still, with the arrival of Mesaba in August of 2008, Columbia is slowly seeing an upward trend in activity from the most recent years.

There is a lot of speculation regarding online journalism's pay-for-content movement. Soon enough, however, we'll have some answers.

Missouri's "veterans" look out for the younger players. Setting new examples for young players to follow is critical to developing the Missouri football program, according to the team.

With just more than two weeks until the first day of classes, Columbia Public Schools is developing a plan to manage possible outbreaks of swine flu.

A calmer summer in Iraq and the possiblity of early U.S. troop withdrawals brings questions about the future of Iraq.

A Missouri man on trial with Aung San Suu Kyi also suffered multiple seizures in prison, which could further delay the verdict.

Cathy Gieseker faces 12 state felony charges for a $50 million grain fraud scheme.  Farmers will get a chance during a hearing on Friday to recover at least a portion of their losses from the Ponzi scheme.

Extreme heat and humidity are expected over the weekend in Columbia, with heat indexes as high as 104.  The National Weather Service said similar levels of heat have not occured since June, so there's potential for heat-related illnesses.

Missouri's annual sales tax holiday will be in effect Friday through Sunday, allowing shoppers to purchase back-to-school supplies minus state and sometimes even local sales tax. Columbia and Boone County will still charge for local sales tax.

The Kansas City Council changed a law on Thursday to limit family members of city employees from volunteering more than 10 hours a month. The change is directed at Mayor Mark Funkhouser's wife, who the Council thinks exerts too much influence.

The St. Louis Police Officers' Association said it plans to meet next week to discuss a new policy that prohibits officers and civilian employees from having visible tattoos.  Several officers have been sent home in the past week since the policy went into effect.

The Truman Veterans Hospital will break ground on Aug. 10, marking the beginning of three years of construction that will add a new operating room suite onto the existing hospital. The $25 million project will provide an additional 27,000 square feet and 12,000 square feet of renovations to the current building.

A lot of conservatives are threatening that the Obama health care plan is one step away from socialism and draconian government oversight. But if the system in place hinders even those who are already insured, then maybe any other system deserves a shot.

Students can expect new technologies available to improve learning and  prepare them for life outside a college campus.