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Heavy rain is expected from Thursday morning through Friday morning. The National Weather Service said 2 to 4 inches of rain should be expected Thursday and Thursday night.

An investigation done by a reporter for The New York Times shows that testing for E. coli can be lax — and little is being done about it.

With Catholic hospitals providing such a large percentage of medical care, the voice of the Catholic Church should be heard in the health care debate.

The Hickman softball team's season ended Wednesday after a 1-0 loss to Camdenton at the district tournament.

Homecoming queen candidates at Hickman back charities at a fair in the commons.

The AP poll found that 38 percent of parents said they were unlikely to give permission for their kids to be vaccinated at school. The reasons for not vaccinating include concerns for side effects of the vaccine and that H1N1 is not a greater health risk than the seasonal flu.

Now that state officials have approved the final piece of financing for a voter-authorized $2 billion road plan, the state will sell $300 in bonds on Oct. 27 to 28.

MU faculty salaries lag well behind most of its peers, yet MU Chancellor Brady Deaton says he can't control wage increases. Instead, the $4 millon MU earned from increased enrollment will be directed toward a program aimed to keep MU competitive in its areas of strength.

A Kansas City-area gardener's 12-acre edible landscape has catapulted him to the cutting edge of American gardening and onto the cover of the American Horticultural Society's magazine.

A drop in sales of Roundup herbicide widens Monsanto Co.'s fourth-quarter loss of $233 million, or 43 cents per share. When one-time items are excluded, Monsanto earned 2 cents per share, beating Wall Street estimates of 1 cent per share.

Pelini tweeted he was going to miss Thursday's game at Missouri because of the flu. The tweet is assumed to be making a joke of rumors that a flu bug was spreading through the team.

"The Grass Harp," a musical based on a novella by Truman Capote, will be playing at the Rhynsburger Theatre beginning Wednesday night. The musical's previous failures have not stopped its production at MU.

Missouri utility regulators said they have helped customers save more than $383,000 over the past year and $700,000 over the past two years.

Fair officials say final figures show 337,851 people attended the 11-day fair this year, which is about 27,000 more than in 2008.

A meteorologist for the National Weather Service said there will be a 90 percent chance of rain on Thursday.

Three alternative plans for developing the Russell property in western Columbia were created in 2003, but the extension of Rollins Road has park planners revisiting the challenge.

John T. Dodd was driving southbound on Wagon Trail Road when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a concrete bridge head on. He was 73.

Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill is calling for an independent evaluation of the Central Missouri Humane Society after questions emerged at Monday's City Council meeting about the local shelter's management and finances.

The goal of panel is to help the public be able to define and understand three different types of government incentives for development.