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It's KU. We live in Columbia. Not seeming like a blatant homer is not the easiest of tasks. Especially when you consider the material those people have left us with.

A variety of bowls with a Big 12 affiliation could extend invitations to the Missouri football team this season.

Before senior safety Del Howard arrived at Missouri, he didn't know much about the school's rivalry with Kansas.

The Columbia City Council's six-month moratorium on the opening of new payday lending outlets is a good start, but must be followed up by regulations that rein in the excesses of these businesses.

The Missouri women's basketball team beat Florida A&M 69-65 on Friday in the Tigers' first game of the Seminole Classic at Florida State. The win improves the Tigers to 3-1.

The Beaux Arts Bizarre opened Friday morning, showcasing the work of mid-Missouri craftspeople and highlighting the new installation piece by Valerie Wedel titled "Meandering Surrender."

A spokeswoman for the Columbia Police Department said the suspect's name won't be released until a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Temperatures hovered right around freezing for shoppers who stayed up all night to be first in line for discounts.

Although Gov. Nixon announced in his State of the State speech that he wanted to cover more children with health insurance, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported that Nixon has resisted a proposal that would immediately cover many Missouri children.

While most people were sitting down for their Thanksgiving dinner, the Missouri women's basketball team was arriving in Florida to play in the Seminole Classic. Being away from family for the holidays has helped the team create a special bond.

Cindy Fotti and Dana Hughes, the coaches for the Columbia chapter of Team in Training, are helping people get in shape to run marathons to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Although they face limited resources with a small group, they have brought runners to races across the country.

Parents are struggling to find Zhu Zhu Pets robotic hamsters, which retail for about $10. This season's must-have toy is made by a tiny St. Louis company.

It wouldn't have been clear to readers what the patient's position in the debate actually was but it was clear about the oncologist's role.

Nick Demien, a standout senior offensive lineman at Timberland High School in Wentzville, committed to play football at Missouri on Aug. 15. "In my mind, I was stupid not to go there," he said.

For two tense weeks, Kansas has been conducting an internal investigation into Mark Mangino's treatment of players where many former players have come forward with stories of insensitive comments they claim Mangino made to them and other players, past and present, have leapt to his defense.

Lines already started for Black Friday sales at Best Buy and Bass Pro Shops.

But the outgoing airport director says a smoking ban would prompt more smokers to go outside, which would increase security concerns.

Last year, 49 people in the U.S. died from exposure to carbon monoxide and another 287 were treated in hospital emergency rooms.

Internet analysts expect online retail revenue to rise as shoppers hope to avoid long lines while finding big deals.