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Amanda Hanneman and Jessra Johnson have been “suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team policy," according to Kate Lakin, assistant director of media relations for the team.

UM System President Gary Forsee has floated the idea of three-year degrees to help students complete their studies faster and with less expense.

Columbia Missourian reporter Molly Harbarger joined KBIA's Eric Durban on The Beat to discuss what the designation means for Douglass.

This year, Douglass High School became eligible for federal money under the No Child Left Behind Act in spite of its unique situation as an alternative school. The school now must deal with repercussions from not meeting achievement standards.

Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon, has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would change the direction of the health care debate. Davis is wasting time and energy.

The city agreed to pay Phillip Lee McDuffy a $300,000 settlement after being shocked with a Taser by Columbia police on July 25, 2008

The Missouri men's basketball team is 4-0 at home where it sets its trademark fast, defensive tempo. But away from Mizzou Arena, the Tigers have been lulled into a slower, less successful pace.

Senior Danielle Guider executed four solid routines Friday night in the MU gymnastics Black and Gold meet. Guider helped lead the gold team to victory.

Actors will portray influential figures in Columbia history.

The Board of Curators for the University of Missouri System on Friday heard reports on the college preparedness of Missouri students and the effectiveness of UM campuses in preparing students for the workforce. They also elected Judith Haggard to be the board's chairwoman in 2010 and Warren Erdman to be the vice chairman.

Two three-year seats and a one-year position are coming open on the Columbia School Board. The filing period opens Tuesday and will continue to Jan. 19.

The Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing program is a stimulus program designed to help those who are homeless or on the verge of homelessness get off the street.

When he was ruled ineligible to play his junior season, Hickman point guard Lyle Harris looked for help from his brother Lance Harris, a former Kansas State player.

The Associated Press' Julie Jacobson shared her story of following and photographing Marines in Afghanistan to a cadre of editors in Kansas City earlier this week.

After mounting a comeback in the second half, the Columbia Cougars faltered and fell to the Robert Morris Eagles 81-58.  

Blake Logan, 18, is charged with the shooting death of 26-year-old Nicole Sue Crumby.

Johnny Wright, 65, charged with second-degree murder in the 1976 disappearance of Becky Doisy, appeared in court Friday after posting bond in November.

The Columbia Handbell Ensemble will hold its 20th annual winter concerts on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon at Columbia’s First Baptist Church.

Philip G. Peters Jr., an MU School of Law professor, is running for the Columbia Board of Education.