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Readers should not have to work to decide which numbers to trust and which to discard, which is why it is worrisome when unscientific polls make their way into Missourian articles.

Officers were looking for men who appeared to have been stealing copper from a nearby construction site.

Rock Bridge senior guard and co-captain Amaya Williams scored 17 points Friday for the Bruins in a victory over against Glendale. However, Williams excels at more than basketball.

The world's climate might be changing, but it's not necessarily human activity that is responsible for it.

Several members of both the men's and women's basketball teams at MU have been arrested over the past year. Do you think these arrests reflect poorly on the university?

During finals week, the Missouri men's basketball team has had only a short practice and scrimmage in preparation for Saturday's game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Eliot Battle, a former guidance counselor for Columbia Public Schools during the era of desegregation, will receive an honorary doctorate Friday.

The faculty, staff and students of Field Elementary are moving together to Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School in January, and the Field building will house Columbia Public Schools’ Gifted Program and Early Childhood Education classes.

The Rock Bridge girls basketball team's annual chili supper Thursday before the boys basketball team's rivalry game against Hickman, came with dessert — including a German chocolate cake baked by the coach.

The surprise promotion was designed to reward regular customers.

More than 2,100 degrees will be awarded at MU's commencement ceremonies, which begin Friday. Columbia College will hold its ceremony on Saturday.

Archimandrite Joasaph, a former Russian professor at MU who was then known as Frank McLellan, died Friday in Boston.

Columbia Regional Airport will be providing a jet for passengers beginning Feb. 11, 2010. The upgrade accommodates the increasing passenger demand. The jet will contain 50 seats.

The father of the victim says he is satisfied with Williams' sentence but not the sentences of the others involved.

The MU Life Science Business Incubator at Monsanto Place recently formed a partnership with BioCity Nottingham, a business incubator in the United Kingdom in order to provide and receive additional support for startup companies.

This past Monday, Margaret Hickem-Smith shut the doors to her business on North Garth. Hers is a story of the way one uses a craft to create community.

The U.S. announced it will join in the effort to give $100 billion a year to poor countries to help them cut greenhouse gases. The problem is that the U.S. does not want China to receive money but to contribute to the major fund.

Police investigated and gave the all-clear at 1:11 p.m. There were about 300 students inside the school, and they remained in the building during the police search. Columbia police are still trying to identify the caller who made the bomb threat.

The Boone County Fire Protection District board of directors established a reserve fund and a capital and contingency fund, setting aside money for surprise expenses and giving the Fire District a clearer picture of how much money is available.