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Gov. Jay Nixon established the Missouri Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission with an executive order Friday.

After serving three years in prison, the eighth woman to be included on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list is released.

A series of six traffic accidents occurred on Interstate 70; all within an hour and less than five miles apart.

Five men have been arrested in connection with the burglary and two armed robberies.

The Leagues of Women Voters supports the Columbia School Bond Issue, Proposition 2 and Proposition 4.

Downtown cameras not practical because the majority of crime occurs elsewhere in Columbia.

Resident Daniel Jordan says Tracy Greever-Rice's experience and desire for the facts will make her an asset as the Fourth Ward councilwoman on the Columbia City Council.

Resident asks that campaigning focus on real issues, not attacks on other candidates.

Tracy Greever-Rice has an extensive track record of public service and will encourage local businesses to grow.

Authorities think Kimberly Smith, 20, was shot in the head by an on-again, off-again boyfriend who then turned the gun on himself, killing both of them.

The clout of cash in the City Council races is visible but there isn't any correlation that money translates into votes given past local election results, George Kennedy says.

Kimberly Smith, 20, was a criminal justice major set to graduate in May.

Kimberly Smith, 20, was set to graduate in May.

See how the campaigns of candidates for Columbia City Council and the School Board are getting funded.

Some ideas for reshaping Missouri government can be more helpful than harmful, while others need further study before decisions can be made. Five interesting and five not-so-good ideas also made the list.

A fire at a house on Old Plank Road on Thursday afternoon did significant damage to the house. No one was injured.

Wide-mouthed, skinny-necked jars — called amphorae — have new homes in the permanent collection of the Museum of Art and Archeology at MU. It's part of the museum's push to display more of its collection.

Some states have delayed giving tax refunds in order to save up or spend elsewhere, but this might be causing unhappiness for many taxpayers.

Missouri Senate budget writers want to cut funding for the Parents as Teachers initiative, which began in Missouri and has since spread nationwide and to several foreign countries.

A year after being hired, Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton answers some questions about the department.