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The City Council is wielding a sharp knife as it seeks to find enough money to pay for firefighters, police and emergency dispatchers in the fiscal 2011 budget, which is the subject of another public hearing on Tuesday.

The city's Office of Neighborhood Services wants a better accounting of rental properties in town and is encouraging unregistered landlords to comply without fear of prosecution.

The goat who roamed Mexico, Mo. since Aug. 21 is scheduled to go to auction on Thursday. How much will he bring?

A custom-built information center cost $60,000. The $3.4 million to pay for it and other furnishings came from a combination of student fees, campus organizations and profits from the sale of athletic merchandise, textbooks and supplies, and other enterprises operated by MU.

Detroit's Max Scherzer allowed four runs to the White Sox on Monday, ending a streak of six straight starts in which he goes at least six innings without allowing more than one earned run.

Darvin Ruise is new to the linebacker position after spending his high school years as a quarterback and safety. Co-offensive line coach Josh Henson recruited Ruise as a safety, but Ruise spent the winter and spring bulking up to the point that he’d simply outgrown his former position

Some residents spent Labor Day at Twin Lakes Park or Stephens Lake Park engaging in activities such as fishing or splashing around in the fountains.

Harry Morrison was an influential teacher and compassionate father.

Approval of tax-increment financing for the hotel's redesign will be discussed at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

MU's Bradford Research and Extension Center will hold the sixth Annual Tomato Festival on Thursday, Sept. 9. The festival will offer tastings of more than 60 tomato and more than 40 pepper varieties.

Kansas coach Turner Gill looks to help his team rebound, and Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville hopes to keep his team focused.

The cars were parked along Locust and Paquin streets. In most cases, it was the left front tire that was slashed.

The exhibit will be the most large-scale event honoring Charles Schwartz, an artist who worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation for decades.

Labor Day traditionally has marked the beginning of the fall campaign season, but candidates in local House races say they've been working hard since spring.

As public defender offices cite "unbearable" caseloads, the Missouri Supreme Court considers the legality of judges overruling their closures.

These candidates exceeded the 18-month payback period and failed to become personally liable for their remaining campaign debts.

The Missouri men's golf team placed second Monday at the Turning Stone Intercollegiate in Verona, N.Y.

The 20-hour course will be part of its distance and continuing education program.

A 22-year-old woman was shot in the leg, and her 21-year-old ex-boyfriend was fatally shot. Few other details are known at this time.