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The Missouri softball team lost 6-2 to Florida in the opening round of the Women's College World Series on Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

Sukanya Roy of South Abington Township, Pa., has won the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sukanya took the title with the winning word cymotrichous, which means wavy hair. She wins more than $40,000 in cash and prizes.

Tigers face the Gators in the opening game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday in Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Although Columbia's energy portfolio is changing, the city will continue to get the vast majority of its electricity from coal-fired power plants.

MU's athletes are leading the race among the NCAA-member institutions in academic achievement, a measure of athletic success that is often under celebrated.

Massive loads of sand and more than 75,000 sandbags were placed in strategic spots around Holt County, and residents there were waiting to see where the sandbags were most needed to reinforce the river's banks.

Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream is creating a buzz around town. The ice cream was gone Wednesday night before it could be put out for display on Thursday.

Strong pitching and defense featured in first three opening round games of Women's College World Series.

Grant Elementary School principal Beverly Borduin reminisces about her 29 years with Columbia Public Schools.

MU psychology professor conducted a study that demonstrates a reduced brain response to violence can contribute to an increase in aggression. Researchers are also exploring other effects that playing violent video games might have on people.

Although actual home sales are down, the Boone County housing market shows improvement compared to last year, despite a dip in national home prices.

VA Mortgage Center.com, which provides home loans to veterans and active members of the military, will add 300 jobs to Columbia by the end of 2016. Positions will include loan processors, loan officers and credit consultants, the center's manager said.

International scientists are gathering for a conference in Columbia this weekend to talk about communication among cicadas and other invertebrates.

Missouri officials say tornado sirens may not always work correctly and can be hard to hear inside. They're not meant to be the only warning system.

State officials say they have confirmed, either as located or deceased, every individual who was reported unaccounted-for in the wake of last week’s tornado.

 The Missouri Department of Public Safety announced the increase from 134 to 138 on Thursday after confirming that four more people died in hospitals of injuries suffered in deadliest single U.S. tornado since 1950.

The Big 12 Conference spent several months studying various possibilities before adopting a new plan for its men's and women's basketball tournaments at its annual meetings on Thursday.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is closing two beaches at Mark Twain and Harry S Truman state parks.