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Senior offensive lineman Elvis Fisher is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday to repair an injured tendon in his left knee.

Several schools held events Monday night so that teachers, parents and kindergartners could meet each other and prepare for the upcoming school year, which beings Thursday.

Smart911 allows Columbia residents to create an online profile about themselves and their families. This profile comes up when the person calls 911, giving emergency responders more background on the caller.

Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin spoke Monday after receiving authority from the board of regents to take any action he deems necessary in terms of conference realignment.

Once a basketball player at Truman State University, Jesse Schrader has redirected his energy and passion into a homeless ministry at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly.

Three Columbia commissions presented their recommendations on budgets for the next fiscal year.

The prosecution has recommended a sentence of 20 years for Patrick Marshall. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight says members of the victim's family have been supportive of plea deals for the two defendants who've pleaded guilty.

Oh, the things I can learn about heaven — and myself — with a visit to the Missouri State Fair.

"Budget" race car driver Steve Dieckmann relies on sponsorships, secondhand parts and support from his wife to remain competitive on the track.

Missouri is the most permissive state when it comes to short-term loans; a petition now in circulation would put a measure on the state's 2012 ballot to reform the process.

Officers want to remind drivers to slow down during the back-to-school rush. Enforcement will be up starting Thursday.

The driver of a red Pontiac G6 had minor injuries after his car slid down a hill and flipped onto its side.

Freshmen, sororities, Marching Mizzou and ROTC are in the first wave of students. Freshman interest groups move in Tuesday, and the remaining freshmen move in Wednesday.

MU Professor Bill Folk is developing a test that he hopes will determine if herbal remedies are interacting with prescribed medications.

Greene County health officials wanted to sound a statewide alarm about the deadly fungus discovered after the tornado. But state health officials, worried in part about panicking the public, initially said no.

Missouri senior offensive tackle Elvis Fisher left practice with what coach Gary Pinkel characterized as a serious knee injury.

The first public hearing on the new city budget plan will start at 6 p.m. Monday in the council chambers, 701 E. Broadway. 

In opening statements in the capital murder trial of former Columbia Water and Light director James Kraig Kahler, defense attorney Thomas Haney said Kahler suffered a "psychotic break."