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A rooster has made Peace Park his home for months. Officials with Animal Control and MU say efforts to catch the rooster have been halfhearted.

Head coach Gary Pinkel said the shake-ups show that there's a lot of healthy competition between his players, and that it's encouraging good work from the team.

Katzhiko Takashige visited Columbia 20 years ago on a cross-country bicycle trip. Now he's back in the area, this time running across the country to raise money for victims of the 2010 Japanese tsunami.

The collective bargaining policies were sent back to the policy committee because the board was prepared to make a decision.

A petition, which will begin circulating Tuesday, accuses the councilman of gerrymandering and ignoring public opinion, among other things.

The Columbia City Council will consider asking contractors to bid on sidewalk improvements along Providence Road, including the intersection with Business Loop 70 East.

"There are 33 million reasons" to join the SEC, said a university official who had reviewed the report, citing the number of television households in the SEC's reach.

Larry Wyatt II, a 35-year-old Columbia native, has been attending Missouri baseball games since spring 1995.

The Kewpies' soccer team overcame a rainy first half to beat the Fatima Comets 5-0 in a home game Monday night.

Matt Matney, a freshman at Oakland Junior High School, has had many struggles in his young life, but bowling is helping him work some of them out.

Human and zombie squads share a sense of camaraderie in the weeklong game of moderated tag that has taken place every semester at MU since 2009.

She lived with her husband and granddaughter, neither of whom was home at the time of the fire. Its cause is still under investigation.

Since getting started in early September, Missouri’s special session has come to resemble a jalopy lurching down a highway, sputtering at every curve.

More than $45,000 was raised at Sunday's event, held at Stephens Lake Park. The money will be used to support Alzheimer Association services at both the local and national levels.

The tour, which includes a variety of interactive exhibits designed to teach people about home energy efficiency, will be in town Wednesday and Thursday.

No matter how well he might perform in the polls or at fundraising, he's largely a nonperson in the press.

Deborah Bradley, the baby's mother, has said police told her she failed a lie detector test.

The agenda for Monday night's meeting could also include a vote on teachers' collective bargaining rights.

Sybill Amelon, who fosters and rehabilitates the creatures, brought five live bats with her to a free bat seminar held Sunday.