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Republican Dave Spence, a candidate in this year's race for Missouri governor, is launching the first round of ads in his campaign.

Charlie Weis, former head coach for the Notre Dame football team, wants to turn Kansas into  a new team — a winning team.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman gave support for the overtime shootout rule during the All-Star weekend in Ottawa last weekend. The rule, which was instituted after the 2004-05 season, could potentially be changed when the current collective bargaining agreement expires this summer.

The Missouri Legislature is trying to avoid the term "tax" as it tries to find new revenue for veterans homes.

The Missouri Grand Prix is in the final year of a four-year contract with USA Swimming. This year's event will feature 700 participants, an event record.

Michael Dixon scored 21 points, including the winning layup in the No. 4 Tigers' 67-66 victory Monday night at Texas.

No. 4 Missouri hung on for a road win over Texas on Monday, 67-66. Michael Dixon led the Tigers with 21 points, including the game-winning layup with 31 seconds remaining.

The budget for the Percent for Art program is still up in the air because the price of the Short Street garage keeps increasing.

With three teams ranked in the national top 10, the race for the Big 12 championship is heating up midway through the new 18-game conference schedule.

Columbia residents experienced near-record highs Monday.

The Missouri men's basketball team fell to No. 4 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

MU Libraries is asking the Missouri Student Association to consider a proposal for a student fee to improve library services, including keeping part of Ellis Library open all night.

Cass County Prosecuting Attorney Teresa Hensley plans to seek the Democratic nomination to run in Missouri's 4th Congressional District.

A man in his 20s was shot in the thigh during a fight at the intersection of Lincoln Drive and McBaine Avenue, police said. No one else was injured.

The proposed toll would be about 10 to 15 cents per mile for cars and twice that for trucks. The panel will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Activities and Recreation Center.

With Monday's forecast high of 67 degrees, the temperature could come close to the 1890 record of 68 degrees.

The theme for the event, scheduled for April 14, is "Collaboration for Innovation." 

MU's Troubling Violence Performance Project is a troupe of actors who share personal stories about domestic and sexual violence with Columbia. By bringing up these sometimes taboo issues, they encourage conversation with the community.

For too long, wage earners have been subjected to unfair, regressive taxes on their wages while some millionaires and billionaires have been favored with much lower tax rates than their wage-earning counterparts.

The second annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut will occur Feb. 7, which is the 200th anniversary of the 1812 New Madrid Earthquake.