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Candidates support asking MU to help pay for a more extensive, student-centric bus system. However, they are split on how much the city should subsidize bus operating costs from its own budget.

Kim Presko, principal at Oakland Junior High School, has a sentimental tie to her future school, Battle High School: Muriel Battle hired her as a math teacher at West Junior High School in 1990.

The Tigers won 4-2 and 7-0 Wednesday at University Field, but coach Ehren Earleywine said he was not satisfied with his team.

The justices' decision, due this June, will affect the way virtually every American receives and pays for care. The court wrapped up public arguments Wednesday on the overhaul, which is designed to extend health insurance to most of the 50 million Americans now without it.

Barbara Hoppe has demonstrated that she can bring neighbors, homeowners, studentsand businesses together to find common solutions that benefit everyone.

David Rosman discusses local issues that will appear on the April 3 election ballot and gives his own reviews of the candidates running for seats in the City Council and Columbia Public School Board.

While our First Amendment rights should be protected, we need to communicate our opinions compassionately and treat others with respect. This includes amending the content in vulgar entertainment mediums such as movies, television shows, concerts and night club entertainment.

Memorial Baptist Church members did yard work for an elderly homeowner as part of several daily projects for the community.

Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed using an extra $17.75 million in federal Medicaid funds to avoid cuts for a program that provides money for the blind.

The Tigers gathered 11 hits but stranded seven runners on base in an 8-2 loss to the Bears on Wednesday at Taylor Stadium.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts stronger tropical cyclones and more frequent heat waves, deluges and droughts. It warns that the greatest threat from extreme weather is to highly populated, poor regions of the world.

Highland president and CEO Jim Bausch said his company's form of pseudoephedrine is just as effective as those currently on the market but can't be extracted and used to make meth.

On Wednesday, a group marched around the Capitol's north side to protest plans to honor Rush Limbaugh in the Missouri Capitol, before piling up pages with about 35,000 petition signatures outside Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley's third-floor corner office.

Sixth Ward councilwoman reached the bronze level in the National League of Cities' Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program.

Columbia School Board candidates shares their personal experience and perspectives on closing achievement gap, tax levy and bond issue proposals and the budget.

Despite a weak economy, the Public School & Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri remains 85 percent pre-funded. A strong retirement system is vital to attracting qualified teachers to the state.

The Central Missouri Event Center, Home of the Boone County Fair, is the new name for the Boone County fairgrounds. Members of the Boone County Commission renamed the fairgrounds Tuesday to reflect the diversity of the venue.