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Four Columbia men turn their dreams of flying into a reality.

The Columbia Housing Authority held a meeting Tuesday evening and invited public input on the agency's strategic plan. Some residents were concerned about potential disruption that could result from renovation or replacement of existing housing.

North Central neighborhood residents will have a chance this week to raise concerns about the planned demolition of two homes owned by Boone County Family Resources.

A Missouri Supreme Court ruling Tuesday affirmed the status of two St. Louis candidates on the Aug. 7 primary ballot. This ruling ends statewide questions of candidate residency requirements.

Organizers will turn their attention to fundraising, marketing and volunteers.

The research found that boys and girls considered obese in kindergarten performed worse on math tests starting in first grade.

Ann Everett Ford, 76, died Sunday at Boone Hospital Center.

The bicycle lanes will extend to Boone County's southwestern edge and connect to the Katy Trail. The project is part of an effort by MoDOT to make travel safer for drivers and cyclists, and increase tourism to the area.

The 2 1/2-hour outage was caused by damage to an underground electrical line.

If the wealthy can anonymously purchase our country's leaders, do we really know who our leaders are?

Sylvia Louise Woods-Dixon, formerly of Columbia, died Friday, June 15, 2012. She was 74.

Ann Everett Ford died June 17. She was 76.

Christa DeMarke, creator and author of c. jane create, shares her recipe for lime-marinated flank steak.

Luke Hochevar earned his first victory since May 12. He had four losses and two no-decisions since his previous win.

Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee announced Tuesday they have formed a network to build alternative tracks leading to a successful career. They'll be working with the Pathways to Prosperity Project at Harvard and Jobs for the Future to connect employers with educators and policymakers.

A change in the Missouri Plan, in which voters select their preferences for judges, will accomplish little and won't provide more accountability for judges who make unpopular decisions.

Results from a 2009 study show American children do better identifying the correct answers to simple scientific tasks than using evidence from their experiments to explain those answers.

Dan Frost and Dave Wier won the championship flight and senior flight at the golf tournament.

White nose bat syndrome has killed more than 6 million bats in four Canadian provinces and 19 U.S. states. The disease was first documented in Missouri in April.