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Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill will head a group tasked with preparing five Missouri counties for new nuclear technology.

Local state legislature candidates are calling for more money to higher education by scaling back the state's tax credit programs.  

Mulekicker Cloggers member Jackie Cole credits clogging with helping her survive cancer. The group with be performing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Boone County Fair.

The 2012 Boone County Fair runs from July 24 to 28. For a $10 daily admission ticket, customers can see everything the fair has to offer.

Nan Collins writes how the breathtaking display of support Saturday displayed the true spirit of Columbia for all to see.

Carol McEntyre, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, started her new job July 8.

After an investigation, the Columbia Police Officers Association confirmed waitresses exposed their breasts during a charity golf tournament in June. The Columbia Police Department, however, has not yet completed its investigation.

Smokers with limited resources looking to quit have new opportunities to kick the habit, thanks to a partnership between the Columbia Housing Authority and the Public Health and Human Services Department. 

Thumper Entertainment will have plenty of ways for the audience to cool off at the Lucinda Williams concert tomorrow night. 

Proposed revitalization of downtown public housing apartments will be the focus of the discussion.

We should be investing in bus and railway systems in order to make public transportation more efficient and minimize traffic on interstates.

Ameren Missouri is sponsoring a campaign to reward community activists for their work, which sometimes goes unrecognized.

Monir Shababi writes that overlooking the subject of obesity is contributing to people not seeking treatment. 

Tax increment financing is becoming a popular way for municipalities in Missouri to fund development that might not otherwise occur. Check on the status of these projects around the state.

W. Arthur Mehrhoff spent much of his career helping communities envision alternatives to growing development trends but has seen an acceleration since the '70s.

Cardinals lost to the Dodgers 5-3.

After winning only 15 games in the past five seasons, the Rams have a new coach who hopes to instill in his players optimism for the road ahead.

Bob Bowlsby said that the best days of the Big 12 are ahead at the start of Big 12 football media days. "I came into this process skeptical, (that) would probably be a fair way to portray it. ... I think we have a stability that is far better than perhaps the public perception."

Sally Ride rode into space on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 when she was 32. After her flight, more than 42 other American women flew in space, NASA said.