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Following President Barack Obama's re-election, Democrats and Republicans see the likelihood of continued legislative struggles ahead.

President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night and spoke to thousands of cheering voters in Chicago. Earlier, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney conceded the election during a speech in Boston.

Missouri's defense has been challenged this season, against the likes of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. But Tennessee, with quarterback Tyler Bray and a host of explosive receivers, might provide Missouri its greatest challenge yet.

The nor'easter brought down tree limbs and electrical wires, and utilities in New York and New Jersey reported that some customers who lost power because of Sandy lost it all over again as a result of the nor'easter.

Marian Ohman, who lives on Garth Avenue, turned herself into police after realizing that she had been involved in an accident in which someone had been injured on Garth.

The county often strayed from larger trends in races across Missouri, showing a more liberal tendency in a state that generally leaned strongly in the other direction.

The Canvas on Broadway, which has been open for seven months, allows people to create a predetermined paintings while listening to music and enjoying drinks.

The Missouri baseball team finished its Fall World Series on Wednesday at Taylor Stadium. The Black team beat the Gold team 4-2 in the last game. Missouri won't play play again until spring.

Athletics director and head basketball coach Bob Burchard transformed the culture at Columbia College almost immediately after his hiring 25 years ago. He is now two wins away from 600 career victories.

Tigers junior cross country runner Hayden Legg has been an outdoor person all his life, which makes cross country his ideal sport.

Kewpies running back Deven Larry suffered a shoulder injury in last Friday's win against Rock Bridge. While he is expected to play in the district finals against Francis Howell, the Kewpies will have to rely on their depth at running back to keep him fresh.

Shortly before 2:30 p.m., the 12-vehicle convoy of Missouri Task Force 1 rolled into the loading zone at the Boone County Fire Protection District's headquarters, concluding its nine-day mission providing emergency support in New York.

Columbia Public Schools is voting in November on changes to its PE curriculum that will accommodate the grade redistribution which will be in place next year.

Mayor Bob McDavid announced the challenge Wednesday in the hopes of urging residents to donate before the Dec. 18 deadline, which he called Columbia's day of "caring for neighbors in need."

Representatives from the MU School of Medicine and the CoxHealth and Mercy health systems will re-emphasize an approach they've been using for the past two years: telling legislators and the public about the plans.

At the open house, city officials will talk about the advantages, disadvantages and cost estimates of each project.

David Craig died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. He was 73.

Senior guard Michael Dixon will not be playing in the basketball team's season opener against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

I take voter fraud seriously. Although it appears that the GOP may be the guilty party, we need to see how many voters file complaints because there is no evidence of registration.