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Students in agricultural economist Kevin Moore's Returning to the Farm class at MU create business plans using financial information from their own family farms.

One of the biggest, most divisive issues for lawmakers this week will be familiar from years past — whether to scale back several existing tax breaks as part of a plan to create new incentives for certain businesses.

Hiroki Kuroda (5-2) allowed only a sacrifice fly by the Royals' Alex Gordon and an RBI groundout by Alcides Esocbar over 7 2/3 innings. The right-hander at one point went 15 batters without allowing a hit to win for the fifth time in his last six decisions.

High-tech sensors detect and measure carbon dioxide and other greenhouse pollutants to see if emissions into the atmosphere are being reduced, especially in mega-cities to see if reduction goals are being met.

The "Martyrs of Otranto," Laura of St. Catherine of Siena Montoya y Upegui and Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala canonized Sunday.

Authorities think that a slain 18-month-old girl whose body was found over the weekend was killed on the eastern Kansas farm where her mother and two men were killed and that the child's body was later disposed of in the next county.

Jorge De La Rosa did not allow a hit until David Freese's two-out single in the seventh, answering a pair of pitching gems by St. Louis over the weekend.

Jon Stouffer donated his late mother's collection of Precious Moments figurines to the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks, The Joplin Globe reported. Shirley Stouffer, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, died of heart problems in 2007 at age 67, he said.

Rail supporters want to close the 185-mile service gap between Oklahoma City and Wichita.

Three MU students recently created a YouTube video starring 10-year-old Cole Nowlin, who teaches college men how to be chivalrous. The video has racked up more than 400,000 views in little over a week. 

After pitching seven innings earlier in the day to beat Tennessee, Missouri ace pitcher Chelsea Thomas could only muster two innings against No. 1 seed Florida, which won 10-4.

Rock Bridge students attended their prom Friday evening in the Kimball Ballroom at Stephens College.

Tigers senior Malcolm Pennix was called for fouls in the SEC long-jump finals, making it hard to keep up with LSU's Damar Forbes, who had a record-breaking jump Saturday.

A clutch performance in the preliminary round earned Tigers sophomore thrower Kearsten Peoples a spot in the finals.

With graduation season upon us, the Missourian compiled videos of recent noteworthy commencement speeches.

Not only was this an important day for the 541 students receiving degrees from Columbia College, but it was the last commencement address made by the college's president, Gerald Brouder, who will retire in August. 

The lack of charging stations makes it difficult for electric models to gain traction in Columbia.

The Missourian covers Columbia City Council meetings regularly, but with DocumentCloud reporters can include more information and notes with their stories.

Senior pitcher Andrew Roseman silenced Smith-Cotton bats to help the Kewpies advance in the district tournament with a 2-1 victory.

Hickman boys tennis player Daniel Shyu played his final high school match Saturday and earned third place in the doubles tournament with Juyni Wu.