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Brandon R. Coleman of Columbia killed in Sunday morning shooting
Brandon R. Coleman was killed Sunday morning after a shooting near the intersection of Ann Street and Hinkson Avenue.
Hofstra beats Missouri, forces second game Sunday
Winner moves on, loser goes home in deciding regional title game Sunday.
Learn about the finalists for this year's One Read program
One of the finalists for the Daniel Boone Regional Library's annual program is a book written by a Columbia resident. Read interviews and watch videos featuring the two authors.
Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
Reports of injuries in the mobile home park near Shawnee about 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma City couldn't immediately be confirmed.
Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in U.S.
The St. Louis Medium Security Institution and the Philadelphia City Industrial Correctional Center had 6.3 percent abuse rate, based on inmate surveys.
Analysis: Missouri GOP success in eye of beholder
Republican leaders declared the session "historic" and "monumental," but the success depends on decisions of Gov. Jay Nixon.
Two $1M Powerball tickets sold in Missouri
One ticket was sold in St. Louis and another in the southeast Missouri town of Doniphan.
Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Florida Lottery spokesman David Bishop said Sunday afternoon that it was doubtful the winner would come forward that day. The ticket-holder can't claim the prize until Monday when the agency opens, he said.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Failure and inertia prevail in Jefferson City
How else to explain another session ending without a jobs plan or a strategy for funding transportation projects? How else to explain a legislature that allowed bountiful debate time for a host of preposterous gun-rights bills but never got around to seriously discussing Medicaid reform and expansion?
Hudson's throw, Marston's tag lead Missouri to 1-0 win over Hofstra
Missouri's Chelsea Thomas finished off Hofstra in the seventh. The Tigers escaped from a game where they were outhit eight to one, played badly at times and needed some luck to win.
Graduation ceremonies continue at MU
Commencement speakers included Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane and award-winning creative nonfiction writer Peter Hessler.
Zastryzny hopes to extend his pitching career with Missouri baseball team
It wasn’t Rob Zastryzny's Senior Day, but Saturday still might have been his last game at Taylor Stadium. Zastryzny, who has been the Tigers’ top starter for the past three seasons, is eligible for the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft and, barring catastrophe, will likely be offered a six- or seven-figure contract to pitch professionally.
Douglass High School sends off its largest graduating class
Douglass’ 2013 graduation ceremony had more proud parents, family and friends than chairs to hold them all in Columbia College’s Launer Auditorium. The 72 students in blue caps and gowns were members of the largest graduating class Douglass has ever had.
Gov. Nixon, GOP clash over Medicaid, driver's licenses
When lawmakers left town on Friday they had soundly defeated Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to 260,000 adults by using almost $900 million from the federal government.
Missouri infrastructure proposals fail at state Capitol
State lawmakers wrapped up their annual session Friday without passing a proposed 1-cent sales tax for transportation or a state bonding package. Both would have required voter approval had they cleared the legislature.
Brooks and Mello make state for Hickman track team.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for state, which will be held next weekend at Lincoln University.
Nancy Pike died May 16, 2013
Nancy Pike, 56, of Columbia, died Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Nancy Pike, Dec. 1, 1956 — May 16, 2013, of Columbia
Nancy Pike, 56, of Columbia, passed away May 16, 2013.
Driver injured in rollover accident on U.S. 63
The woman overcorrected to the right and then to the left causing the SUV to overturn several times before it came to a stop on its top in the northbound lanes of U.S. 63, police said.
Hofstra's ace looking to upend Missouri softball's Chelsea Thomas
Missouri's Chelsea Thomas and Hofstra’s Olivia Galati, who face each other Saturday in the NCAA Columbia Regional at University Field, have a combined 22 career no-hitters and eight perfect games.