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The Columbia Audubon Society is an organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and wildlife habitats.

The Central Missouri Humane Society cares for more than 6,000 animals annually and is the largest open-door shelter in mid-Missouri.

The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri distributes more than 28 million pounds of food per year.

Bill Wickersham gives his opinion on media coverage of UFO phenomena, which he has been interested in for more than 50 years.

Jeremy Guthrie (2-0) improved to 7-0 in his past 13 starts dating to last Aug. 8. Guthrie, who has a 2.37 ERA during the stretch, allowed four runs on six hits, including three home runs.

UConn's 93-60 win Tuesday night was the biggest blowout ever in a women's NCAA title game.

Lance Lynn (1-0) retired the first 10 batters with seven strikeouts before the Reds scratched out a run in the fourth on consecutive one-hit singles from Zack Cozart and Joey Votto and a sacrifice fly from Brandon Phillips.

The Blues extended their winning streak to a season-long five games and strengthened its chances of making the playoffs in the West, while the Predators fell deeper into last place in the Central Division.

The governor met privately with reluctant Republican senators, spoke with hundreds of disability advocates and talked with the nation's top health care official on Tuesday.

Missouri schools appear likely to get a 2 percent funding increase next year. State employees could get a small raise.

In February, the GOP leadership committee members enjoyed two dinners at CC's City Broiler in Columbia that cost more than $1,500 each, plus additional lobbyist-supplied food.

A 2009 Missouri law prohibits the state from complying with the 2005 federal law that set stringent proof-of-identity requirements for photo IDs.

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and legislators are trumping up a baseless allegation that the state Department of Revenue is compiling a secret gun database to share with the federal government.

Gov. Jay Nixon wants to know how much flexibility Missouri has to make market-based changes or require co-payments from adults earning up to 138 percent of the poverty level, which is about $27,000 annually for a family of three.

One new panel consists only of House GOP leadership, and it is the only committee that has received meals from lobbyists.

The legislature did not object, so three executive orders by Gov. Jay Nixon will take effect Aug. 208, shifting duties among departments.

Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, has served as attorney general since 2009 and previously was a state senator and local prosecutor.

After falling victim to hackers, the company said it has found and contained the breach but advises customers to continue monitoring their accounts for fraudulent charges.

The committee agreed to provide a $66 million increase in basic state aid to public elementary and secondary schools on top of a $3 billion core budget.

The legislation endorsed Monday would set up a test program that would provide transportation for children who live more than 50 miles away from their parent's prison to visit them.