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Chase Freidel finished first overall in the long jump, recording a jump of 15 feet, 9 inches.

Rock Bridge sophomore Matt Echelmeier finished first overall with a two-under-par 70.

Construction on the Grindstone Pedway Project will begin Monday. The project will widen sidewalks and build paths and a pedestrian bridge over Hinkson Creek.

Anyone with any information is requested to call Sergeant Shawn Spalding at 882-5928, or Crime Stoppers at 875-8477. Tips can also be submitted online at 875tips.com.

When Columbia firefighters arrived around 9:46 a.m., the woman was trapped in an SUV, which had collided with a dump truck. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to free her using hydraulic rescue tools.

James Lohr, 47, and Thomas Guolee, 31, aren't being called suspects in Clements' death, but their names have surfaced during the investigation, El Paso County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Kramer said.

I can’t imagine what my senior year would have been without my DMamily. We laughed together, we yelled at each other, and we pushed each other to our limits. So much of what we did this year was building– we tried new things, and just had to trust that we would either figure it out, or not mess up too badly.

Insurance companies must now publicly justify every rate increase of 10 percent or more, which has led to a sharp decline in double-digit rate hikes. Starting in 2014, insurers will have to justify every proposed rate increase, even if it’s a 1 percent bump.

Children were given the opportunity to explore a variety of trucks at the Tons of Trucks event on Wednesday at Cosmopolitan Park.

Rock Bridge boys tennis player Raymond Majors played for Hickman throughout his freshman season before transferring to Rock Bridge. 

Richard Dixon, an avid storyteller and world traveler, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013. He was 85.

Dr. Schroeder of Columbia died Friday, March 29, 2013. He was 97.

The Columbia Fire Department is responsible for all fires within Columbia city limits.

Jeremie Guthrie struck out nine and gave up one run in six innings for the Royals, who picked up their first win of the season on Thursday, 3-1.

Ebert had been a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. He had announced on his blog Wednesday that he was undergoing radiation treatment after a recurrence of cancer.

St. Louis' Adam Cracknell scored his first two goals of the season in the Blues' 4-3 win on the road.

Indoor vertical farms, which can supply a market's specific demands within a month, are becoming a popular entrepreneurial venture. But they can face challenges such as the high use of electricity, which is costly.

The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-0 Wednesday to endorse the roughly 1,000-page measure, which creates new classes of felonies and misdemeanors and gives judges more flexibility in sentencing.

Journalists and news organizations would be barred from using unmanned aircraft for surveillance unless they have permission from the property owner.

The governor has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at state buildings in Boone County and at correctional facilities across the state.