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What should be the school board's emphasis with building Columbia's new public high school? Is it more important to find the cheapest overall price tag, or reserve the ability to leave the most jobs for local residents?

As legislators debate whether to increase the role of government in health care, the economy, over which it has established oversight, languishes.

Antonio Flores-Ramirez, 29, was killed in a drug set-up gone sour in August 2008. On Monday, his family spoke in court to Clyde Hyler, who will go to prison for his part in the crime.

The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team lost 66-62 to Missouri Valley College on Tuesday night in Marshall, dropping the Cougars to 3-5.

Gov. Jay Nixon is resisting a plan that would enrol more low-income children potentially eligible for Medicaid because at this time would cost the state too much money.

The developers cited a decline in demand for commercial real estate as the reason the project, which had already received City Council approval for tax increment financing, was dropped.

Nixon's office is troubled by the cost of the plan and doesn't plan to automatically enroll children eligible for Medicaid.

The Transportation Department was ordered to pay $1.3 million to the woman's family because it didn't do enough to warn of traffic conditions.

Kirsti Wilkerson has gradually lost her hearing since the age of 5. She has learned to adapt, especially while playing basketball.

The Stephens women's basketball team defeated Westminster 72-53 on Tuesday in Fulton.

Information on government and civil service closings over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The perpetrator got into the victim's car while it was stopped at the intersection of Range Line Street and Business Loop 70 and forced her to drive to Cosmopolitan Park.

The Patel brothers, proprietors of Daylight Donuts, have reopened the library's coffee kiosk.

No arrests have been made, and the victim was treated and released from Boone Hospital Center.

The former first lady will take part in the St. Louis Speakers Series organized by Maryville University.

Columbia institutions obtain more flu vaccinations, though still prioritizing those most at risk of infection.

A survivor of the fire that destroyed MU's historic Academic Hall, the cornerstone will end up in an interpretive display after years without permanent placement.

A few entertainment-oriented businesses in downtown Columbia will remain open during the Thanksgiving holiday, providing diversions for all the folks who don't have to work those days.

Bob and Karen Fry once considered themselves warm-weather fans of Columbia College athletics. That changed this season when they braved the elements to watch the Cougars play soccer.

Despite receiving permission from the City Council to implement a tax incentive, developers Jonathan and Nathan Odle of Trittbach Develpment, have dropped a project on Tenth and Locust streets. The high-rise development would have included office space, apartments and a street-level grocery store.