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MU scientists have successfully created stem cells from the cells of pigs' connective tissue. The scientists say they hope their research will provide an alternative to the controversial use of embryonic stem cells.

The UM System's decision to make contributions to its retirement fund went into effect Wednesday. Some employees are concerned that it affects lower-income workers too much, but the system says the move was caused by the recession and that it has done all it can to protect lower-income workers.

Deborah Marsch of Union has not been seen since she left her home early Friday morning.

On Sunday, police said NFL quarterback Steve McNair's Saturday shooting death was a homicide.  With the investigation still underway, those close to McNair took the time to remember his life and his career.

On Sunday's news shows, political observers struggled to make sense of the Alaska governor's decision and its effects.

Teenagers can be great on family vacations — if you let them live a little and make their own decisions.

Citizens are coming together in Columbia thanks to meetup.com, a social-networking site that encourages meeting in person.

A 20-year-old female inmate at Boone County Jail was shocked with a Taser on Saturday afternoon by an officer. The inmate had threatened to harm officers and herself, Capt. Jenny Atwell said. 

Mike Hopkins of Richland had applied to be an astronaut three times before, but on his fourth try, NASA accepted Hopkins, along with eight other candidates, from a nationwide applicant pool of 3,500 for its latest class of astronauts.

Rain-Central Missouri, a case management organization, has enrolled 58 new clients in the last year.

The Little People of America organization said Sunday that the word 'midget' is just as offensive as racial slurs.

A fireworks explosion on one of North Carolina's Outer Banks islands killed three people, and a fourth was killed during the finale of a show in Pennsylvania.

The transit system, which shuttles thousands of visitors around the sprawling resort each day, was shut down while authorities investigated the wreck.

The Springfield City Council is considering the removal of a local ordinance that makes it illegal to entice a member of the same gender to engage in sexual activity in a public place.

The inmates from Middlesex Jail were evacuated by bus to other facilites, but it is unknown how long the jail will be closed.

Parents, children and grandparents waited in lines to play tic-tac-toe, win prizes and get some patriotic decorations Saturday at the "Fire in the Sky" celebration at Memorial Stadium. The day was capped off with a fireworks show that could be seen throughout Columbia.

For one Columbia family, the Fourth of July represents a chance to remember veterans and cherish the time they have together.

Groups were claiming prime real estate Saturday afternoon in the parking lots surrounding Memorial Stadium, preparing for lengthy festivities.

Family members gathered Saturday in Cosmo-Bethel Park for Dorothy Huddleston's 84th birthday and Independence Day festivities.