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Analysis: Term-limits lead lawmakers to exit early

Missouri has spent about a half-million dolars on special elections to replace lawmakers in the last eight years. Some legislators are entering the private sector before their term ends.

Camp Hickory Hill puts land up for sale

While there is no money owed on the land itself, the camp has had trouble staying out of debt since Ronald James, a physician who founded the camp, died in 2006.

Electronic waste in mid-Missouri gets collected, recycled

With a majority of Americans tossing out their forgotten electronics, Mid-MO Recycling and the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District have teamed up to host collections in hopes of preventing toxic pollution, while recycling and salvaging items that can be reused.

City offers alternatives to keep leaves off the streets

To keep residents from pushing leaves out into the streets, the city provides a few alternative means of disposal. 

Columbia public safety agencies to offer alerts through Nixle.com

Columbia safety agencies, such as the Police Department and Public Works Department, will be able to alert residents of emergencies through Nixle.com.

Boone County committee to research possibilty of use tax

Amid declining sales tax revenue, Boone County and Columbia officials have decided to form a committee to explore the possibility of instituting a use tax on purchases made by residents online and out of state.

Analysis: The effects of including religion in Fort Hood coverage

While Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the media could not avoid including Hasan's faith once it came up, he said this angle needs to be kept in perspective.

PTSD treatment for Iraq, Afghanistan veterans growing more immediate, intensive

The recent Fort Hood tragedy is beginning to shed more light on how the medical profession handles psychological stress before, during and after combat. Post-traumatic stress disorder is being identified and treated more quickly than before.

Hy-Vee set to open second Columbia store

The doors at 405 E. Nifong Blvd. will open to customers for the first time Tuesday morning. The store is Hy-Vee's second in Columbia, and a third is being planned to open next spring.

GRAPHIC: Natural gas prices expected to be lower this winter

The Energy Information Administration estimates that residential natural gas prices in the West North Central region of the country, which includes Missouri, will be approximately a dollar less compared with last winter.

Alzheimer's Association of mid-Missouri hosts research forum

On Friday, the Alzheimer's Association Mid-Missouri Chapter hosted a research forum that featured keynote speaker Alison Goate, a genetics professor at the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

Ronald McDonald House to relocate

Columbia's Ronald McDonald House is set to relocate as part of a plan to consolidate MU Health Care's children's services.

UPDATE: Fort Hood shooting leaves 13 dead; suspect hospitalized

Military officials are trying to piece together what might have pushed Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspected shooter, to turn on his comrades.

Where your legislators stand on the health care debate

Look at a breakdown of some of the key issues and where Missouri senators and representatives stand on pieces of health care reform.

Moment of silence at MU for Fort Hood victims

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked military personnel and others to pause for a minute at 1:34 p.m., a day after an Army psychiatrist killed 12 soldiers and one civilian.

Man accused in drive-by shooting arrested in Tennessee

William Darnell McNeary was arrested in Tennessee last Wednesday. Columbia police said he shot a 15-year-old in July in a drive-by-shooting.

UPDATE: Investigators unsure of motive in Orlando office tower shooting

Everyone who was shot was in the offices of Reynolds Smith & Hills, on the eighth floor. The five survivors were in stable condition, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings said.

UPDATE: Family, friends and co-workers speak about Hasan

The Army psychiatrist who is a suspect in the assault at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and hurt 30 had trouble interacting with some of his patients, a former boss said.

UPDATE: Orlando office tower gunman apprehended

Police in Orlando apprehended the gunman at his mother's home. Former Reynolds, Smith & Hill employee Jason Rodriguez, 40, was released from the transportation engineering consulting firm in June 2007 for performance issues.

Fort Hood victims had different reasons for enlisting

Among the 13 people killed during the shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, were individuals who had different reasons for joining the military, but the same desire to serve their country.