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Race walk national champion competes in Missouri State Senior Games
The Missouri State Senior Games start with athletes at 50 years old, but the Maurine Lia is 80. She has been mastering her sport of racing walking for 27 years and is a National Senior Olympics champion.
Children from Midwest compete in Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon
During the third year of the competition in Columbia, 115 kids ran, swam and biked on Saturday morning.
MU Health Care to reduce staff
The job losses are due to cuts in federal health care payments from Medicare.
Community Garden Coalition celebrates 30 years during tour
The Community Garden Coalition celebrated its 30th anniversary during its Garden Cruise event on Saturday. Gardeners had the opportunity to share with each other what they are doing in their gardens.
Shots fired early Saturday morning
Columbia Police Department responded to shots fired near the intersection of Tenth Street and East Broadway, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
Friends reminisce at 70-year Hickman High School reunion
The Hickman High School class of 1943 had its 70-year reunion Friday night at D. Rowes Restaurant & Bar. Twenty-one alumni attended the event.
Two dead in southeast Missouri
The deaths in Perry County seem to be the result of a murder-suicide.
Old friends reunite at Missouri State Senior Games horseshoes competition
Bill Cannon, 83, and other competitors play horseshoes for both friendship and fun at the Show-Me State Senior Games.
Columbia children perform in Arrow Rock Lyceum's "The Wizard of Oz"
Eight Columbia children cast as munchkins and flying monkeys in the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz" invested hours of preparation but said the experience was fun.
Layoffs at Columbia IBM facility could lead to reduction in tax incentives
Under one of several state tax incentives from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, IBM was required to create 600 jobs within three years.
Coming from a rodeo family helps competitor at High School Rodeo Finals
The Krauses have participated in rodeo for more than 20 years and now compete in the sport every weekend as a family.
MU Faculty Council members will miss Chancellor Deaton
MU Faculty Council Chairman Harry Tyrer cites the increased goal for the fundraiser For All We Call Mizzou and the continuation of the Chancellor's Fund for Excellence as parts of Brady Deaton's legacy.
Christina Salmon and Daniel Hopkins were married March 23
Christina Kari Salmon and Daniel Jacob Hopkins were married at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Columbia.
Team roping partners from Trenton come to High School Rodeo State Finals
Bailey Owen and Trever Ratliff have gone to school together since kindergarten and both got into roping at the high school level, so they teamed up.
UM System Board of Curators approves employee benefits for same-sex partners
The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday evening to extend medical, dental, vision and other benefits to same-sex partners of UM employees if they meet certain criteria.
IBM restructuring leads to layoffs nationwide, as well as in Columbia
Reports indicate some Columbia workers have lost their jobs.
MU's Kyle Gillespie adds rhythm to Mizzou Forte
Kyle Gillespie is a self-taught beatboxer.
MU storm-chasers seek out severe weather around Midwest
In April, the team headed to Oklahoma and chased two storms to Lawton, Okla.
Deaton discusses career, plans for emeritus work
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton, who said Wednesday he would retire from the position on Nov. 15, took time Thursday to discuss his career and his future plans for working on world food security issues.
Water and Light presents Mill Creek power line proposal to City Council
The council is leaning toward an option that calls for three 161-kilovolt transmission lines to run from the proposed Mill Creek substation to three existing power stations. The Water and Light Department also presented a potential layout for partially underground lines.
