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The Federal Aviation Administration is waiting to decide how to react to legislation that repurposes $253 million to keep airport towers open.

Kenyata Miles, 32, was charged Wednesday with the sexual trafficking of a minor. He is charged with harboring a 16-year-old runaway and using her for prostitution.

One of the trucks was transporting agricultural products, and the other was hauling refrigerated carbon dioxide.

One driver from each vehicle was taken to University Hospital with minor to moderate injuries, said Boone County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Gale Blomenkamp.

Although more research is needed, preliminary studies show that girls and women who play sports suffer more concussion and feel the effects longer than males.

Anthony Tyree Graves could receive a sentence of 30 years in prison for shooting Deaudre Johnson, 17. Circuit Court Judge Kevin Crane  will make a decision on Graves' sentence on June 10.

A former resident who worked as an electrician for the Navy told Columbia fire investigators she complained to the company about possibly unsafe electrical fixtures. 

The order calls upon the state to respond to the claims in Ferguson’s petition, which include a lack of physical evidence, a lack of credible witness testimony and a constitutional violation in the trial's jury selection.

For 42 of the past 43 years, history professor Steven Watts has been at MU, where he received both his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in history.

Nicholas Aaron Harbour was born on Dec. 12, 1988, in Columbia

The fire damaged the stove, range hood, walls surrounding the stove and two kitchen cabinets.

Gov. Jay Nixon  visited Rock Bridge Memorial State Park to praise the program, which is accepting applications for summer jobs.

Organizers of a workshop held in Columbia on Tuesday said that hospitality workers are particularly valuable in recognizing possible warning signs of abuse.

In the first day of the trial of Anthony Tyree Graves, a witness testified that the victim, 17-year-old Deaudre Johnson, wasn't the intended target of the shooter.

The online petition will be delivered to local council leaders before the Boy Scouts' national meeting in Dallas, where members will vote on whether to end the ban on gay Scouts.

Take a look at a short stop-motion video showing MU students and Columbia residents enjoying warm weather before temperatures drop later in the week.

A fire consumed over a third of Ron Pierson's detached garage Tuesday afternoon.

The free event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Launer Auditorium. For those who cannot attend, the panel will be streamed live on a website hosted by the college.

Walnut Street between College Avenue and Orr Street will be closed to all through traffic from May 6 to 12 to allow for construction and utility work. 

Foster dogs Gertie and Maude will be ready for adoption after Stephens College's production of "Legally Blonde: The Musical" wraps up Friday evening.