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Web Extra: Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel after homecoming win over Vanderbilt

Web Extra: Missouri center Evan Boehm after 24-14 homecoming win against Vanderbilt.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Bud Sasser scored two touchdowns and Russell Hansbrough added another to lead Missouri past Vanderbilt 24-14 Saturday and end a two-game home losing streak. After scoring twice apiece on special teams and defense last week at Florida, the Tigers (6-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) used three touchdowns by their offense against the

Police are searching for a suspected burglar that got away. MU Police said a man broke into a residence at Campus View Apartments, also known as Tiger Diggs, and stole several items. Police said it happened around 6:00 Saturday morning. Police said three female University of Missouri students live in that apartment. They reported an

This weekend is the University of Missouri’s 103rd Homecoming Celebration. Saturday morning, thousands came to the annual homecoming parade that went through the streets of downtown Columbia. In honor of the university’s 175th anniversary, descendants of Boone County residents who gave land, money or other resources to help build the university in 1839 served as

Central Methodist University is celebrating after receiving the largest donation in its 160 year history. Saturday, CMU President Roger Drake announced Fayette natives Jay and Kelly Jacobs gave the university $3.6 million. Jay Jacobs is an alum of CMU and the current president of Pimco, an investment management company based in California. Drake said the

A Morgan County man said he’s lucky to be alive after a hunting accident left him dangling from a tree by his neck. The man said he blames the safety harness he was using and wants to warn other hunters about the danger. A regular bow hunter, Troy Smith said the best place to do

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A former Pulaski County man was arrested Thursday after allegedly sexually assaulting two teenagers. A complaint was filed in Pulaski County alleging 34-year-old Neil Couillard sexually assaulted his 14-year-old son. Both Couillard and the victim recently moved to Wright County, where detectivesinvestigated accusations against him Thursday. When they arrived to his residence in Wright County,

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Two people were seriously injured Thursday afternoon after falling about 18 feet from a dam at Stephens Lake Park. Columbia firefighters responded to the park at around 4:30, where park visitors led them to Sherman’s Dam on the south side of the park. They found two 19-year-old men on the rocks below the dam, near

Imagine losing your only daughter and not knowing what really happened to her. That’s the case for Marianne Asher-Chapman. October 2003 was the last time she saw her daughter, Michelle “Angie” Yarnell. “She’s still missing. It was decided that her husband killed her, he disposed of her body and it’s still hidden. I’ve appealed to

Emergency crews responded to a car accident on Providence near the I-70 westbound on-ramp at Exit 126 Friday afternoon. The Columbia Fire Department said it was a two-vehicle collision. Crews had to cut one person out from one of the cars. An ambulance transferred that person to University Hospital, and their condition is unknown. Officials

A Smithton meat processing plant was inspected Friday and was found to have sanitation issues, halting custom exempt processing operations. The Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Program found sanitation problems with meat processing equipment at PBR Custom Meat Processing. PBR’s permits will be suspended until a new inspection is satisfactory, which will

Columbia Police searched three homes Thursday and arrested four people for stealing property in a burglary on October 19. Police searched 1403 Greensboro, 1412 Greensboro, and 1407 Avatar. 18-year-old La’Deja Hayes was arrested for receiving stolen property and was released on a signature summons. 20-year-old DeAngelo Joe, Jr. was arrested for 2 counts of 2nd

A Columbia man was arrested Thursday after leading police on a 114-mile chase into Jackson County Wednesday. Columbia Police chased him Wednesday through the city after officers were called to a suspicious car near the Boone County Courthouse around 3:15 p.m. Officers were told a wanted man was driving around the courthouse looking for a

The Columbia Police Association said the city needs more officers, and less than two weeks before the election, they said Proposition 1 could be the fix. It would increase local property taxes to pay for more police. Opponents are crying foul, saying a tax increase isn’t the answer. Those pushing for the passage of Proposition

A 23-year-old Jefferson City man was arrested and was charged Thursday with a class B felony of unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, as well as a felony for armed criminal action. Witnesses tell police it all started when they tried to buy a cell phone

A sex offender in Columbia is back at home after police said he repeatedly violated orders to stay at least 500 feet away from schools and public parks. Police arrested Andrew Spain Wednesday for being on the property of Douglass Park at Providence and Rogers Street. He was released on bail a short time later.

In less than two weeks, Columbia voters will decide whether to raise fees construction companies pay to build new homes and businesses. The city plans to collect the money for new roads. The idea has gotten a lot of attention in the last month. A campaign committee called Citizens For a Better Columbia, backed by