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Police Chief Ken Burton calls forfeiture funds 'pennies from heaven'

Police Chief Ken Burton calls forfeiture funds ‘pennies from heaven’

Laurien Rose November 27, 2012

Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton told the Citizens Police Review Board at its last meeting he hoped to buy on-body cameras for officers of the police department by next budget. “They’d be purchasable...

Southern Boone Learning Garden awarded five-year grant

Alyssa Nielsen November 27, 2012

The Southern Boone Learning Garden has been awarded a five-year Missouri Foundation for Health grant to expand its services and form a Southern Boone Healthy Community Partnership. The HCP will support...

Nixon, Blunt, McCaskill speak against Corps' river plan

Nixon, Blunt, McCaskill speak against Corps’ river plan

Matthew Flores November 27, 2012

Both of Missouri's U.S. Senators — Republican Sen. Roy Blunt and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill — as well as Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon have called on the Army Corps of Engineers to act and ensure navigation...

Eat of the Week: Cranberry Relish

Pete Colman November 27, 2012

Whether it’s Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas lunch, my family’s meals are never complete without the sweet and sour touch of cranberries. This week, I'll share one of my grandma’s favorite recipes,...

Eat of the Week: Caprese Sandwich

Griffin Matis November 27, 2012

Caprese salad is one of my favorite things to make because it is made exactly like all of my Eat of the Week dishes — you simply combine the ingredients to get brilliant flavor. No one really wants or...

National trend of increasing international student enrollment seen at MU

Jack Howland November 27, 2012

Freshman Anurag Chandran didn’t always understand football. When he came to MU from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he knew almost nothing about the American sport. He had heard of some guy named Tom Brady....

CAFNR assistant professor dies in car crash

CAFNR assistant professor dies in car crash

Claire Boston November 20, 2012

Anthony Peccoux — an assistant professor at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology — died in a car accident Saturday. At...

Matisyahu pleases the CoMo crowd … and surfs it, too

Matisyahu pleases the CoMo crowd … and surfs it, too

Lauren Steele November 16, 2012

If you have followed Matisyahu’s career until this point, you know the previously self-described “Chassidic reggae superstar” has undergone some major changes. One clean-shaven face, a dive into...

Separate yet cohesive: ‘THIRST’ united by variety

Claire Landsbaum November 16, 2012

One of these things is not like the other. Classic “Sesame Street,” right? This childhood jingle perfectly describes Missouri Contemporary Ballet’s "THIRST," which premiered this weekend at the...

‘Skyfall’: 4 out of 5 stars

Alex Leininger November 13, 2012

With the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise, Agent 007 finds himself in hot water. In "Skyfall," Bond’s age is ever so apparent. While rapidly getting older and slower, the thought of...

Kendrick Lamar – ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’: 5 out of 5 stars

Liz Brown November 13, 2012

Rap artist Kendrick Lamar, labeled as the West Coast’s savior, experiments with strongly biblical themes including religion, violence, monogamy and lust in his second studio album, _good kid, m.A.A.d...

Soundgarden – ‘King Animal’: 4 out of 5 stars

Pete Colman November 13, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen, the kings of grunge are back and, it’s safe to say, better than ever. Soundgarden released Tuesday its sixth studio album, _King Animal_, a long and at times bitter 16-year hiatus...