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A circuit judge has ruled in favor of the University of Missouri rule prohibiting firearms on campus, including those locked inside vehicles.
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Around 120 masked Hickman High School students walked out of class in protest of the Columbia school board's decision to drop a mask mandate that was in place.
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LETTER: "We ... want to express our disappointment in a series of actions by (UM) System President and MU Chancellor Mun Choi that ... contradict the 'Missouri Method' for which our school is justifiably famous."
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Chris Gervino is set to retire from his post as sports director at KOMU 8 after spending more than two decades on the air with the station.
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Missouri Democrat @JasonKander ’s job running a nonprofit for homeless veterans has made the Kansas City site a campaign stop for three presidential hopefuls, with more likely to visit.
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. @ColumbiaPD arrested a teenager after an alleged online extortion attempt using Snapchat.
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Allowing guns anywhere on the University of Missouri campus would increase violent crimes on campus, MU Police Chief Doug Schwandt said Thursday during a trial that will determine if university employees will be allowed to bring firearms to work.
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Total perfection in sports may not exist, but J’Den Cox came as close as possible in the World Wrestling Championships 92kg division in Kazahkstan on Saturday, winning his second world championship in as many years.
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COACH OF THE YEAR: Southern Boone's Trent Tracy -- With Tracy at the helm, Southern Boone won 10 games -- a school record. It also had its furthest playoff advancement and set the record for most points scored in a season.
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. @FrMikeColeman has supported many people within the @ToltonCatholic community over the years as chaplain. But this week, with Coleman undergoing surgery Wednesday following a recent cancer diagnosis, the roles have been reversed.
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UM System President and MU Chancellor Mun Choi is criticizing tweets sent by a KBIA reporter and KOMU news producer as examples of the kind of dissent from university staff that he said undermines the mission of the university.
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With over 57% of precincts reporting, Missouri voters have swung "yes" into the lead on Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri.
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When Robin Pingeton arrived at Missouri in 2010, her first home regular season game brought in a recorded crowd of 1,207. A program record 11,092 fans crammed into Mizzou Arena for No. 13 Missouri’s 77-73 victory over the 11th-ranked Volunteers on Sunday.
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#Opioid makers gave millions to advocacy groups who promoted the medications' use, according to an investigation led by @clairecmc . #OpioidEpidemic
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De’Vion Moore will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education next month to become the principal at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School for the 2018-19 school year.
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Athletic trainers like Stefanie West, who has been at Hickman for 18 years and is the director of sports medicine at PEAK Sport and Spine, are on the front lines helping players return to their respective courts, fields or courses safely.
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The game was scheduled by Missouri basketball alums Laurence Bowers and Demarre Carroll, as an attempt to both spark some fan excitement for the program, and raise money for charity.
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As the severity of the coronavirus came clearly into focus, Missouri head softball coach Larissa Anderson ( @CoachLarissaA ) was as prepared as she could be. This isn't her first time facing a crisis situation. #COVID19
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. @KewpAthletics head coach Cedric Alvis and @TroyBuchananHS head coach Ryan Nesbitt won a state championship together while starring for Hickman in 2004. The two are lifelong friends. On Friday night, their teams face off in the district playoffs.
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Mike Szydlowski, the science coordinator for Columbia schools, has been named Conservation Educator of the Year by the Conservation Federation of Missouri.
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. @Will_Norris25 went from a small freshman kicker to one of the best linebackers in the state as a senior, posting 140 tackles this past year at @rbhsbruinbear . The Missouri signee has been selected the Tribune’s Boone County defensive player of the year.
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OPINION: No one other than President Donald Trump himself is more responsible for Wednesday's coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol than one Joshua David Hawley.
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These three CPS seniors not only get a full ride, but will have a job waiting for them in Columbia upon graduation.
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Three women told the Tribune the University of Missouri's Title IX office gave them justice, but the appeal process took it away.
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Rachel Edidin, Ben Lewandowski, Guthrie Stroh and Michael Zou, all rising seniors at Hickman High School, achieved a perfect 36 score on the ACT college entrance exam when they took it in April.
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97-year-old Columbia World War II veteran to receive diploma from Douglass High School
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Jessi Conyers never thought the day would come: Her husband, @CoachConyers19 , the Tribune’s Boone County coach of the year, is the face of resurgent @HallsvilleIndi1 football, and their entire family is rooted in the same community, rooting for one team.
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BREAKING: The University of Missouri won’t outsource custodial services for 2020-21, and will keep its 250 union custodians on staff
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Laura Zinszer & Angela Boyle celebrate their marriage @ BoCo Gov center. 1st same-sex couple to marry in Boone County http://t.co/XTVg0jlNux
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A Jefferson Middle School teacher won a prized fellowship that will take her to South Africa next year.
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Josh Johnson will be the next principal of Gentry Middle School in 2020-21, after approval by the Columbia Board of Education.
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There was a new addition Saturday to the security surrounding the Thomas Jefferson relics and statue at the University of Missouri — a $20,000 acrylic case for the third president’s original gravestone.
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It’s not hard to find J’den Cox’s ( @MATrix_8692 ) accomplishments in the new @KewpAthletics wrestling room.
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Kara Daly established her status as a softball standout early in high school. However, she could have charted a path toward playing Division I basketball instead.
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One day, Brett Norfleet will take the field at Mizzou's Taylor Stadium and Faurot Field. Until then, he'll be doing everything he can to ensure he'll be a two-sport star.
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Former #Mizzou quarterback @ChaseDaniel plans to hold an online event next Friday called “Chase Chats — The Reunion,” in which he and teammates from the 2007 Tigers will reconnect during a chat streamed on social media. And it's all for a worthy cause.
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The Rock Bridge green and gold holds deep meaning for @Spencer_Nivens . His dad @Niv26 played for the Bruins before teaming with current @RBbruinbaseball head coach @JustinTowe at #Mizzou . Those two have been a big part of Nivens' path to @MSUBearBaseball .
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A Boone County-based urban search and rescue group, Missouri Task Force 1, has rescued 366 people in east Houston.
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Hickman head football coach Cedric Alvis may never see his players so excited for a 6:30 a.m. practice ever again. But on Monday, as CPS reopened their athletic facilities, Alvis was greeted by a newfound enthusiasm from his players.
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Tyus Monroe, a 2017 Hickman graduate, is the first former student to start a career with CPS through the school district's COMOEd Program, also called the Grow Our Own Teacher Development Program.
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In eight months, @MizzouEsports went from a concept to having 21 scholarship student-athletes representing the university and competing all over the country. The program isn't looking back.
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The most decorated athlete in school history won her sixth national championship in her last collegiate race Saturday, coming from behind on the last lap to win the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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One of the first conversations MU softball coach Larissa Anderson had with Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk was about culture. If she was hired, what was the culture going to look like?
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BREAKING: In a close race, Missouri has voted "YES" on Amendment 3, making recreational marijuana legal in the state of Missouri.
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The Kewpies were rewarded for their state run, with three players earning all-state honors from the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association.
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Adam Taylor, an assistant principal at Battle High School, has been selected to take over as principal for the 2020-21 school year.
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More than a dozen people from as far away as Arizona traveled to Randolph County on Sunday to pay homage to Potawatomi Native Americans who died on the Trail of Death.
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“We should expect ourselves to be great in everything that we do, and if we are not great, we need to figure out how we can be great,” said @SoftballRb head coach @LSimms2 , a former @MizzouSoftball standout. The Bruins are 16-5 so far this season.
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The largest grant ever received by the University of Missouri College of Education will support education in rural schools and help schoolchildren develop social skills. #Mizzou
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The Avett Brothers and Sturgill Simpson lead this year’s pack of talent for Roots N Blues. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue and Margo Price also were among the acts organizers announced Thursday night.
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Tolton senior golfer Joseph Fallis is still coming to terms it all. When MSHSAA canceled all spring sports due to the coronavirus pandemic, the decision did more than officially end his final high school golf season. His senior season never even began.
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Basketball, for better or worse, is on the verge of being back. Sophie Cunningham ( @sophaller ) is ready. “I’ve got my body right,” she says. “I’ve gotten my mind right. I’m motivated and confident to go play right now.”
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The Rock Bridge boys stand alone as MSHSAA’s Class 5 champions with a 63-59 win over Christian Brothers tonight at JQH Arena.
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Good things come in fours for @tolton_softball . In Saturday’s Class 2 state championship game, the Trailblazers scored four runs on four hits, all in the fourth inning. Tolton beat Penney 4-1 for its first title in program history.
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HAWLEY: "Much of the media and many members of the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into thinking those who raised concerns incited violence, simply by voicing the concern. That’s false."
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Grace Beahan won a pair of individual state titles for Hickman, while the Rock Bridge girls swimming and diving team earned overall runner-up honors today in the Class 2 state championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
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Karissa Schweizer, now a senior, won her fourth and fifth NCAA titles at the Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, giving her more national titles than any athlete in Missouri history.
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It was a proud day for 84 Douglass High School graduates and their families as they received their diplomas at the Missouri Theatre.
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Our front page for tomorrow ... Hail to the @Chiefs !
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James Arnold ( @ADArnoldCC ) is leading @ColumbiaCougars from home while awaiting a return to normal. “If we all continue to do what we are supposed to do and take care of ourselves and one another, we can get back to the sports we love,” he says. #COVID19
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Three-time gold medalist and two-time world champion gymnast Gabby Douglas will be featured as a guest speaker at the Tribune's third annual Best of Prep awards ceremony on June 24 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center.
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Tolton softball defeated Kelly 8-1 in a Class 2 semifinal game Saturday in Columbia to secure its first-ever berth to the state championship.
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The idea that people would be gathered around watching her win her eighth SEC championship never crossed Karissa Schweizer’s mind. But that’s what happens when you are one of Missouri’s most decorated athletes.
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The Tribune's @not_gabriela  to the MU Prof who made a mask remark to a student from Wuhan: 'Every word we utter, especially in public settings, will have a consequence. That’s not “cancel culture,” that’s adulthood.'
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Battle won its second consecutive Missouri State Bowling Proprietors’ Association High School Tournament Championship on May 23 in St. Joseph and solidified itself as a national qualifier with a runner-up finish at the Missouri USBC Showcase on Friday.
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CoMo Mayor Brian Treece, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas and STL Mayor Lyda Krewson announced three areas they would focus on: better mental health/substance abuse treatment, reducing access to firearms and better witness protection.
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From @MO_Independent : A family that sued after being denied a medical marijuana license is alleging the health dept. and Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office illegally concealed documents and violated open records laws in order to undercut their lawsuit.
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Rock Bridge softball defeated Marquette 5-1 on Saturday in a Class 5 semifinal game in Columbia to advance to the state championship for the first time in program history.
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More than 100 children walked, rode bicycles or were even pushed along in strollers behind Missouri State Trooper Gary Gundy's cruiser on Russell Boulevard to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday.
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Rock Bridge softball never intended to be unblemished 26 games into the season. The Bruins wanted to be district champions, no matter how they got through Saturday's win-or-go-home matchup. Here's five reasons why they pulled it off the impressive feat.
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A nearly $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to the University of Missouri will allow 13 Columbia Public Schools teachers to become math specialists and earn master’s degrees with a goal of improving elementary STEM education.
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This spring was Hickman senior Kailey Johnson's last season to be coached by her father, longtime Hickman track and field coach Stewart Johnson. "You have to be OK with it because it’s what’s best for everyone around us," she said.
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Rock Bridge softball is bound for its first-ever state championship game after defeating Marquette 5-1 in a home semifinal Saturday. The Bruins are scheduled to face Lee’s Summit North on Thursday in Springfield.
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Good things are still happening. Customers cheered at a Walmart in Springfield after a woman gave birth to a baby girl in the store’s toilet paper aisle. The woman and baby are doing well.
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Congratulations to our own @JimRobertson203 for his induction into the @MissouriPress Newspaper Hall of Fame!
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“It has been a long time coming, but change has come to Missouri," David Tyson Smith said. "Make no mistake, this victory belongs to all of us."
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Hickman athletic director J.D. Coffman is retiring this summer, and his successor is already in place: former Battle soccer coach Jack Rubenstein. The two are coordinating with each other for a smooth @KewpAthletics transition.
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Great quarterback play runs in the family for Sam Kaiser. He's poised to be a breakout star for Rock Bridge in 2022.
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Over a thousand protesters flooded the streets as they marched through downtown Columbia Sunday — forming the largest local demonstration in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement since protests erupted following George Floyd’s death on May 25. #CoMo
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Longtime Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel will be named as a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Bob Burchard will be recognized with a Pinnacle Award, while a family, 12 individuals and four program will be inducted.
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. @SoftballRb secured a tight and thrilling 1-0 victory over Lee's Summit North in the Class 5 championship game. An emotional coach Lisa Simmons-Alvis didn’t know what to say. Her team finished the year 29-0. “It was just meant to be, I guess,” she said.
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