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Last fall the city council approved lowering speed limits from 30 to 25 miles per hour on streets with traffic volumes less than two thousand cars a day.

The governor is encouraging Missourians between the ages of 17 and 24 to take part in the 2010 state parks youth corps program.

A recent report released by Missouri's state auditor said there are major concerns over the state's transportation development districts, or TDDs.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has announced $125 million in spending cuts, with plans to trim hundreds of millions of dollars more in the future.

The recession has forced hundreds of mid-Missouri families to turn to area food pantries to get by. But what about those families' pets? Are they being fed and cared for when money is tight? Two Eldon veterinarians just might have the answer to that question.

 Wun “The Shot” Versher from the world famous Harlem Globetrotters lifted the spirits of some very special fans.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is creating a task force to work on scams involving auto service contracts.

Ten companies and a dozen individuals are in trouble with the state for swindling consumers.

It's a trend that's sweeping the nation: going smoke free. Now Westminster College will be the next one to snuff out the smoke.

A man claiming to have been shot in the leg knocked on a house on Hal Court in Columbia Monday around 6:30 p.m.

The cuts affect the Parents As Teachers Program, middle school athletics and the district’s school choir.

Even though the statewide tornado drill was cancelled because of the possibility of real tornados, the National Weather Service is still urging Missourians to make a plan for tornado season.

Former Cole County Assistant Prosecutor Kurt Valentine filed to run for Cole County prosecutor on Tuesday.

Dozens of apartments were evacuated Monday after a gas leak was found in the apartment complex.