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The former Mizzou football coach was stopped for a DWI and refused a chemical test, which prompted the loss of his license.
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Columbia Restaurant Week begins Friday, and 21 downtown restaurants and cafes are participating.
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The 15-week program provided detainees an opportunity to learn how to read sheet music and play the keys.
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The city's 17-page response, filed Monday, denies most of the allegations made by the original lawsuit.
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The estimate was based off of damage in Bollinger, Crawford, Iron, Madison, Morgan, Reynolds, Ripley, Washington and Wayne Counties from the July 9-11 storm system.
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The governor spoke at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce "State of the State" at Great Southern Bank Arena.
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Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant.
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Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack" on Iran because "the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to."
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