COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) � The Boone County prosecutor says vegetation on the boots of Columbia man place him at the site where his Chinese wife’s body was found in March. Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight said during a hearing Thursday that experts matched juniper needles on Joseph Elledge’s boots to the spot where the body of

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) � Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has an extra reminder for his team this week. The Wildcats better be ready for a loud, raucous atmosphere like they hadn’t seen in two seasons at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are expecting a crowd of more than 77,000 and Stoops says many of his players hadn’t

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) � Connor Bazelak completed 21 of 30 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns to lead Missouri to a 59-28 victory over Southeast Missouri. Bazelak, who only played in the first half, spread the ball to 10 receivers. Tyler Badie rushed nine times for 81 yards and two touchdowns and added a

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) � Two lawyers are demanding the removal of two courthouse murals in Columbia, Missouri, that show a white man pointing a gun at a Native American man, shirtless Black men chained by their ankles and white men being hanged and whipped. The Columbia Missourian reported Tuesday that Gary Oxenhandler and Rusty Antel

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) � The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it is investigating the deaths of a woman and her young daughter. The department says 43-year-old Allison Abitz and her 11-year-old daughter, Jozee Abitz, were found dead Sunday night at a home just south of Columbia. The deaths are being investigated as homicides. The sheriff’s