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Updated: December 27, 2020 @ 8:52 pm Full Forecast Toggle navigation Home About the Missourian Advertise e-Edition Newsletters From the Newsroom Support the Missourian Subscriptions Weather Rack locations Chargers win third straight to beat former Tiger Lock, Broncos editor’s pick Chargers win third straight to beat former Tiger Lock, Broncos Hayward, Hornets hand Nets first loss of season, 106-104 Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled Missouri reports 1,451 new virus cases, 3 COVID-19 deaths Blues sign Hoffman to tryout agreement for training camp Daboll’s success with Bills puts him on head coaching radar COVID-19 News Elections Local Higher Education K-12 Education Nation & World News Politifact Missouri State News Missouri Business Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled Missouri reports 1,451 new virus cases, 3 COVID-19 deaths A photographer’s reflection on family, history and land MU nursing students give up winter break to help with patient care Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war Sports Friday Night Fever Mizzou Football Mizzou Men’s Basketball Mizzou Women’s Basketball Mizzou Sports Other Sports Prep Sports Pro Sports Tiger Kickoff Dime a Dozen Chargers win third straight to beat former Tiger Lock, Broncos editor’s pick Chargers win third straight to beat former Tiger Lock, Broncos Blues sign Hoffman to tryout agreement for training camp Chargers win third straight to beat former Tiger Lock, Broncos Missouri receiver Keke Chism will return in 2021 Chiefs clinch No. 1 seed when Falcons’ Koo misses late FG Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year Opinion Guest Commentaries Letters to the Editor Local Columnists Submit a letter Darkow DARKOW: Travel in the time of COVID DEAR READER: We’re adding ’Phoebe and her Unicorn’ to our Sunday comics in 2021 LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mizzou football should adopt consistent uniforms Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus DARKOW: Everyone gets a pardon Obituaries Family obituary Missourian life story William Lynn ’Bill’ Idle, Oct. 27, 1953 — Dec. 9, 2020 Death notices for Dec. 27, 2020 Ross Leap Swofford, Sept. 17, 1925 — Dec. 21, 2020 Carol Christensen, June 8, 1942 — Dec. 22, 2020 Garry D. Fetterhoff, March 16, 1943 — Dec. 22, 2020 Vox Magazine Calendar Bedroom boom: Sex toy sales are on the rise as the pandemic forces isolation Do you have the "winter blues?" What to stream this holiday season The perfect playlists for all your moods this winter The cold truth: global warming’s effect on mid-Missouri winters Getting off the ground: Starting a business in a pandemic Read, listen and watch: Vox Fest 2020 Vox Voice: Podcast Episode 8 - Dave Johnson Vox Voice Podcast: Episode 7 - Nikki McGruder College theater in Columbia debuts online Visuals Graphics Photos Videos Friday Night Sights 2019 Visions of Verse PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia Public School employees gather Christmas dinners for families in need PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia Public School employees gather Christmas dinners for families in need PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia Public School employees gather Christmas dinners for families in need PHOTO GALLERY: Mizzou takes down Bradley with just a second to spare PHOTO GALLERY: Mizzou Tigers routes southern Illinois PHOTO GALLERY: 800th overall win for Missouri against Oral Roberts PHOTO GALLERY: MU women’s basketball gets taken down by Missouri State in an in-state match up Special Sections Boomtown 100 Ages Business Spotlight Collegetown Homecoming Innovations in Agriculture Progress Tourism Welcome Back Museum to kick off holidays with Mark Twain’s birthday bash Weston candlelight tours have long been a town staple Lace up your skates: Crown Center is open for the season Kansas City’s only ski resort, Snow Creek, opens for 35th season Hermann celebrates its German roots with Christmas market Classifieds Subscribe 38° Columbia, MO (65201) Today Some clouds. Low 26F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Some clouds. Low 26F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: December 27, 2020 @ 8:52 pm Full Forecast The Latest State News Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled State News Missouri reports 1,451 new virus cases, 3 COVID-19 deaths COVID-19 MU nursing students give up winter break to help with patient care Trump signs massive measure to fund government, COVID relief The bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September. Lawmakers now have breathing room to continue debating whether the relief checks should be as large as the president has demanded. A photographer’s reflection on family, history and land Words and photographs by Emmalee Reed 15 hrs ago Photojournalist Emmalee Reed explores the farmland her great-great-grandparents purchased over a century ago. Boone County COVID-19 cases by day The layered bar/line chart shows the daily change in newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Boone County and a 14-day rolling average of the changes in new cases to show trends over time. The data is from The New York Times and based on the state’s reports. Recent changes and errors in the state’s reports have impacted the reporting in the chart. View cases in all Missouri counties and state cases reported by day.Local news Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments The year in sports was about cancellations, shutdowns, infections and quarantines. Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war Legal papers filed Thursday claim the groups are in competing in a ’highly damaging’ battle. MU students examine unconscious racial disparities in medicine The Common Read Program aims to give first year students the tools to one day tackle racial health disparities. Woodland Steward program kicks off with webinars in January Classes run Jan. 12-Feb. 16. Participants may choose three of the six sessions or all six. Lavender may become a more common crop in Missouri MU Extension received a $39,274 grant to determine standardized growing practices for lavender in Missouri. Missouri woman spreads cheer with about 700 Christmas cards OZARK — A southwestern Missouri woman who says she loves Christmas has spread cheer by mailing about 700 holiday card… Elementary educators raise $12,000 to feed families in need ltogether, the nine Title 1 elementary schools raised $12,000, providing more than 135 families with a hot meal. Girl with rare disability gets bike designed just for her Maeve Boatman picked the bike up last weekend from Variety the Children’s Charity. By Monday, she was on the Katy Trail. Ag groups praise $33 billion in farm-related COVID relief aid Bill includes $13 billion for...