Columbia Today: Oct. 29, 2009
Today's News
The race for Jerry Wade's Fourth Ward seat is on, as Tracy Greever-Rice joins Sarah Read in the competition for the seat. Read the whole story at the Columbia Missourian here.
Gov. Jay Nixon announces plan for over $200 million in additional cuts to state budget, including major cuts to Medicaid. Get the full breakdown here.
A flood watch has been announced for Boone County through Friday morning. Read more here.
Pink Hijab Day, a breast cancer awareness event through the MU Muslim Student Organization, was a success Wednesday. Watch the Missourian's audio visual slideshow here.
What's Happening
A children's performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" starts tonight at 7 p.m. at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $7 for students.
A reinterpretation of Federico Garcia Lorca's "The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife" will be performed tonight at 8 p.m. by the MU Department of Theatre.




