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An annual report released Friday by the attorney general found black drivers were 72 percent more likely than white motorists to be pulled over in 2011. Black drivers were stopped 2.5 times more often than Hispanic drivers.

The report compares racial characteristics of Missouri's driving-age population to the racial composition of drivers in the roughly 1.7 million traffic stops, 129,000 searches and 81,000 arrests.

The Lake of the Ozarks Board of Alderman is in no rush to give the green light to add a new police officer in the city.

The Columbia Police Department is stepping up security during spring break and asking residents to do the same with their homes.

Larrell Banks, 18, of Columbia was arrested early Monday morning for shooting and killing a man on North Eighth Street Sunday afternoon.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• A man is arrested for Sunday's Columbia shooting.
• Missouri Republicans stand up for under-fire conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.
• Washington University researchers make new discovery regarding Alzheimer's disease.

The city of Columbia is spending $45,000 to conduct an outside review of its police department. This comes after a year in which the department has seen a host of issues, including the firing of officer Rob Sanders, as well as dueling local groups focusing on Chief Ken Burton.