From left, sisters Maeli, 7, and Maren Hardesty, 5, eat watermelon as fast as they can on Saturday at the MU Health Care Pavilion. The watermelon-eating contest drew a crowd as one of the day’s biggest events as part of the Columbia Farmers Market’s National Farmers Market Week celebration.
Lyra kisses Madaket Sunset's unnamed son, known as Sunny around the farm. Before this kiss, Sunny threw his food pan out of his paddock, a game he plays with Lyra daily to make her throw it back.
A group of skaters rest between events Saturday at Cosmo Skate Park. Shredfest gathered skaters from all around Columbia to celebrate skateboarding and the community it fosters.
Rock Bridge seniors Riley Rolwing, left, and Drevyn Seamon, right, stand on the podium after winning the Class 5 boys 4x200-meter relay at the MSHSAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City. The Bruins won the event with a state- and Class 5-record time of 1 minute, 25.13 seconds.
A carney poses for a portrait between people playing his game at the Kennett State Fair in Kennett, Mo.
Tyson Ritter jumping atop a storage crate during a House Party Tour show in Columbia, Missouri, in May.
As Halloween draws near, Lyra kneads cookie dough and cuts it into Halloween shapes. After Lyra prepared and baked the cookies, her sisters Linda Danko, 80, and Lois Fricke, 75, decorated the cookies. Her sisters moved to Paris years after Lyra to be near family as they grow older. They help in the shop whenever they can.
Representatives sit and listen to Rep. Alex Riley, R-Springfield, as he motions to go through the House resolutions on Wednesday at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Riley became majority floor leader in November 2024 and is the first from Springfield to hold the position in over 100 years.
My partner Jalin and I share a quick moment before leaving for our respective days, fleeting minutes we share before our long days.