When Columbia Public Schools carpenter Virgil Bramblett, 62, reported to work Nov. 17 at Hickman High School, he was attributing pain in his chest to sore muscles. A quick stop at the school nurses’ office resulted in a call for the school's automatic external defibrillator. The machine and school staff are credited with saving Bramblett’s life after suffering his fifth heart attack. His deteriorating health has caused a major setback towards his goal of renovating the house he lives in with his wife, originally built in the mid 1800s, near Fayette. He and his wife are expecting 20 for Thanksgiving dinner.

Missouri's Grant Ressel is hoisted up in the air by Kurtis Gregory after kicking a game-wining field goal as time expires in the fourth quarter. Missouri beat Kansas 41-39 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

By night, Leroy Lee is an aspiring local disc jockey. His beats are a break from working on his doctorate in nuclear engineering at the University of Missouri.