Picture of the week

The Missouri Lions All-State Band kicked off its three-day performance tour through Missouri on Wednesday. The final show will be in St. Louis on Friday.

Missourian photographers captured images of a peace rally for the Iraq War, a fire at Arrow Head Motel, an Easter baptism and lots and lots of sports this week.

Former President Bill Clinton made a visit to MU on Saturday to speak on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign. Despite a large turnout of supporters to see Clinton, Boone County voters strongly favored Barack Obama when they went to the polls on Tuesday. 60.54 percent of Democrats voted for Obama while 36.95 voted for Clinton.

MU senior Lindsey White teeters on the edge of the ice melting into Hinkson Creek at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia on Saturday.

After competing in the Sport 40-90 mountain biking race in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Mike Sutherland, Myron Michael and Scott Henson rest. Many of the racers have met in previous races and compete together during the season.

Max Andrew Ungles was just what his parents, Katherine and Bruce Ungles, were expecting. Unlike his brother, Max came out like the doctors said he would — a boy.