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Head game John Burchan, 11, of Farmington warms up before his Rabid Cats soccer team plays in the Show-Me State Games 3v3 Soccer Tournament yesterday at Stankowski Field at the University of Missouri. Read more

Local News Stories
Bedbug problem at Paquin Tower a costly surprise
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia Housing Authority is stepping up its fight against a bedbug infestation at Paquin Tower that has escalated since it was noticed in March.

Charter school interest grows despite barrier
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Parents who live in Columbia have two choices: Send your kids to Columbia Public Schools or pay to educate them privately.

Cops make arrests in firearms, drug sting
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
After an ongoing investigation into illegal drug and firearms sales, Columbia police on Friday night announced three arrests.

Sightless victory
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Dennis Thompson finally bagged a buck. This feat is all the more amazing because Thompson is missing his right leg, right arm and is blind as a result of a motorcycle accident in 2001, when he collided head-on with a car at 45 miles per hour and fell into a coma lasting more than two months.

Share the Harvest faces a down year
By JODIE JACKSON JR. of the Tribune’s staff
Colder weather and pinched pocketbooks are apparently keeping more harvested deer in household freezers than in meat lockers through the first week of Missouri’s firearms deer season.

Suppliers eye effects of bailout
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Some local businesses are keeping a close eye on Washington as the federal government ponders a $25 billion bailout for the auto industry.

Head game
John Burchan, 11, of Farmington warms up before his Rabid Cats soccer team plays in the Show-Me State Games 3v3 Soccer Tournament yesterday at Stankowski Field at the University of Missouri.

Police arrest woman in domestic assault
A 31-year-old woman who allegedly attacked a male domestic partner with a sharp object during a quarrel yesterday was arrested on suspicion of first-degree domestic assault.

Centralia woman dies in one-vehicle crash
A 36-year-old Centralia woman was killed in a car crash early yesterday morning off Old Highway 124.

Motorist falls asleep, crashes on highway
A 20-year-old woman was injured in a one-vehicle wreck Friday night when her car drove into the Highway 63 median, struck an embankment and came to a halt in Rocky Fork Creek.