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Justin Herman of Moberly rushes through the doors of Circuit City in Columbia at 5 a.m. today. Herman waited in line for 16 hours to buy a $499.99 HP laptop. Read the Article

Local News Stories
Chief left splintered sentiment
By JODIE JACKSON JR. of the Tribune’s staff
Few scenes capture the fierce loyalty of Boone County firefighters better than the somber salute given by Steve Paulsell’s assistant chiefs and other officers after Paulsell’s retirement announcement Tuesday at fire district headquarters.

Rushing into the holidays
By JORDAN RAUBOLT of the Tribune’s staff
Good things come to those who wait just ask Justin Herman of Moberly.

Cost-share plan stirs discussion of school police
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Board of Education members say they’re interested in reviewing the district’s policies regarding school resource officers in light of the ongoing controversy stemming from a Hickman High School fight.

Savoring tradition
By JENNA YOUNGS of the Tribune’s staff
Overlooking a sea of volunteers capped in blue hairnets, Almeta Crayton stood at the center of Nephew’s Nite Life with a big grin on her face. It was 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and a steady stream of guests continued to enter the facility to enjoy Crayton’s annual "Everybody Eats" dinner and party.

Familiar faces weigh demands of school board
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Michelle Pruitt is thinking for a second time about running for the Columbia Board of Education. Like last year, she must decide whether she has the time.

Mexico man charged with molesting girl, 13
A Mexico, Mo., man was arrested last night on a charge of first-degree child molestation in connection with an alleged incident at a family gathering in Columbia.

Crash course
Doug and Gloria Fowlkes were awakened by emergency responders after a 1995 Pontiac Firebird left the street, plowed through their garage and exited partially through a front wall and overhead garage door.

Traffic stop yields arrests for drugs
Deputies arrested two men late Wednesday after finding more than 40 grams of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop near Lakeland Drive and Lake of the Woods Road, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.