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Zach Milligan, a University of Missouri defensive lineman and Army Reserve
veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, carries the flag while leading the Tigers
football team Saturday onto Faurot Field.
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Local News Stories
City plans to outlaw bag grabs
By KAT HUGHES
of the Tribune’s staff
It is said one person’s trash is another’s treasure, but a proposed city ordinance would make it illegal to plunder garbage once it hits the curb.
Young offenders learn new tune
By T.J. GREANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
One afternoon last week at Cornerstone, a north Columbia residential center for juvenile offenders, a 16-year-old wearing a black baseball cap gripped a sheet of paper and spilled his guts to a group of boys circled around him.
Budget hearing on tap
The Columbia City Council tomorrow also holds its final public hearing on the city’s proposed budget for fiscal 2009, which begins Oct. 1.
In a pinch, district turns to non-academics
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
If a student in one of his connected math classes at Smithton Middle School asks the proverbial question, "When am I ever going to use this?" Charles Hoover is ready.
Online seminar aims to bolster literacy of kids
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
A new online tool aims to help parents and educators learn what researchers say about student literacy without making them decipher the jargon that typically accompanies such studies.
Foundation revs up support for police
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
Want to take an all-expense-paid trip to the Caribbean? How about a ride with Missouri Tigers football Coach Gary Pinkel on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle?
Clerk aims to help overseas voters
By the Tribune’s staff
More than 550 Boone County residents stationed or living overseas have already requested absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 general election, but Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren wants to ensure all overseas voters have what they need to participate.
Salute to America
Zach Milligan, a University of Missouri defensive lineman and Army Reserve
veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, carries the flag while leading the Tigers
football team yesterday onto Faurot Field. A crowd of 54,202 attended what MU
called the “Salute to America” game, which included a tribute to military
veterans and a B-2 bomber flyover.
Wreck closes I-70 lanes about an hour
Westbound traffic on Interstate 70 was slowed for almost an hour last night as emergency crews cleaned up debris after a non-injury wreck in west Columbia.
Statutory sex charge links man with girl
A Columbia man was arrested Friday for allegedly having sexual intercourse in July with a juvenile girl at Stephens Lake Park.
Teen faces weapons charge as an adult
A Columbia teen accused of firing a shotgun into a group of people outside Jefferson Junior High School last month now faces a felony charge as an adult.
Pedestrian reports holdup attempt
Police are investigating an attempted robbery downtown Friday night after a man reported three men demanded his money and one suspect said he had a knife.
