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Kristopher Prince, 19, cries yesterday at the Boone County Courthouse as guilty verdicts are announced for second-degree murder and two other charges in the 2007 shooting death of Tedarrian Robinson, 17, of Columbia. Read the Article

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Bus flanks viewed as billboards
By KAT HUGHES of the Tribune’s staff
Faced with a constricting budget and recently raised bus fares, the Columbia City Council will once again take up the discussion of whether the city will sell advertisements on the exterior of city buses.

Prince convicted for murder
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
A Boone County jury yesterday convicted Kristopher Prince of killing 17-year-old Tedarrian Robinson last year and recommended he receive the maximum sentence for second-degree murder.

Cops’ ticketing irks host of Summerfest
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
The last Summerfest concert of the year Wednesday went awry for event organizer Richard King after Columbia police issued seven citations for having open containers of alcohol before they arrested and handcuffed King on suspicion of "obstructing a government operation."

Reception lauds legacy of Chase
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
She received a handful of awards and plaques, but the most telling tribute to Superintendent Phyllis Chase’s commitment to education came from students who said she made a difference.

Noren: Voting machines no problem here
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Nearly every day, Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren said she gets e-mail alerts containing articles and reports that counties and states across the nation are having trouble with touch-screen electronic voting machines.

Call of duty means remote campaign bid
By JASON ROSENBAUM of the Tribune’s staff
The Republican candidate for the 25th House District seat has cited his experience as an intelligence officer with the United States Navy Reserve among his qualifications for elective office, but that role is summoning Ryan Asbridge from the campaign trail.

Local man accused of sodomy, pornography
A Columbia man was arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and furnishing pornographic materials to a minor.

Columbia office seeks flood damage tally
The Columbia/Boone County Office of Emergency Management is preparing preliminary damage assessments for both public assistance and individual assistance for flash-flood losses that occurred last weekend.

Obscene materials charge nets a plea
A Columbia man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor, according to Boone County sheriff’s Detective Andy Anderson. Akshaya K. Swain, 30, of 1321 Anthony St., was the subject of an undercover investigation by the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force.