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Local News Stories
Driver sentenced in murder
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
Convicted murderer Lorenzo Ladiner was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison in connection with the slaying of 17-year-old Tedarrian Robinson last year.

Schools use ‘social norming’ in drug fight
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools this week is kicking off a district-wide substance abuse campaign aimed at letting kids know that most of their peers are making smart choices.

UM losses small, curators hear
By JENNA YOUNGS of the Tribune’s staff
Like many investors the past few weeks, the University of Missouri System has not been immune from feeling a financial strain.

Spate of robberies spurs cops’ advisory
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
A recent increase in robberies at Columbia businesses has police issuing reminders of ways for businesses to prevent crime.

Nazis plan to march in capital
By the Tribune’s staff
The National Socialist Movement, a group of neo-Nazis who plan to hold a demonstration in Columbia Nov. 8, also plans to demonstrate the same day in Jefferson City.

Hulshof faults selection process for judges
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Kenny Hulshof, the Republican candidate for governor, says there is disorder in Missouri’s courts because lawyers who represent people with damage claims control the state’s process of selecting high court judges.

Dodging debris
Emergency workers attend to John L. Reyher, 72, and Virginia L. Reyher, 68, both of Danville, Ill., after a one-car wreck at about 2:15 p.m. yesterday 1.8 miles east of Route J on Interstate 70.

Suspect surrenders in stabbing attacks
Police yesterday arrested a Holcomb woman accused in a stabbing early Sunday in northeast Columbia.

Computers missing at elementary school
Two desktop computers are missing at New Haven Elementary School, prompting Columbia police to investigate a possible theft.

CenturyTel outage affects 22,000-plus
More than 22,000 CenturyTel customers in Mid-Missouri temporarily lost service late yesterday morning when six exchanges lost power.

Burglars target rural churches in county
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating three break-ins at area churches since Sunday.