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‘Extraordinary gathering’
President-elect Barack Obama, second from left, stands in the Oval Office
Wednesday morning with all the living presidents. Obama called meeting an
“extraordinary gathering.” President George W. Bush, who hosted a lunch, told
Obama all the presidents want him to succeed.
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Local News Stories
City names finalists for police chief
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
Five candidates for Columbia’s new chief of police have risen to the top after a citizen committee and hired consultant group spent seven months whittling down a list of more than 70 applicants from a nation-wide search.
KC shooting kills local man
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia man who worked with a youth mentoring group and also owned a music recording business was shot and killed Monday night in Kansas City while visiting family.
Teachers cite problems at School for the Deaf
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Imagine a student walking into an American school where teachers don’t know how to speak English, and you might have an idea of what it’s like on the Missouri School for the Deaf campus, some employees there say.
Columbians buying giant storage firm
By JORDAN RAUBOLT
of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia company is close to sealing a more than $400 million deal to take control of Canada’s largest self-storage company.
Higher ed a priority as legislative session begins
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
The University of Missouri will have a freshman cheerleading squad in Jefferson City this year.
Exiting lawmaker claims state post early
By TERRY GANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
State Rep. Neal St. Onge never gave up his House seat while simultaneously claiming he was appointed to a $60,000 state job as inspector general of transportation.
Proactive unit catches
alleged parole violator
Boone County sheriff’s deputies and Columbia police last night arrested a man at a home north of Columbia on a warrant alleging probation violation.
Firefighters tend to trailer’s smoky debris
The Columbia Fire Department sent seven units to a fire near a Columbia trailer park at about 7:20 today, where firefighters extinguished smoldering debris in a shed.
Blood drive to honor
fallen police officer
Local law enforcement agencies are co-sponsoring a blood drive to mark the fourth anniversary of the shooting death of Columbia police Officer Molly Bowden.
State education chief
stops cancer therapy
Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King has decided to forgo further chemotherapy or treatment for the cancer that has plagued him more than two years.
Police seek two men
in attempted burglary
Columbia police were seeking two men today in the attempted burglary of a north Columbia home early today, Sgt. John Gordon said in a news release.
