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Above, from left, Beverly Thomas, the mother of slain Columbia police Officer Molly Bowden, poses for a photo with family friend Carolyn Marshall and one of the T-shirts given to blood donors at the Officer Molly Bowden Memorial Blood Drive yesterday at Grace Bible Church, 601 Blue Ridge Road.
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Water paper cites effect of wetlands
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
John Betz said he’s pleased that Columbia is pursuing ammonia treatment to address the city’s trihalomethane problem, but he has bigger issues on his mind.
Judge denies Ferguson in complaint on jury
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
A Cole County judge has denied an appeal by convicted murderer Ryan Ferguson, whose lawyer contended the jury that convicted Ferguson in the 2001 slaying of Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt was improperly selected in Lincoln County.
Taser death results in no criminal charge
By T.J. GREANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
A special prosecutor yesterday determined that Moberly police officers are not criminally liable in the Taser death of a 23-year-old old man who was hit by Tasers at least twice after officers stopped him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
MU team hopes dogs lead to treatment
By JENNA YOUNGS
of the Tribune’s staff
Dongsheng Duan hadn’t planned to focus his research on muscular dystrophy when he set out to start his own lab. While earning his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, he worked with a mentor on cystic fibrosis research.
Columbia woman to have role in Nixon inaugural
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia woman has been tapped to lead Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s inaugural parade Monday.
Legislators air outlook on schools
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
If every school in Missouri were modeled after Ridgeway Elementary School in Columbia, there wouldn’t be such heated debate over school choice, state Sen. Kurt Schaefer said.
Blue blood
Above, from left, Beverly Thomas, the mother of slain Columbia police Officer Molly Bowden, poses for a photo with family friend Carolyn Marshall and one of the T-shirts given to blood donors at the Officer Molly Bowden Memorial Blood Drive yesterday at Grace Bible Church, 601 Blue Ridge Road.
Seeing the light
Jarrod Welchel, an electrician for A-Lectric of Columbia, replaces a parking lot light yesterday along Blue Ridge Road. Welchel had pleasant working conditions as the temperature reached a high of 67 degrees, according to gauges at Sanborn Field at the University of Missouri.
Grand jury indicts two men in fatal shooting during robbery
Two Columbia men accused in the Aug. 21 shooting death of a man during a drug-related robbery were indicted yesterday by a Boone County grand jury, according to court records.
Cop-lawyer’s departure leaves
new police unit short-handed
The Columbia Police Department’s new Street Crimes Unit has its first vacancy in the four-officer team.
From the wires
St. Louis to team with feds against violent crime
ST. LOUIS (AP) - In a move unprecedented in its 200-year history, the St. Louis Police Department unveiled a collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies to rid the city of its most violent offenders.
