Local News Stories
Schools eye 74 job cuts
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
The budget cuts coming to Columbia Public Schools could be more severe than estimated and spread out through the administrative office and the schools, interim Superintendent Jim Ritter said.

Man killed in fire wasn’t homeless, his friends say
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
Tony Bailey was a modest man who always thought of others before himself, friends said. That’s part of the reason he had been living in a small wooden outbuilding in south Columbia.

Governor praises Forsee, considers curator vacancies
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon said today he was impressed with University of Missouri System President Gary Forsee and indicated a willingness to reappoint Don Walsworth to the UM Board of Curators since Walsworth played a role in Forsee’s recruitment.

Higher ed chiefs seek unity
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri’s public college and universities need to establish a unified vision for the future before developing a mechanism to attain those goals, state and higher education leaders agreed this morning.

Chase hired for part-time schools post
By JONATHON BRADEN of the Tribune’s staff
Phyllis Chase’s retirement from Columbia Public Schools lasted about four months.

MU radio to go dark for a time
By JENNA YOUNGS of the Tribune’s staff
Despite securing funding for a new transmitter tower in October, a University of Missouri campus radio station will go off the air Monday.

ACTS to send Georgia antibiotic airlift
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
A Call To Serve International is working with the federal government to airlift $1.8 million worth of medications to the republic of Georgia to help its people recover from war.