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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon prepares to enter the state House to deliver his State of the State address last night at the Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Local News Stories
Governor calls for job cuts
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - More than 1,300 state jobs and 20 Missouri programs will be eliminated by July 1, allowing Gov. Jay Nixon to begin dealing with budget shortfalls that are expected to extend into the coming fiscal year.
Cancer
project on hold
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
The proposed Ellis Fischel Cancer Center project has been suspended indefinitely because of a lack of funding.
Balancing budget using stimulus risky, some say
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Building a state budget around one-time federal stimulus dollars is a dangerous proposition that could cost Missourians in the future, state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Columbia Republican, said in reaction to the proposed budget Gov. Jay Nixon unveiled last night.
City eyes ground to grow grid
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
After massive blackouts in 2003 left New York City and much of the northeastern United States temporarily without power, national regulators wanted to ensure such widespread outages would not happen again.
Pair guilty in investment scam
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
Two former Columbia residents admitted yesterday in federal court to scamming some $3 million from investors they misled for years while developing vending machine technology that never resulted in a marketable product.
Sturgeon demotes then fires its police chief
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
STURGEON - Ten weeks after being demoted from police chief to patrolman, Rusty Hawkins was fired Monday night by the Sturgeon Board of Aldermen.
Hickman graduate vies to fill N.Y. vacuum
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
A former Kewpie is in the running to replace Kirsten Gillibrand, who vacated New York’s 20th District congressional seat to take the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Hillary Clinton.
Collision with bus
hurts driver of car
A young woman was injured yesterday morning when she lost control of her car and slid into the path of a city bus in central Columbia.
19-year-old’s purse stolen at gunpoint
A young woman told police her purse was stolen at gunpoint last night while she was walking in central Columbia.
Boone Electric sends
workers to icy areas
Six Boone Electric Cooperative linemen were to leave Columbia for southeast Missouri this afternoon to assist with power outages caused by an overnight ice storm.
Motorist is treated
after rural accident
A Centralia woman was injured yesterday afternoon after she lost control of her vehicle on an ice-covered Boone County road.
Fulton driver hurt skidding off highway
A rollover accident yesterday morning on Highway 63 in south Boone County injured a Fulton man.
One-vehicle wreck
hurts Route Z driver
A Mexico, Mo., woman remained in fair condition today at University Hospital after a one-vehicle collision yesterday morning in northeast Boone County.
