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Firefighters attack a blaze that destroyed a lube shop at the Petro Truck Stop last night along Interstate 70 in Kingdom City. Thirty-five firefighters and 10 vehicles from four departments responded to the 8:15 p.m. blaze.
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05:45 PM
Education Commissioner will forgo further cancer treatment
Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King has decided to forgo any further chemotherapy or treatment for the cancer that's plagued him for more than two years.
03:27 PM
List of Columbia police chief finalists down five
The city of Columbia on Wednesday morning will release the names of the final five candidates for the chief of police, narrowed down from a list of more than 70 candidates.
Inefficiencies cost billions
By TERRY GANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
The federal government could save nearly $26 billion if its agencies implemented efficiency recommendations made by inspectors general over the past eight years, according to a report released today by the office of U.S. Sen. Claire
McCaskill, D-Mo.
City eyes
Wi-Fi for its buses
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia City Council is pondering whether the ability to surf the Web on city buses will entice more people to ride them.
Blaze destroys shop at Callaway truck stop
By the Tribune’s staff
A fire last night at a Kingdom City truck stop destroyed a lube shop building and kept dozens of firefighters from Mid-Missouri agencies busy throughout the night.
New fire rating could alter insurance rates
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
A new fire protection rating puts Columbia’s Fire Department in an elite class and could result in reduced insurance premiums for property owners.
Overtime not paid, suit says
By T.J. GREANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
A federal class action lawsuit based on claims by a former CenturyTel worker in Columbia alleges the company has underpaid employees at its call centers.
Nixon picks Jeff Harris as his policy director
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Rep. Jeff Harris, a Columbia Democrat who is wrapping up his last term in office, will return to the Capitol this month as part of Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s administrative team.
Service draws guardsman into council race
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
It wasn’t a civics class or trip to Washington, D.C., that inspired Allan
Sharrock, 29, to run for the Second Ward seat on the Columbia City Council.
Incoming senator has cities at top of agenda
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
CENTRALIA - Economic development, sewer improvements and wind power were among the topics Sen.-elect Kurt Schaefer discussed last night with the Centralia Board of Aldermen.
Luke Chase had ‘gift of gab’
By JENNA YOUNGS
of the Tribune’s staff
Luke Chase had the "gift of gab" and loved the Tribune, where he worked for many years as the advertising manager, friends and family said.
Salvation Army closer
to fundraising goal
As the calendar year drew to a close last week, the Salvation Army appeared to be falling well below its fundraising goal. But the organization announced today it has raised 97 percent of its goal.
Candidate pulls out of school board race
The race for the two open seats on the Columbia Board of Education is down to just two candidates. Nathan Garten, who filed on Friday, withdrew his application yesterday.
Humane Society
receives city aid
The Columbia City Council last night agreed to spend $65,000 on a city project to address flooding at the Central Missouri Humane Society facility on Big Bear Boulevard.
St. Louis man guilty
in child molestation
A St. Louis man was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to molesting a 7-year-old girl in 2007.
In SPORTS
Critics don’t bother Lawrence
By STEVE WALENTIK
of the Tribune’s staff
If you visit one of the Internet message boards devoted to Missouri basketball after a cold shooting night by senior guard Matt Lawrence, odds are you’ll find no shortage of posters expressing a preference for somebody else to start in his place.
In Features
Our
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Photo and story by DON SHRUBSHELL
of the Tribune’s staff
John Robert Holmes has found a way to pay for his expensive hobby. The 26-year-old, who began playing around with radio-controlled cars as a boy, started a Web-based business in 2005 called
holmeshobbies.com, which is dedicated to the hobby of radio-controlled rock crawlers.
Making a difference
By IRENE HASKINS
Sherry Wyss has always enjoyed being around children, so
when there was an opportunity to do just that, she jumped on it.
CAPITOL NOTES BLOG
St. Louis attorney named economic development director
Gov.-elect Jay Nixon announced this morning that he plans to appoint Linda M. Martínez of St. Louis as director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
