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From left, Craig Swoboda, William McNeely and Gail Wilkerson of United Management Inc. gather Friday outside the Boone County Courthouse after a judge issued a temporary restraining order that prohibits them from advertising, soliciting or the sale of any investment opportunity.   Read the Article

Local News Stories
Suit details ‘black box’ investments
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia woman was pressured to invest money that was used to settle lawsuits brought by earlier investors, according to court documents filed in an alleged investment scam that investigators say bilked at least $1.54 million out of victims.

Spending trend taps reserve
By ANNIE NELSON of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia school district reserves could fall to an extreme low if the level of state funding remains the same over the next three years.

MU emeritus helps train Al-Jazeera staff
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
A retired professor of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism is helping train communicators for Al-Jazeera, the Arab news agency that’s been both hailed and reviled for its coverage of Middle East events.

District forgoes half-staff honor for King funeral
By ANNIE NELSON of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools did not lower flags to half-staff Tuesday in honor of Coretta Scott King despite an order by President George W. Bush that all public buildings should do so.

Rookie has a nose for crime
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
ASHLAND - Officer Lucy has the best schnoz in the Ashland Police Department. Just ask her partner, Officer Jeff Wescott.

Flat Branch near next phase
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
Work to expand Flat Branch Park in downtown Columbia and connect it with the MKT Nature/Fitness Trail likely will begin next month and could be finished by 2007.

KC motorist dies in Cooper County
A Kansas City man died in a one-vehicle wreck on Interstate 70 Thursday in Cooper County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Flurry of crashes coincide with snow
The Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to nine accidents in a 30-minute period yesterday morning as a light snow was falling and roads were temporarily slick.

Hallsville woman, 26, injured in car wreck
A Hallsville woman was taken to Audrain Medical Center after her car swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle and overturned yesterday morning on Route B in Callaway County.

Glasgow woman hurt in collision on Friday
A 28-year-old Glasgow woman remained in good condition yesterday at University Hospital after suffering injuries in a two-vehicle collision Friday in Howard County.

Police find 30 grams of crack in apartment
A 35-year-old Columbia man was arrested yesterday after police found 30 grams of crack cocaine along with cash and other evidence of drug sales in his home.