Local News Stories
Jury convicts in solicitation of girl on Net
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
When Greg Scott showed up in the Prairie Meadows subdivision carrying a Web cam and a box of condoms, he told jurors yesterday, he was prepared for a sexual rendezvous with a 30-something-year-old woman he had met on the Internet.

MU media relations stays tight-lipped about Snyder
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Mary Jo Banken has had better days.

•	Column: University officials still don’t understand the cost of lying
•	Snyder leaves MU with no regrets

Mattress ignites on I-70, burning truck with cargo
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
A mattress fell out of a pickup onto Interstate 70 and became lodged between the rear tires of a tractor-trailer yesterday, sparking a fire that destroyed the truck and stopped westbound traffic for nearly two hours.

Discussion focuses on minorities
By ANNIE NELSON of the Tribune’s staff
After 28 years working as a teacher, Janet Tilley realized that race matters.

Photo ID rule for polls riles ballot officials
By JOSH FLORY of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Hours after a state Senate committee approved a measure that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls, Missouri’s top elections official said it would create an "unreasonable" obstacle to the ballot box.

Hackethorn leaves legacy of pics, pranks
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
To his friends, Jack Hackethorn will be remembered with laughter.

Wreck on Stadium kills 37-year-old man
An accident on Stadium Boulevard last night claimed the life of a 37-year-old man.

Cardiac class
Rachael Doyle, a clinical specialist with Medical Simulation Corp. of Denver, helps Chris Becker, a registered nurse at Boone Hospital Center, simulate cardiac catheterization techniques on a high-tech mannequin.