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Columbia police yesterday investigate a wreck in which a flatbed tow truck collided with three vehicles and crashed into the front of a barbershop at 105 N. Providence Road. The truck driver had a diabetic episode, the driver’s employer said.
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Diabetes played role in crash, employer says
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
A truck driver’s condition worsened from fair to serious this morning at University Hospital, where he was taken yesterday after a four-vehicle crash on Providence Road.
Columbia warms up to Kyoto pact
By MATTHEW LeBLANC
of the Tribune’s staff
After President George W. Bush announced the United States would not be part of the 163-nation agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, mayors from cities across the country joined together to endorse the Kyoto Protocol.
Pregnancy centers rate tax credit
By JASON ROSENBAUM
of the Tribune’s staff
Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill today to provide state tax credits to individuals who donate money to crisis pregnancy and child advocacy centers, a move he said would help reduce the number of abortions across Missouri.
Newton Drive gunfire
guides police to arrest out-of-town suspects
By SARA AGNEW
of the Tribune’s staff
A report of gunshots fired in the area of Newton Drive late Saturday triggered an investigation by Columbia police that resulted in the arrest of four out-of-state men and the seizure of 4½ pounds of marijuana, 927 ecstasy pills, one gram of cocaine and two large-caliber handguns.
License offices draw reformers
By TERRY GANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
For decades, Missouri’s fee office system for dispensing driver’s licenses and auto tags has embarrassed governors of both political parties.
Group working to restore limits on campaign donations
By JASON ROSENBAUM
of the Tribune’s staff
Simmering over the prospect of unrestrained cash to political candidates, a St. Louis-based group is trying to get a referendum on the Missouri ballot to reinstate donation limits to individual candidates.
Mayor to discuss sister city in China
Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman will talk about his recent trip to the newest sister city, Laoshan, China, at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Jesse Wrench Auditorium at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Child porn charge nets prison time
A 48-year-old Columbia man snagged during an Internet sting conducted by law enforcement from Illinois and New York was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday for possession of child pornography.
Five adults arrested as homes searched
Columbia police arrested five people last night on suspicion of drug charges after executing narcotics search warrants at two locations.
IN BUSINESS
Hospitals break the language barrier
By ANNIE NELSON
of the Tribune’s staff
It’s Grace Vega’s job to sometimes be the bearer of tragic news.
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OUR TOWN
Bob Bartels
Photo and story by JENNA ISAACSON of the Tribune’s staff
Traveling east along Southampton Road, you might notice something taking shape in the grass on the north side of the street next to Alive in Christ Lutheran Church.
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MULTIMEDIA: Bob Bartels: The Lawn Artist
