Local News Stories
Boy on video recalls dad’s role in abuse
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
FULTON - A 7-year-old boy testified on a videotape played today for jurors that he remembered his mother and stepfather putting him in a hot shower and his stepfather pointing the spray at him as he tried to avoid the hot water.

IRS relief a disaster for some
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
Taking advantage of disaster relief provisions from the Internal Revenue Service has itself become a disaster for some Boone County taxpayers.

Is local housing affordable? Panel to find out
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
Looking over the most recent list of homes for sale in Columbia this morning, Carol Van Gorp sees a common thread: They’re all expensive.

Police arrest Columbian in bank heist
By the Tribune’s staff
Police last night arrested a Columbia man in connection with the armed robbery yesterday of Citizens Bank and Trust in Moberly.

County’s move to 10-hour day bothers union
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
A cost-cutting move to a four-day workweek has perturbed some of the unionized maintenance workers in the Boone County Public Works Department.

MU researcher joins math advisory panel
A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has been appointed to a national math advisory group.

Written exam sinks spelling bee hopeful
Sidhant Misra’s spelling bee dream ended yesterday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Reception to honor retiring firefighters
Two members of the Columbia Fire Department retire tomorrow after more than 20 years of service.