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Final touch Bob Jewett, a teacher with the Columbia Career Center, hammers away Wednesday at siding on a newly built house on Sixth Street as students watch. Students from the center worked this year on the home to gain hands-on experience. The house sold today.   Read the Article

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Constructing an education
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
When Bob Jewett told his Columbia Career Center construction students this fall that they’d build a house by the end of school, some were skeptical.

Farmers accused of fraud
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon accused five farmers today of bilking buyers in four states out of at least $1 million by promising to sell high-quality beef cattle but delivering sick and emaciated animals.

Former chemistry professor facing sexual abuse charges
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
The former chairman of the University of Missouri-Rolla chemistry department is facing felony sex abuse charges involving his children dating back nearly 40 years.

Shower case goes to jurors
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
FULTON - Otis McKinney says he never punished his young stepson by putting him in a hot shower, nor did he assist his wife in doing the same.

Robb solicits money, votes to hold seat
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
The message for Republican supporters at state Rep. Ed Robb’s re-election campaign kickoff yesterday was essentially: Get out to vote, and get out your wallet.

City vision takes early green tint
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
Most of the Columbia residents who attended a kick-off event for the city’s "visioning" effort are white, have household incomes of more than $50,000 and are concerned about the environment.

DNR head: Bridge suit awkward
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
The head of the state’s Department of Natural Resources says he’s in the awkward position of relying on the man suing his agency to go after the state’s most stubborn environmental offenders.

I-70 wreck kills four in Callaway County
Four motorists were killed last night on Interstate 70 east of Kingdom City in Callaway County after a tractor-trailer failed to yield for traffic congestion, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

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SUMMER POOL GUIDE
Dive into summer
By LORA ENGLAND of the Tribune’s staff
Pools around town are opening for the season this week. Use this guide to find the best place for your family to make a splash.