Local News Stories
City chooses airport chief
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
City officials have tapped a veteran administrator to head the troubled Columbia Regional Airport and fill a post that has been vacant six months.

Alden had lawyer at interview
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
The brouhaha over who said what to prompt the abrupt departure of University of Missouri-Columbia men’s basketball Coach Quin Snyder has brought some high-priced legal talent to Columbia.

Killings in city up in ’05, report says
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
Eight homicides in Columbia last year is nearly equal to the number of slayings in the city for the previous four years combined, but Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm says the sharp rise doesn’t indicate a trend - more like an aberration.

Blacks more prone to local traffic stops
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
Local law enforcement officers last year pulled over black drivers at a higher rate than white drivers, according to statistics on traffic stops reported to the Missouri attorney general’s office.

Democrat to run for Robb seat
By JOSH FLORY of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia Democrat has filed to run for the General Assembly in a district that includes most of southern Boone County.

Prosecutor drops charges against former MU athlete
Charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action were dropped yesterday against a University of Missouri-Columbia student and former MU baseball player in connection with a stabbing nearly a year ago.

University forum focuses on No Child Left Behind
The issue of public education and how well pupils are acquiring knowledge to succeed in life will be the focus of a No Child Left Behind forum scheduled for tomorrow on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus.