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Robert W. Morgan, right, is escorted by Deputy Jeff Watts during a court recess yesterday
in the Howard County Courthouse. Morgan, a Fayette businessman, pleaded not guilty to
a charge
of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. He is accused of hiring someone to kill James McDougal, the husband of a former employee.
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Curators approve hikes to fees, tuition
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
ROLLA - With some discussion and no dissent, the University of Missouri Board of
Curators yesterday unanimously approved a 5 percent increase in tuition that
will raise a typical student’s annual bill by about $324.
Morgan enters not guilty plea
By ANNIE NELSON
of the Tribune’s staff
FAYETTE - Developer Robert W. Morgan pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder yesterday in Howard Country Circuit Court.
Diminutive spider lays commissioner low with toxic bite
By JACOB LUECKE
of the Tribune’s staff
A brown recluse spider is typically no larger than a quarter, but a bite from one of the critters was big enough to send Boone County Presiding Commissioner Keith Schnarre to the hospital for much of the week.
Range Line design gets mixed reviews
By MATTHEW LeBLANC
of the Tribune’s staff
City officials say they’re happy with a state plan to widen a stretch of Highway 763 in north Columbia, even as Boone County officials are questioning the amount they will be required to pay under the plan.
Weather disaster declared
By JOSH FLORY of the Tribune’s staff
President George W. Bush yesterday declared Boone County and 26 other Missouri
counties as federal disaster areas.
Proposed tax won’t assist every office
By JACOB LUECKE
of the Tribune’s staff
Two Boone County elected officials say a proposed sales tax on the April 4 ballot to expand the Boone County Courthouse and renovate other facilities wouldn’t solve their space needs.
Advocates’ oath
Volunteers are sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates by Associate Circuit Judge Cary Augustine yesterday at the Boone County
Courthouse.
