Local News Stories
Mom won’t be charged in mall flap
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
Charges have been dropped against a Columbia mother who was wrestled to the floor and handcuffed by Columbia police officers trying to contain a disturbance at the Columbia Mall.

Who are the national quiz bowl champions?
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
A dozen Fairview Elementary School fifth-graders earned a national championship in the 2006 America Answers Quiz Bowl competition.

Proposed policy sheds light on development
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
Let there be light - just not too much or too little.

Morningside school closes after 10 years
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Mary Green’s decade-long dream of providing an independent school for Columbia children comes to an end this month when the Morningside Community School closes its doors for good.

System failed disabled girl, her mom says
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Ashli Reynolds wants someone to "fix her brain."

Administrators join Columbia College
Columbia College has added two new administrators.

War re-enactors plan convoy this weekend
A local World War II re-enactment group plans a 100-mile loop around Mid-Missouri this weekend to educate people about the war.

Saturday performers to benefit youth fund
The Voluntary Action Center will hold a benefit at Cherry Street Artisan on Saturday to raise money for the center’s Youth Enrichment Fund.

Search of two homes results in four arrests
Two narcotics search warrants executed by Columbia police last night netted small amounts of cocaine and marijuana, resulting in the arrest of four adults on suspicion of various charges.