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Protest  A masked protester runs away from tear gas during a clash with police in Bahrain after the death of a man in protests yesterday. The rally yesterday commemorated political upheaval that began in 1994 and lasted for several years. Read more

Local News Stories
Roundabouts, median on tap for Clark Lane
By KAT HUGHES of the Tribune’s staff
Despite having more questions than answers, members of the Columbia City Council voted unanimously last night to move forward on $3.6 million worth of improvements to Clark Lane.

Ashland seeks vote on bonds
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
The Southern Boone County School District will ask Ashland-area voters in April to approve additional bonds to complete the new elementary school.

Study critical of nursing home fine print
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Nursing home admission agreements are confusing, can run 10 pages or more and are often signed in moments of distress, says a national advocacy group that also says the homes are forcing Missouri’s elderly to sign away fundamental rights.

Elkin wants third term on commission
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Northern District Commissioner Skip Elkin has decided to seek a third term on the Boone County Commission in November’s election.

Crash on Highway 63 puts driver in hospital
A woman was injured early today in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 63 in north Boone County.

Columbia teenager treated after wreck
A Columbia teenager was treated at University Hospital and released after a one-vehicle wreck yesterday on Highway 63 south of Columbia.

Second suspect named in Carol Drive gunfire
Authorities have identified a second suspect in a shooting last week that Columbia police said was part of an apparent drug deal.

PSC approves suit to penalize utility
The Missouri Public Service Commission has authorized its general counsel to seek penalties against a Michigan-based utility that has been providing illegal service to at least five mobile home parks statewide.

Area man indicted in shooting death
A Hallsville man pleaded not guilty yesterday in Boone County Circuit Court in connection with the shooting death of his former brother-in-law in September outside a Columbia McDonald’s restaurant.

Rock Bridge paper a finalist for honor
The Rock Bridge High School student newspaper is a finalist for a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Award, a recognition program sponsored annually by the Journalism School at Columbia University in New York.

In Features
OUR TOWN
Photo and story by NICK KING of the Tribune’s staff
Kathy Traybue, 17, sits on a bale of straw in the bitter cold surrounded by a blanket of snow from the weekend’s storms. Dressed in a blue robe and white hood, she and other volunteer actors ready themselves to perform in the final night of Fairview Methodist Church’s interactive live nativity scene “Little Bethlehem” outside the church.

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