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Presents for special patients Staff member Meredith Lehman, left, accepts packages from Madison Swearingen, 5, who brought gifts today for patients at the MU Children’s Hospital. Read the Article

Local News Stories
Presents for special patients
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Noah Poindexter will miss his grandma’s annual Christmas Eve party today, and he won’t be able to go to his great-grandma’s house tomorrow, either.

Racing complex gets green light in Randolph
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Promoters of a major commercial and industrial development just north of the Boone County line aren’t the only ones who have high hopes for the $45 million project.

Help on wheels
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Jessica Kilmetz’s holiday season this year hasn’t been a happy one.

MU student gets kick out of Rockettes
By ABRAHAM MAHSHIE of the Tribune’s staff
Leah Hofmann is 5 feet 9¾ inches tall. Standing upright, she can kick to eye level, which she does about 200 times per day this time of year.

Police arrest husband after domestic dispute
A domestic dispute yesterday resulted in the arrest of a man who allegedly fired a weapon in the presence of his wife and a 2-year-old child.

Traffic restricted during Old 63 tests
On Wednesday, Terracon Inc. will begin soil boring tests along Old 63, resulting in lane restrictions for southbound motorists.

Tribune, other offices taking a holiday break
The Columbia Daily Tribune will not publish an evening Christmas Day edition.

Dog day
Austin Danger Powers and Dexter nap in the sun on a sofa yesterday in Rebecca Stevenson’s garage off Meghann Drive. 

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