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From left, Marlon Jordan, Mark Haim, First Ward Councilwoman Almeta Crayton, Dan Viets and Rod Kelly discuss with police an upcoming march by the National Socialist Movement during a meeting yesterday at the Columbia Police Department headquarters. The police department organized the meeting.
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Local News Stories
City mulls ‘Tolerance Day’
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
Community leaders are frantically working to come up with ways to respond to a weekend march planned by a neo-Nazi group, hoping to limit the group’s audience as much as possible.
Police say crowd ‘will dictate our response’
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia police say it will be easy to tell whether the neo-Nazi group scheduled to march this weekend gets what it wants.
Playground supervisor is assaulted
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
A 20-year-old Columbia man allegedly struck a Parkade Elementary School playground supervisor in the face yesterday after she asked him to leave school grounds.
City delays storm-water rule enforcement
By MATTHEW LeBLANC
of the Tribune’s staff
Public Works Director John Glascock said Columbia city staff would be ready in 90 days to enforce a complicated ordinance designed to control the flow and quality of storm water leaving new developments.
$1.3 million settlement awarded to widow
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
The widow of a Columbia municipal worker killed in a car accident in 2005 has been awarded a wrongful-death settlement of $1.3 million.
Filibuster pledged against CAFO bill
By JASON ROSENBAUM
of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Legislation abolishing existing county laws regulating concentrated animal feeding operations and replacing them with a statewide standard is prompting a showdown between the bill’s sponsor and a rural Democratic state senator.
Resident appeals public road ruling
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
The three-year legal battle over Howard Redden Road continues as Ann Rae Beasley, who lives along the disputed road, appeals a summary judgment by a court that says the road is public property.
Housing authority given go-ahead for minimarts
By MATTHEW LeBLANC
of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Housing Authority officials last year saw their coin-operated laundries as perfect training ground for adults covered by a federal grant aimed at teaching retail and building maintenance skills.
MU hosting Floyd farewell reception
The University of Missouri-Columbia is hosting a farewell reception for departing University of Missouri system President Elson Floyd.
Car catches fire on Worley Street
Columbia firefighters responded to a burning car this morning on West Worley Street.
Man gets five years in child porn case
A Columbia man was sentenced yesterday to serve five years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
Meth conspiracy nets federal prison time
Two Columbia men were sentenced yesterday in federal court for participating in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine.
Author of ‘1776’ to lecture at college
Author David McCullough, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will speak at 7:30 p.m. today at Launer Auditorium on the Columbia College campus. The title of his lecture will be "History as a Measure of Performance."
Local man charged in ecstasy case
A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute ecstasy.
In Business
At long last, sign ordinance passes
By KEVIN COLEMAN
of the Tribune’s staff
The third time was the charm as the Columbia City Council voted unanimously last night to approve amendments to city codes that regulate the size and location of downtown signs and awnings.
