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Teresa Freelon, left, and Trina Freelon, cousins of murder victim Carlos Kelly, discuss the mistrial of Travis Midgyett yesterday outside the Boone County Courthouse after a jury deadlocked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted robbery. The women said they were optimistic a retrial planned by prosecutors will end in a conviction. Read the Article

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Hung jury sets up retrial
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
The second-degree murder case against Travis Midgyett was declared a mistrial yesterday after a Clay County jury deadlocked, setting up preparations for a new trial in front of a different jury.

Local workers see average wages decline
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Statistics showing a drop in average Boone County wages resurfaced yesterday at a Columbia Chamber of Commerce meeting as the organization discussed its developing strategic plan.

River dig spurs new oversight
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
State environmental regulators will give future U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects more scrutiny after hearing public complaints about a Missouri River chute being excavated to help the pallid sturgeon.

Suspect found hiding in attic
By the Tribune’s staff
Columbia police yesterday arrested a man who ran into a home in west Columbia yesterday to avoid being captured by officers who had pursued his vehicle down Interstate 70.

Rural area arrests tied to burglary
By the Tribune’s staff
A call Thursday afternoon to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department about a suspicious vehicle along the 6200 block of O’Neal Road led to the arrest of a Boone County couple who allegedly burglarized a home in the area.

Scorched earth
Chad Herwald, forester with the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, ignites brush on the hill overlooking the lake during a controlled burn yesterday at Stephens Lake Park.

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