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Donald Adkisson, a Navy veteran, shows a service medallion to granddaughter Makenzi, 3, after a ceremony honoring 20 Mid-Missouri veterans of the Vietnam era yesterday at the Missouri National Guard Armory.  Read the Article

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Honors welcome but late
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
After more than three decades of carrying shrapnel in their bodies, recovering from flashbacks and warding off hellish memories of war, 20 Vietnam veterans in Mid-Missouri finally received thanks yesterday.

Schools use ‘deep clean’ to cut mold
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Public Schools administrators are in the process of repairing facilities and cleaning classrooms after air-quality tests conducted in January showed high levels of mold and carbon dioxide in various district-owned buildings.

$18 million settlement in fatal crash
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
Family members of three Kansas City residents killed in a 2006 wreck on Interstate 70 in Callaway County reached an $18 million settlement Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Michigan-based trucking firms.

Crowd aids river cleanup
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
HARTSBURG - Cleanup along the Missouri River typically includes the discovery of a message in a bottle, organizers said.

Catherine Drive fire attributed to juveniles
The Boone County Fire Protection District described a fire that broke out last night at a vacant duplex in Rock Bridge Estates as "suspicious."

Teen reports holdup by acquaintances
A Columbia teenager reported that he was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money on Friday night near Northland Drive and Blue Ridge Road.

St. Charles motorist reports carjacking
A St. Charles man told Columbia police that his vehicle was stolen at gunpoint early yesterday by a pedestrian who signaled for him to stop at the corner of Providence Road and Ash Street.