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Don Shrubshell photo
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Columbia police Officer Mark Brotemarkle handcuffs Damon A. Williams, 23, of Ashland yesterday
after an hourlong standoff at the Eastwood Motel. Williams was wanted in connection with Tuesday’s shooting death of Nathaniel Bentley,
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Local News Stories
Standoff ends in arrest
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
After about an hourlong standoff at a Columbia hotel, police yesterday afternoon arrested the alleged gunman accused in the shooting death of 22-year-old Nathaniel Bentley.
Skirmishes
close park; two stabbed
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Back-to-back unrelated fights that attracted large crowds and sent two men to the hospital with stab wounds forced Columbia police officers to temporarily close Douglass Park last night.
Police captain named interim chief
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
A 24-year veteran of the Columbia Police Department this morning was appointed interim police chief and will lead the department when Chief Randy Boehm leaves July 1 to become the manager of hospital security for University of Missouri Health Care.
Governor candidates square off
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
LAKE OZARK - In the first face-to-face encounter between the two Republican candidates for governor, Treasurer Sarah Steelman went on the offensive against U.S. Rep. Kenny
Hulshof, saying his performance in Congress showed he was not fit to be Missouri’s chief executive.
Missouri group pushes health insurance reform
By JASON ROSENBAUM
of the Tribune’s staff
A new report from a national health-care advocacy group noted that Missouri is one of many states across the union that do not require admitting people to insurance plans regardless of pre-existing health conditions.
Internal reviews are working, police say
By JOE MEYER
of the Tribune’s staff
The Columbia Police Department has streamlined its internal affairs process since creating its Professional Standards Unit in February, a police captain told members of the Columbia Citizen Oversight Committee yesterday.
Columbia man gets 20 years in porn case
A Columbia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing child pornography.
Teenager accused of possessing defaced gun
Police arrested a 17-year-old this morning on suspicion of possessing a defaced firearm after receiving a report of a disturbance in central Columbia.
Harrisburg woman injured in accident
A 50-year-old Harrisburg woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash early this morning on Highway 124 West at Ridge Road.
College savings plan to offer scholarships
All of Missouri’s four-year public colleges will begin offering a few scholarships to students whose families use the Missouri college savings plan to bank money for higher education, state Treasurer Sarah Steelman said yesterday.
