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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Columbia City Council discusses forfeiture funds with Police Chief Ken Burton

Laurien Rose December 20, 2012

The Columbia City Council voted unanimously to allow the Columbia Police Department to buy $11,320 worth of software using forfeiture funds on Monday. According to the Cornell University's Legal Information...

‘Zoey’s Dream’ to raise money for child cancer patient

Jessica Allison December 20, 2012

If you know anything about Disneyworld, you know that it is pretty much a child’s idea of paradise. “Zoey’s Dream,” an event put together by Roxy’s, Kitchen Table Promotions and the Dream Factory,...

Man arrested in Shelby County after multi-county chase

Laurien Rose December 19, 2012

A police chase led to the arrest of a man with several active warrants for his arrest in Shelby County. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers recognized the man Tuesday morning by his maroon Chevrolet. According...

Police Blotter

Jennifer Beatty, Veronike Collazo December 7, 2012

####Men arrested on two burglary charges Two men were involved in a burglary Monday at the Tractor Supply Company on Paris Road. Columbia Police Department officers responded to an alarm at 1:18 a.m....

MU Police Department receives 'Accreditation with Excellence' award

MU Police Department receives ‘Accreditation with Excellence’ award

Sarah Suerig December 7, 2012

The MU Police Department was recently awarded renewed accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. On top of its renewal status, the department was also awarded...

Randolph County Prosecutor Mike Fusselman withdraws from Sanders’ case

Laurien Rose December 7, 2012

Randolph County Prosecutor Michael Fusselman motioned to withdraw himself from Robert Sanders' case Wednesday. He was appointed as special prosecutor almost a year after the incident in question on Aug....

Nixon appoints Paul Wilson to Missouri Supreme Court vacancy

Kendall Foley December 7, 2012

On Monday, Gov. Jay Nixon named lawyer Paul Wilson a Missouri Supreme Court judge. Wilson will be replacing William Ray Price Jr., who retired in August. Nixon and Wilson have worked together throughout...

Walmart hitchhiker steals man’s money, car

Katherine Maxcy December 7, 2012

A man was held at gunpoint and instructed to withdraw money from his bank account Tuesday after giving a ride to a stranger from Walmart. At approximately 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, Columbia police officers...

Columbia police to participate in holiday DWI enforcement campaign

Daniela Sirtori Cortina December 7, 2012

The Columbia Police Department has plans to carry out a campaign to target impaired drivers during the holidays. The effort is part of a statewide campaign to enforce driving while intoxicated laws, said...

Columbia Police Department reports phone wire transfer scam

Sarah Suerig December 7, 2012

The Columbia Police Department received a report in reference to a phone wire transfer scam Nov. 30. The victim said a man claimed to be her grandson and stated that he was in a Mexico City jail. The...

Anthropology professor honored for life’s work in Caribbean

Anthropology professor honored for life’s work in Caribbean

Hanna Jacunski December 7, 2012

The American Association for the Advancement of Science added five more MU professors to its ranks of honorary fellows. Biological sciences professor Stephen Alexander, biochemistry professor Shuqun Zhang,...

Bike Share rejected as MSA auxiliary

Jill Deutsch December 7, 2012

A bill to make Bike Share a Missouri Students Association auxiliary failed in a vote by the MSA Senate on Wednesday. 37 senators, 58.73 percent of the total, voted against the bill, while 20 senators,...