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Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrests 17 during sobriety checkpoint

Tony Puricelli • April 15, 2011

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint Wednesday on the 1300 block of East Prathersville Road, just north of the city. “It was actually fairly productive for a Wednesday...

Life on the road: A dirty, drunk, logistical nightmare

Amber Taylor • April 15, 2011

The days run together as the trees, the lampposts and the road signs blur along the seemingly unending stretches of highway, slowly bringing them closer and closer to parts of the country they have been...

Monk Drive to close in June

Jimmy Hibsch • April 15, 2011

After the UM System Board of Curators, the governing board of the four-campus UM System, approved $16.5 million for the project in December, construction on the Monk stream line will begin Monday and will...

On Campus, Around the Nation (4/15/2011)

Lauren Bale • April 15, 2011

**CSUF celebrates Earth Day with the Earth Week Expo** CAL STATE FULLERTON — The Cal State Fullerton Environmental Advocacy program is planning an Earth Week Expo featuring films, workshops and art...

Whining for the sake of whine has its merits

Abby Spudich • April 15, 2011

Social media has brought to light many unfortunate trends. I, too, was annoyed to see 80 or more statuses declaring that is had, indeed, snowed this winter. Thank God for that Facebook friend who will...

Investigators make cocaine arrests

Sally French • April 15, 2011

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Columbia residents after they discovered a cocaine distribution operation during a search of a residence, a Boone County Sheriff’s Department news release stated. Investigators...

MU Health Care predicts severe allergy season

Megan Hager • April 15, 2011

MU Health Care allergists are expecting an exodus of pollen in the air this spring due to the amount of moisture Columbia received in the winter. In preparation for the intense spring allergy season,...

Hero Awards celebrate community service

Abigail Geiger • April 15, 2011

The 10th annual Hero Award ceremony awarded Columbia residents for their outstanding community service for the city Tuesday at the Stoney Creek Inn. The ceremony was sponsored by the Columbia Daily Tribune...

Mo. Senate reduces cuts to higher education

Abigail Geiger • April 15, 2011

The 7 percent cut to state higher education funding proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon could be softened to a cut of 4.8 percent, pending final approval from the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. The...

Gina Bruno brings Suhaila format workshop to Moon Belly Dance Studio

Liz Stratman • April 15, 2011

The art of belly dancing is composed of a variety of forms, and Moon Belly Dance Studio will be bringing one of its most difficult, technique-based forms to Columbia in a two-day workshop Friday and Saturday. Gina...

Professor Rebecca Martínez speaks about cervical cancer across cultures

Abbey Sussell • April 15, 2011

As part of the Diversity in Action seminar series, Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Rebecca Martínez discussed the issues of sexism and classism surrounding treatment for cervical cancer. Martínez...

Columbia Police Department investigates new phone scam

Kelsey Maffett • April 15, 2011

Police are investigating a case of a Columbia resident who was targeted in a phone scam asking for bond money, the second scam of its type reported locally in six months. According to a Columbia Police...