http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/local/columbiatribune.com stories: Local Newsen-usMon, 07 Jan 2013 17:29:26 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/bomb-threat-briefly-closes-restaurant/A bomb threat Monday afternoon closed a Columbia restaurant as police searched for potential danger. Brennan DavidMon, 07 Jan 2013 17:29:26 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/bomb-threat-briefly-closes-restaurant/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/swat-train-columbia-mall/The Columbia Police Department’s SWAT team is conducting training at the Columbia Mall on Monday night. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:03:35 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/swat-train-columbia-mall/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/fulton-man-pleads-guilty-bank-robbery/A Fulton man Monday pleaded guilty in federal court to bank robbery. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:55:22 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/fulton-man-pleads-guilty-bank-robbery/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/shed-blaze-results-in-100000-in-damage/A shed fire south of Columbia killed several chickens and caused about $100,000 in damage Sunday morning. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/shed-blaze-results-in-100000-in-damage/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boone-county-legislators-share-goal-for-session/Boone County's five House members haven't filed any bills for the legislative session that begins Wednesday, but all have staked out issues they said will consume their energies in the coming months. Rudi KellerMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boone-county-legislators-share-goal-for-session/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sex-offender-jailed-for-failing-to-register/A Boone County man who is a registered sex offender was arrested Monday after deputies say he failed to notify them that he had moved. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sex-offender-jailed-for-failing-to-register/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/prescription-benefit-losses-lead-to-new/After the city identified more than $180,000 in erroneously awarded prescription drug benefits more than a year ago, the city's Human Resources Department has put additional procedures in place to ensure the same mistake doesn't occur again. Andrew DenneyMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/prescription-benefit-losses-lead-to-new/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sex-offender-information-has-been-miscalculated/A computer program used by the Boone County Sheriff's Department to determine restrictions on sex offenders contains inaccurate measurements, and deputies will have to review all current offenders to determine whether they are in compliance with the law. Brennan DavidMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sex-offender-information-has-been-miscalculated/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/congressman-asks-for-end-to-tax-assessments/WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. William Hall of Randolph County urged President Abraham Lincoln to order an end to special taxes imposed on Southern sympathizers. Rudi KellerMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/congressman-asks-for-end-to-tax-assessments/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sullivan-announces-mayoral-candidacy/Sid Sullivan, who ran unsuccessfully for Columbia mayor in 2010, is taking another shot at the seat. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/sullivan-announces-mayoral-candidacy/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/new-years-shooting-suspect-surrenders/A Columbia man believed to be the gunman responsible for a New Year's Day shooting in Jefferson City turned himself in to police custody Friday. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/new-years-shooting-suspect-surrenders/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boone-county-man-finds-ancient-tools-in-vineyard/When Tom Vernon, 82, found some unusually shaped rocks in his small Huntsdale vineyard five years ago, he didn't think much of it. Catherine MartinMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boone-county-man-finds-ancient-tools-in-vineyard/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/lack-of-rules-for-group-homes-frustrates-neighbors/Neighbors in a north Columbia neighborhood are worried that a group home for felons was established in their neighborhood without notification and that the home is so close to schools in the area. Brennan DavidMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/lack-of-rules-for-group-homes-frustrates-neighbors/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/annual-election-held-by-extension-council/The Boone County University of Missouri Extension Council is conducting its annual election, and voting is open through Jan. 22. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/annual-election-held-by-extension-council/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/suspect-in-spa-robbery-arrested/A Lincoln, Neb., man who robbed Tokyo Spa at gunpoint Thursday night and threatened a worker that he would return to kill her if she called police was arrested Friday when he returned. BY THE TRIBUNE'S STAFFMon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/suspect-in-spa-robbery-arrested/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boonville-bridge-to-change-hands/The city of Boonville, Union Pacific Railroad and Katy Bridge Coalition are hosting a ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the transfer of ownership of the Boonville bridge from the railroad to the city. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/boonville-bridge-to-change-hands/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/police-investigate-reports-of-shots-fired/Columbia police are investigating shooting incidents that were reported early Sunday morning. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/police-investigate-reports-of-shots-fired/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/tiger-tots-crash/Columbia firefighters work Monday morning to remove a car from the north side of the Tiger Tots Child Development Center at 1609 Paris Road. Police were dispatched to the building at 5:55 a.m. and found a Lexus had struck the building. Kit DoyleMon, 07 Jan 2013 10:07:14 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/07/tiger-tots-crash/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/06/tax-deal-packed-with-breaks-for-businesses/WASHINGTON (AP) — Tucked into the tax package approved by Congress last week are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, including film producers, race track owners and the makers of electric motorcycles. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/06/tax-deal-packed-with-breaks-for-businesses/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/06/farm-bill-extension-is-evidence-of-lost-political/WASHINGTON (AP) — A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of last week's larger tax bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies that farm-state lawmakers are used to getting for their rural districts. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:00:00 -0600http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2013/jan/06/farm-bill-extension-is-evidence-of-lost-political/