• Man dead after being pulled from Stephens Lake

    A 17-year-old is dead after fire crews pulled him from Stephens Lake Thursday, a Columbia Police news release stated.
    The victim was Columbia resident Jared Isaiah Healea.
    Witnesses said Healea was swimming for two or three minutes before he began struggling and went under, Columbia Fire Department Capt. Eric Hartman said.
    At 5:26 p.m., firefighters pulled Healea from about eight feet of water roughly 30 feet from the shore, Hartman said.
    Medical crews took Healea to University Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, the release said.

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  • Columbia branch of Bank of America robbed

    Columbia Police have arrested one man after the Bank of America on West Broadway was robbed, Acting Police Chief Tom Dresner said.
    Police chased the man after he fled the bank on a bicycle. He then jumped off the bike, and police continued the chase on foot, Sgt. Chris Kelly said. Officers tackled the man into a bush in the 900 block of West Ash Street.
    Bank employees told police that they believed the man was armed when he entered the bank, Kelly said. The FBI is also investigating the robbery. Check back with the Columbia Missourian for more on this story.

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  • Storm winds down power lines, traffic signals out

    Multiple traffic signals were reported malfunctioning including the lights at Broadway and West Boulevard, and power lines are down all over Columbia as a result of storm winds, a dispatcher with Columbia/Boone County Joint Communications said.
    The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Boone County that expired at 7:45 p.m. At 6:57 p.m., Doppler radar indicated a storm capable of producing penny-sized hail and winds in excess of 80 mph seven miles west of Sturgeon. The storm was moving southeast.

Squeeze play: Tigers defense looks to contain Juice Williams

Missouri defensive end Stryker Sulak says the Tigers defense has the experience necessary to stop Illinois quarterback Juice Williams.
The defensive unit touts its experience against top quarterbacks during its time at Missouri as a key factor.

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Wednesday was voting day for Missouri's delegates Former Gov. Bob Holden urged all delegates to come together and vote for Barack Obama. Other delegates described what the day has been like.
Rock Bridge institutes new rules at football games High school students will need a student ID to enter games, and middle school students will need to be accompanied by a parent. The new security measures go into effect Friday when the team plays Lee's Summit North High School.

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