Columbia Today: March 16, 2009
Today's News
- The Missouri men’s basketball team defeated Baylor 73-60 winning the Big 12 Championship and first conference title since the Tigers won the Big Eight Conference tournament in 1993. Get the whole story and view a photo gallery from The Maneater.
The Maneater's live blog.
From the Columbia Daily Tribune.
From the Columbia Missourian.
The Tigers will now go on to play Cornell in Boise, Idaho. The Missourian has the team's reaction.
Former MU basketball player Willie Smith filed a complaint with the Columbia Police Department after he said he was wrongfully arrested by police officers, who also used pepper spray on him. Read the whole story at the Tribune
The city of Columbia is trying to trim the fat off its 2010 budget by using electronic documents instead of paper and by increasing some property enforcement fees to recoup 100 percent of the cost to the city. Get all the details from the Tribune.
What’s Happening
- An Evening with Joan Baez, $32-$42, 7 p.m., The Missouri Theatre
- Headlights, Pomegranates, Gentleman Auction House Concert, $8, 8:30 p.m., Mojo's




