Neither. Newspapers don't use footnotes, so there is no use for an asterisk. The AP Stylebook entry on asterisks says, "Do not use the symbol. It rarely translates and in many cases cannot be seen by AP computers or received by newspaper or other computers."
It should go after the full stop.
The comma would come after it.
Before the number.
A colon is used to introduce a list, a quotation, or an explanation that follows from the preceding clause. For example, "She brought three things to the picnic: sandwiches, drinks, and fruit." A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses without a conjunction, or to separate items in a complex list. For instance, "I wanted to go for a walk; it was raining too hard."
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Depending on the situation or sentence in which it is used, a colon could go before or after an asterisk.
An asterisk (*)go back to school...!
Ricardo Colon goes by Rick Colon.
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It should go after the full stop.
Lourdes Colon goes by Tita.
Special characters, such as the asterisk and the question mark.
The comma would come after it.
A colon generally goes before the closing quote.
Dave Colon goes by Harlem Heat, and Ramrod.
A$AP Rocky went to Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
Dajine Colon goes by Dottie, Supergirl, Tinkerbell, and D..