Month: February 2013

Two big box stores in Columbia are temporarily closed so crews could remove snow from their roofs. Employees confirmed the Sam’s Club and Walmart on Conley Road were shutdown around 11 a.m. Customers and staff were evacuated over safety concerns, and it is not clear when the buildings will reopen. Walmart spokesman Dianna Gee says

New federal requirements for school lunches aim to add more nutrition to the menu, but often the trash cans are getting fed the best. Students are now required to have at least one fruit or vegetable on their plate, but many kids are throwing the apples and salads in the trash. So, Columbia Public Schools

A Fulton homeless shelter is fighting for its future, as it faces shutting down next month. The Wiley House will be shutting down in October, unless it can raise about $4,000 before then. The home for single men and women serves about 20 people, or about 10 percent of Callaway County’s homeless population on any

***UPDATE FRIDAY 6:00 P.M.***Police officers arrested two men for robbing the Midwest Petroleum on South Providence Road Friday morning.Investigators say they recognized Albert Butler and Travis Butler from surveillance video. Police say both men admitted to their involvement with the robbery. Police say they also recognized a third suspect, Jeremy Burnett.All three men could face

Surface high pressure will settle over Missouri Friday night and clear out our skies. Temperatures will drop into the upper 40s to near 50 by early Saturday morning. Some high clouds will drift through the weekend but we will stay dry under mostly sunny skies. Highs will reach the mid 70s Saturday and the upper

This weekend you have a chance to drop off any unwanted prescriptions or medications. You can bring in the pills anonymously and they will be disposed by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The goal is to prevent prescription drug abuse and help the environment.In Boone County drug take back days are Friday and Saturday.On Friday you

A 2-year-old died at a Mid-Missouri hospital after he was found unresponsive Thursday night.Police were called to the Fulton home at 832 Center St. around 7:45 p.m., because the toddler was not breathing. Officers found the lifeless child and started chest compressions until the ambulance got there.The boy was taken to Callaway Community Hospital, where

Jefferson City Schools are announcing some changes to its high school facilities and academies.Earlier this year, ABC 17 News reported the district proposed it could move the campus, or add new renovations to the existing buildings.Jefferson City schools have been working on a deal with with Lincoln University. The plan would have Lincoln and Linn

Officers arrested a student at Linn State Technical College for having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl.21-year-old Tyler James Deyoung was arrested in his college dorm. Osage County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant on campus.According to Chief Deputy Rob Relford, authorities seized a laptop computer and a cell phone. He says those showed Deyong

*** UPDATE 9:26 P.M. *** Friday night more republicans came forward backing Missouri Senate Candidate Todd Akin. The latest two are some of Mitt Romney’s senior advisors, although Mitt Romney himself has not moved in support of Akin since his statements concerning rape in late August.Here in Missouri more politicians are also flocking behind akin.

Columbia Police are investigating a possible shooting. Officers responded to Chantilly Court and White Oak Lane at around midnight Friday. Witnesses in the neighborhood say they heard seveal gunshots, then a pause followed by more gunshots. Officers found ten shell casings at the intersection.Some witnesses say a white SUV sped away from the area after

The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox is called the Harvest Moon and this year occurs on Saturday, Sept. 29th. The moon will rise at 6:27 p.m. in the east while the sun will be getting ready to set in the west at 6:55 p.m. The Harvest Moon usually looks big, bright and orange.

The Hickman-Jeff City matchup wasn’t the only one in week six of the high school season featuring undefeated teams. Blair Oaks, a team that has been in this position many times before under Brad Drehle, met California — a team that has not — Friday night and it was the Pintos that left the game

The Rock Bridge Bruins forced five Helias turnovers en route to an easy 35-6 win over the Helias Crusaders in week six. With the win, the Bruins move to 4-2 on the season; Helias dropped to .500 at 3-3. Matt Bush picked off Wyatt Porter twice and now has five on the season. But it

After a cool morning, temperatures will warm into the mid 70s Sunday with increasing high clouds and light northerly winds. Clouds will increase late Sunday as a storm system to our south lifts northeast. At this time it looks like the best chance of rain from this system is in southeastern Missouri Monday but if

A Miller County woman was found guilty Friday of murdering her boyfriend’s two-year-old daughter. Cheryl Patrick of Tuscumbia was convicted on both counts of child abuse and murder of 28-month old Alexis Ward. Alexis was found unresponsive and died several days from severe head and brain trauma in 2008. Medical examiners believed the injuries were

Jefferson City is arguably the most successful football program in the history of Missouri High School football. Arnell Monroe and the Hickman Kewpies are not impressed. For the second straight season, the Kewpies stunned Jeff City.Friday night, the Kewpies managed just a little more than 200 yards, but ultimately had more of what mattered most:

University of Missouri police are looking for a man accused of a punching another man and taking his money early Saturday morning.The victim told police he was walking near the southeast side of Stankowski Field (near the Medical School Library) around 2:30 a.m. when a man approached him from behind and demanded his money. He

Weather data from the last 30 years shows an average high temperature of 72 degrees for the start of October, dropping to 62 by the end of the month. Average low temperatures range from 50 on Oct. 1st to 41 on the 31st and on average we get 3.31 inches of rain during the month.

Columbia police are searching for at least one gunman after a Sunday morning shooting. It happened in the parking lot near Club Vogue off of Eighth Street and the Business Loop. Police said there were multiple shots and one person may have been hurt. At around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, gunfire broke out in the parking