Month: March 2013

An insurance bribery case that the FBI was investigating may have ties to Mid-Missouri, according to federal court document. Four men were named as being involved in a multi-million bribery scheme, where two former Humana employees, James Wenger and Glenn Fine have pleaded guilty in January and February, respectively, in U.S. District Court in Louisville,

After several chilly days in Mid-Missouri, temperatures will finally warm up Thursday with southwesterly winds and afternoon sunshine. High temperatures are expected to reach the low-to-mid 60s which is above the 30 year average high of 55 for this time of year. The warmer weather will last through Friday as we climb to near 70

*** UPDATE THURSDAY 10:56 P.M. ***Not guilty was verdict not many saw coming. The teen accused of shooting into a packed Chuck E. Cheese’s in Columbia left a free man Thursday night. A jury found James Miller not guilty on all three charges of a gang crime that riddled the children’s restaurant with bullets. The

***UPDATE 11:05 A.M.***The court addressed three issues on Thursday. One is a request for a change of venue.The state advocated St. Charles County because of its access to a wider population pool and larger airport. Lawyers for Bruce Cole want Kirksville in Adair County because they can keep the same judge.Another item was bond reduction.

Rainfall from last weekend along with melting snow improved drought conditions across Mid-Missouri and the state. The eastern third of the state is drought-free, extending as far west as Rolla and much of Osage and Maries counties. Most of Mid-Missouri is now considered abnormally dry, which is the lowest level of drought. This is an

Kansas City, Mo. – The No. 1 ranked Columbia Cougar men’s basketball team opened up play in the 2013 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men/s Basketball National Championship with a 68-37 first round victory over Oklahoma City University on Wednesday night. Columbia, the tournament’s top overall seed, improves to 34-0 overall and remains the nation’s last

Broadway, College Avenue and I-70 are full of cracks and potholes with the most problematic pothole being on the Stadium Boulevard ramp to I-70 East in Columbia.The current mild weather indicates snow plow trucks are done for the season, but MoDOT crews are turning their attention to repair the damage the winter storms caused.Snow and

NORDYNE announced Thursday it will shutter its manufacturing lines in Missouri in order to open a new campus in Mexico.The company says the move will affect around 700 employees at facilities in Boonville and Poplar Bluff. The plant in Boonville opened in 1979. It will keep a plant in Tennessee open.NORDYNE says it has developed

A Columbia man was killed Thursday afternoon after colliding with a curb on West Broadway near the Scott Boulevard curve.Police say 40-year-old Michael Roseman was heading west when he hit the curb and lost control, throwing him from the motorcycle. Roseman was transported to University Hospital, but was pronounced dead around 3:30 p.m.No other vehicles

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.25 million penalty for violations that included discharging fluorescent green discharge into a river at its plant near Mexico, Mo.Details of the settlement were announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.Teva makes antibiotics at a plant

State lawmakers say they have the funds to keep the Missouri National Guards who lost federal tuition assistance in school, at least for the meantime. They announced Thursday they found $1.5 million in the general fund to create the Show-Me Heroes Education Fund designed to help offset tuition assistance cut by the federal government last

***UPDATE MONDAY 11:50 P.M.***On Monday, the Cole County Health Department issued an update on the series of mysterious illnesses last week at the Truman Hotel and Conference Center.Director Dr. Marie Peoples said two cases had been positively identified as influenza A. Other patients had been interviewed over the weekend, but the cause of the other

***UPDATE FRIDAY 9:05 A.M.*** Boonville’s fire chief says when crews arrived at the home heavy flames were showing.No one was home at the time and there were no injuries.There is extensive damage as half of the home was burned.Investigators are still looking into a cause, but say it doesn’t appear suspicious.***ORIGINAL STORY***Boonville firefighters were called

ABC 17’s Sports Director breaks down Missouri’s first game in the SEC Tournament against Arkansas.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Alex Oriakhi scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Thursday night as No. 6 seed Missouri defeated cold-shooting No. 11 seed Texas A&M 62-50 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.Texas A&M (18-15) shot a season-low 24.1 percent (14 of 58) in the first SEC tournament confrontation between

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Derrick Millinghaus made a driving basket with 1.1 seconds left Friday as No. 3 seed Mississippi rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat No. 6 seed Missouri 64-62 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.Mississippi (24-8) advanced to a Saturday semifinal against No. 10 seed Vanderbilt (16-16), which upset No. 2

Highs will reach the mid-to-upper 70s Friday with southwest breezes and high clouds. Friday’s highs will be 20-25 degrees above average for March 15th. A strong cold front will move through by Saturday morning, dropping highs into the low 50s for Saturday and mid 40s for Sunday. The cold front will stall near the Missouri-Arkansas

A cold front will move through Mid-Missouri Friday night, ushering in much cooler air for the weekend. Highs on Saturday will reach the upper 40s to low 50s then barely reach 40 on Sunday. Saturday will be partly cloudy with chances of spotty light rain showers or drizzle Saturday afternoon. Chances of rain will increase

A triple murder suspect is set to be in court Friday in Boone County.Joshua Maylee is accused of killing three people during a shooting rampage in Callaway County. It happened in the fall of 2010, when he led police on a state-wide manhunt.Friday’s pre-trial hearing is expected to last all day.Prosecutors are seeking the death

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Alex Oriakhi scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Thursday night as No. 6 seed Missouri defeated cold-shooting No. 11 seed Texas A&M 62-50 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Texas A&M (18-15) shot a season-low 24.1 percent (14 of 58) in the first SEC tournament confrontation