Month: May 2013

A Centralia woman was arrested early Tuesday morning after threatening to shoot police and kill her neighbor. Centralia police said 41-year-old Angel Marie Anderson threw a large object at her neighbor “in the manner as a person would throw a spear with the intent of impaling someone.” Police Chief Larry Dudgeon said she then threw

Construction on a new fire station in Jefferson City could start as early as June. On Monday night, City Council heard a bill that would authorize Prost Builders of Jefferson City to build the $2.2 million station. The new station would be a significant upgrade from the current facility and interim fire chief Jason Turn

Police in Jefferson City are investigating after arresting an alleged burglar Monday. Around 5 p.m., police were called out to the 400 block of East Capitol for a burglary in progress. When officers got there, Eric Brown, 46, and a woman were walking out of the home in question. Police say Brown was holding a

A University of Missouri graduate student is suing a Columbia apartment fire complex nearly a month after a devastating fire. A large fire destroyed dozens of units at Ash Street Place Apartments on April 9. According to fire officials, the building was not up to code and did not have city-mandated pull-down fire alarms, but

A Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to unsuccessfully trying to help a jail inmate escape. 35-year-old Amanda Leigh Lesh admitted to smuggling a hacksaw blade into a Morgan County Jail cell shared by Mitchell Atterberry and Steven Pyykhola. Atterberry is in jail on federal charges of meth distribution while Pyykola is

Two Fulton grandparents were arrested over the weekend for allegedly putting their grandchild into the trunk of car to transport tables. On Saturday, Jefferson City police were called to the Menards store on Stone Creek Drive for a report of child endangerment. The caller told police she heard a child in the trunk of a

A Holts Summit man was sentenced to probation Monday on child endangerment and drug charges. Bryan Sartor pleaded guilty in February to the charges after a 9-month-old was found dead last June. While investigating the death of Kyson Weathers, officers found meth in the home. Sartor admitted to using meth and checking on the baby

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones is appointing a commission to investigate the state’s decision to make electronic copies of people’s birth certificates and concealed gun permits when they apply for driver’s licenses and identification cards. The bipartisan group will include county prosecutors, sheriffs and former lawmakers. Lawmakers discovered last month the department was turning over

Young women and men, either struggling to pay bills or trying to launch careers, are turning to social media sites. ModelMayhem.com is not new. In fact, it has more then 760,000 active users. Hundreds of those are in Jefferson City, Columbia and across Mid-Missouri. However, the website that promises to connect aspiring models with the

It seems ever since Frank Haith was hired at the University of Missouri, there has been some kind of distraction lingering for him off the court. Monday, we learned of another. As first reported by CBSSports.com, Haith and his wife, Pamela, are filing a court petition against Bank of America trying to determine if his

Mizzou softball senior Chelsea Thomas was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, the fifth time she has earned that distinction this season. With the recognition, Thomas became just the second conference pitcher to earn five weekly awards in a single season. The Tiger standout joins former Tennessee ace Monica Abbott, who earned five

Jordan Danks atoned for a base-running blunder in the ninth inning by hitting a solo home run in the 11th that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Monday. Danks connected with two outs off Kelvin Herrera (2-3) for his first homer of the season. It was the sixth homer Herrera

The University of Missouri announced Monday more than 5,000 students will receive degrees during the school’s spring commencement weekend. The university said 5,292 students will earn their degrees May 17-19. Those degrees include (some students receive more than one degree): 4,128 bachelor’s degrees 1,043 master’s degrees 278 doctorates 36 education specialist degrees 99 medical degrees

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg

Plans for a downtown Columbia party zone tied to University of Missouri home football games have fizzled for the second year in a row. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the group of local business leaders who sought to organize a downtown “Tiger Town” on Missouri football weekends is again scrapping the plan. Businessman Greg