Month: July 2013

The new Route Z overpass is set to open to traffic Friday afternoon, three months after the project began. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the overpass will open around 4 p.m. Friday. The westbound ramps from I-70 to Route Z have already reopened. The eastbound ramps opened to traffic in early June, almost two

The University of Missouri will hold two public forums as part of the search for a new chancellor. The forums are designed to allow the general public to give input into qualities and attributes the next MU chancellor should have. UM System President Tim Wolfe will host the forums next week. “As president… I am

The sentencing of a Columbia man convicted of intentionally setting fires at the University of Missouri and Stephens College was canceled Thursday. In April, a jury found 27-year-old Christopher Kelley guilty of two counts of arson. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Kelley deliberately set fires at ten different locations inside MU’s Ellis Library on

Two men were hurt Wednesday evening when their boat exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Highway Patrol’s water patrol division said that the father and son from Sugarland, Texas, had just restarted their boat after refueling at Davey Hollow Cove around 5:30 p.m. when the explosion occurred. 20-year-old Jonathen T. Wienecke suffered

A Florida man is caught in Boone County driving a stolen car filled with stolen goods. Joseph Vance was arrested Wednesday night. He was stopped while driving on I-70 near the 130 mile marker. A license plate reader tipped deputies off that the car was stolen from Lincoln, Nebraska. They also found items in the

When Kym Smith, of Kingdom City, put her bike back on the rack in the MKT Trail parking lot just off West Boulevard Wednesday, she knew it had been time to stop. “My buddies just left me,” she said. “They’ve already biked since Jeff City and they’ll hit 35 miles by the time they hit

Mizzou Football senior quarterback James Franklin was named to the 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List Wednesday. Franklin was one of 34 of the nation’s best college quarterbacks selected based on performance during the previous year and expectations for the 2013 college football season. Franklin put on an attention-grabbing performance as a sophomore

SEC FOOTBALL PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-SEC BALLOT Here are Tyler Fulghum’s picks for the All-SEC preseason team with 2012 stats included: QUARTERBACK 1 Soph. Johnny Manziel – QB – Texas A&M (3,706 pass yds, 1,410 rush yds, 47 total TD) RUNNING BACK 1 Soph. T.J. Yeldon – RB – Alabama (175 car, 1,108 yds, 13 total

Authorities in Cole County are investigating a homicide Wednesday. Sheriff Greg White told ABC 17 News the homicide happened inside the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Algoa Road late Tuesday night. JCCC is a state maximum security prison. Officials say the homicide involved two male inmates, one of which is dead. The inmate has been

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating an armed robbery on campus property. Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, police were called to South Farm at 3600 New Haven Road. Police say around 4 a.m., two people in a parked car were approached by a man. The suspect showed a handgun and demanded money from the

The Columbia Housing Authority has plans to renovate aging public housing. Over the course of the next year, the agency will plan to renovating 84 properties in downtown Columbia. Overall, they hope to upgrade nearly 300 properties. The CEO of the Housing Authority, Phil Steinhaus, says that not only will it improve the quality of

In just the past two days, there have been22 reports of cars being broken into in Columbia and Boone County. Officials say the reason for this is due to the time of year. Numbers always spike during the warmer months, when kids aren’t in school and people are out later at night. “We are having

A central Missouri judge has ordered law enforcement officers not to interrogate a man charged with killing a 13-year-old girl unless his attorney is present. The order by Miller County Judge Kenneth Oswald comes after an attorney for Steven Henderson sought a protective order against law officers. The motion was given to the judge to

Randolph County authorities arrested two people Tuesday for manufacturing and possessing drugs near a school. Sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year-old Christopher A. Smith and 25-year-old Christina K. Holt while conducting a search warrant in the 1300 block of Hurley Avenue. The couple were arrested on a felony charge of manufacturing and producing marijuana or a controlled

Centralia police have arrested two men in connection with a plan to steal items and sell them. According to authorities, Adam Scott, 23 from Centralia, broke into one home and stole a Sony Playstation, and stole a snow blower from a shed to sell it for cash. Police say Scott also dismantles an air conditioner

Just weeks after top city leaders lost their job, the mayor of Ashland announced Tuesday he will resign. Mayor Michael Jackson’s resignation takes effective immediately, but the city will announce it during a scheduled Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night. In May, the board chose not to reappoint police chief Anthony Consiglio, city administrator Kelly

Family, friends and community members gathered in a city park Tuesday evening to remember a teenager who was shot and killed Sunday night. “This morning I was just laying in his room and I was like my son’s not walking through the door anymore,” Treveon’s mother told the gathered crowd. “Every time I got off

One man is in custody Tuesday evening after a high-speed chase through Jefferson City. The man led police and Cole County deputies on a chase across the Missouri River bridge then back through the city. He then crashed his car near Binder Park. Right now, the Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash scene.

Law enforcement in two counties could be involved in an investigation sparked by a chase late last week. Damon Thompson was arraigned in Boone County court Tuesday on charges stemming from a burglary lastyear, but police arrested him again on Friday after a chase that started in Fayette. The Highway Patrol helped stop Thompson near

Gas prices have skyrocketed to $3.77 in Columbia. Over the past ten days, the average price of gas in Missouri has shot up nearly 40 cents. Experts blame the spike on actions in the Middle East. They’re hoping the prices will fall back down soon, but they aren’t sure how much longer it will last.