Month: October 2013

An overnight shooting and stabbing left two men wounded in Jefferson City. Police did not say Sunday if the two incidents were related. Emergency dispatch originally got a call about a gunshot victim around 1:56 a.m. from a business in the 1400 block of Missouri Boulevard. Judy Pruett, a resident on Edmonds, where the shooting

After months of delays due to construction and problems with contractors, the final 60-90 students have moved into the student housing complex Aspen Heights. Stuart Watkins, a spokesperson for Aspen Heights, said delays like those are normal in student housing complexes. Aspen Heights tried to make up for the problems by putting the students who’s

A suspect is still on the loose after cutting gas lines at at least one Columbia business Saturday morning. Sam’s Club on Conley Road was the first business hit. A worker there called emergency crews after hearing a hissing noise outside of the back of the building. Ameren and the Columbia Fire Department responded and

James Franklin threw for four touchdowns and Missouri squashed any doubts about its early season schedule with a 51-28 victory at Vanderbilt Saturday. The Tigers moved to 5-0 and opened conference play without missing a beat in the program’s first trip to Nashville as a member of the SEC. Franklin guided Missouri on scoring drives

A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy was assaulted Friday night after responding to an animal complaint that turned into an attack and short chase. Around 7:50 p.m., the deputy responded to the animal complaint near Rippeto Road and Easley River Road, which is southwest of Columbia, near the Missouri River. As he was investigating the complaint,

One woman is dead and another is seriously injured following an early Friday morning car crash on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Heather L. Cole, 20, of Columbia, was driving eastbound around 2:30 a.m. when her car traveled off the left side of the road. Troopers say the car

A woman was airlifted to University Hospital on Friday after her car was broadsided by another vehicle on Highway 54, west of Fulton. The accident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, when Anna Gallatin, 74, tried crossing Highway 54 near Highway 306. Gallatin was transported by ambulance to a Fulton hospital and then airlifted to Columbia.

Several local and state agencies will come together this weekend for an emergency preparedness drill. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Boone County Fire Protection District, Columbia/Boone County Public Safety Joint Communications and Air Methods will all participate in a drill involving the University of Missouri Health Care’s Staff for Life helicopter.

Three men have been arrested after two people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in Jefferson City Friday morning. Police were called to the scene in the 600 block of Ohio Street around 4 a.m. Witnesses told officers that two people had been hurt by gunfire coming from a passing car, and described both the

The man who escaped from a Missouri county jail and was on the run for more than three weeks appeared in court Friday. Brian Adkison entered not guilty pleas in a Cleveland courtroom to charges including burglary and failure to comply with a police officer. He was captured in September after escaping the Caldwell County

Former nursing home owner, Benchmark Healthcare is under attack in Moberly, accused of not paying its former employees. Benchmark Healthcare owned Loma Linda Nursing Home until Sept. 15. Fundamental is the new owner, and employees said they are happy. However, they said they need their last paychecks from Benchmark. Checks that have been issued have

For the first time in four years, the town of Pilot Grove will have a grocery store. A Mid-Missouri couple, Cody and Paula Tyler, will open a Tyler’s Market in the town of 762 residents later this month. The Tylers already operate two small town stores in Knob Noster and Waverly, each about 50 miles

Jefferson City Public School officials said Thursday they are going to start hosting more Internet Safety Nights after a 12-year-old Thomas Jefferson Middle School girl was bullied and told to kill herself. The bullying occurred on the Ask.fm mobile phone app. It allows users to ask friends about any topic. But for the 12-year-old girl,

Police in Fulton are investigating after they say a 5-year-old autistic boy wandered into a gas station alone. Around 5 a.m. Friday, police were called to the Fastlane on Amerihost Drive in reference to a child that came in without a parent. Officers were able to identify the child through previous contact and knew his

State officials are warning residents about a spike in scams during the first few days of the Affordable Care Act. The state says con artists are posing as insurance companies and trying to hack bank accounts. One scammer called one Eugene, Mo. resident James Seaton and claimed to be with the government’s Medicare office. The

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Kaldi’s Coffee in downtown Columbia. Officers say around 5:30 a.m., a black man entered the coffeehouse on the corner of Ninth and Cherry streets through the back door after an employee had opened the door for a coworker. Police say the suspect pointed a handgun at the employee

Burglary alarms in homes and businesses can help police catch the bad guy when they work properly, but Columbia police said the alarms create more problems than solutions because 98 percent of them are false. “Anytime a police alarm is dispatched, there’s two officers that are automatically dispatched,” said Lt. Barbara Buck with the Columbia

Traffic is expected to be heavy and hotels packed for Dr. Kevin Rome’s inauguration Friday at Lincoln University, a part of homecoming week. Rome said he plans on using his more than 20 years of experience to positively impact Lincoln University. He said it was the type of students and the rich history that drew

A popular painkiller may be killing more than pain. A new study by ProPublica found that acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is the most deadly over-the-counter painkiller. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that it only takes ingesting two more than the recommended dose of Tylenol Extra Strength for a few days in

An audit of Cooper County released Thursday showed serious issues with the county treasurer’s office. In the report, Missouri auditor Tom Schweich discovered the county’s treasurer did not understand the computerized accounting system. Therefore, Stanley Serck paid a software provided $2,163 to enter the backlog of receipts, perform the backlog of bank reconciliations, and provide