Month: January 2014

Bri Porter knee is nothing pretty. After three ACL surgeries, it has scars running up and down reminding her of the months of rehab and sitting on the sidelines. Porter found her way back to the court and into the starting lineup for the state-ranked Rock Bridge Bruins girls basketball team. The Bruins are trying

University of Missouri athletics director Mike Alden says the school’s initial response to news reports of a former swimmer’s suicide could have been handled better. Alden told reporters in interviews late Thursday that he expects Missouri to learn from Sasha Menu Courey’s death and use it to bolster its student mental health services rather than

Mid-Missouri authorities have identified a homicide victim as Jessica Murafetis, 44, of Kansas City. Holts Summit police said Thursday afternoon they were investigating Murafetis’ death, after her body was found in a gas station parking lot. Murafetis was found about 11:30 a.m. Thursday behind the Exxon station at 120 E. Simon Street. Police said she

A popular antique mall in Columbia could be closing soon, depending on a city board. The Marketplace is located just west of I-70 on the Business Loop across from Cosmo Park. It has been home to some 150 local vendors for 12 years, but it could close if the owner decides to let a plumbing

Plans for a new theater in downtown Jefferson City continue as volunteers get ready for the next month’s grand opening. Capitol City Cinema will be a theater whose board members hope to be an upscale location for the viewing of independent, foreign, and documentary films. “It’s coming up. We’re getting some things put together. We

A company tied to St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke has purchased a prime piece of land in Los Angeles amid speculation the NFL franchise is considering a return to the city it left for the Midwest nearly two decades ago. Team officials on Friday provided a written statement confirming the recent purchase of a

Work on renovations at the former Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City could begin within weeks, but an ABC 17 News investigation has found mold problems date back years in the buildings. Tours were canceled at the former prison in fall 2013 because staffers noticed the smell of the mold was more powerful than ever

A fourth quarter run was all Rock Bridge needed, as the Bruins upend Hickman (17-2) to even up the regular season series. The Kewpies had a four point lead with less than five minutes in the game. But Rock Bridge caught fire, as Jackson Dubinski cut the lead to one with a lay-up with 2:47

Two men arrested along with Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham have told police the pound of marijuana found in their car did not belong to the star football player. Criminal charges have not been filed after the Springfield native and two friends were arrested in January on suspicion of felony drug distribution. Police say they

Maries County deputies caught the man who they say was considered armed and dangerous. A post on the department’s Facebook page says the search for Jeffery Eaton centered around Highway AA. Earlier in January, Eaton allegedly led deputies on a high-speed chase, also along Highway AA near Vienna. He later got away on foot and

Rock Bridge wide receiver Zach Reuter will play football at Kansas State. The receiver committed to the Wildcats on Thursday, making him the third Rock Bridge senior from this year’s team to commit to a Division 1 program. The other two Bruins players are Jace Neville (Memphis) and Ross Alexander (Georgia Southern). According to ESPN,

Charity organizations in mid Missouri are struggling to meet their goals. The Heart of Missouri United Way’s campaign has ended and finds itself $1 million dollars short of its 2013 goal. Now decisions are going to have to be made as to how to distribute their funds or lack thereof. “Our goal for fundraising and

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is honoring Capital Region Medical Center for its support of breastfeeding mothers. Capital Region is the first hospital in the state to receive the department’s “Show Me Five” award. The award is for hospitals who provide a nurturing environment for breastfeeding mothers. Capital Region officials say they

Students at one University of Missouri dormitory have been put on alert after someone’s pet snake escaped. University officials confirmed a one-foot-long, nonvenomous baby ball python got loose on the third floor in Defoe-Graham Hall near the MU Student Rec Complex. The snake was a registered pet and escaped last week. The snake’s owner immediately

A Mid-Missouri woman who as a teenager wrote that killing a young neighbor girl was an “ahmazing” thrill is now asking a judge to overturn her guilty plea. Alyssa Bustamante testified in court Thursday that she wouldn’t have pleaded guilty to the 2009 slaying of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten if she’d known about a pending U.S.

The execution of a death-row inmate in Missouri is still on hold pending a court fight. Missouri’s attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Wednesday to clear an appeals court stay that is delaying the Wednesday execution of Herbert Smulls. The high court had issued a temporary stay shortly before Smulls was scheduled for

More than nine hours after UM System President Time Wolfe addressed the media Wednesday, the UM Board of Curators approved Wolfe’s recommendation to hire outside legal counsel to review matters related to the Sasha Menu Courey case. This stems from an ESPN report that claimed the University of Missouri did not investigate an alleged sexual

Every year Columbia police keep track of the number of burglaries that happen over winter break. This year, that number was up 45 percent. CPD released the statistics Wednesday showing 96 burglaries happened between Dec. 14 through Jan. 20. That’s up from 2012, when police recorded 66 burglaries. Of that 96, 75 happened in someone’s

New details tonight about a veteran affairs’ inspector general’s report assessing Columbia’s VA hospital. A report released late this afternoon finds the locked mental health unit’s nursing station did not have a panic alarm system that “ensures emergent response by staff and VA police.” Remember the hospital has been under scrutiny since a patient there,

The third and final section of the Hurricane Deck bridge will come down Thursday morning at the Lake of the Ozarks. Traffic will be stopped in both directions on Route 5 for about 15 minutes during the 9 a.m. blast. A second explosion will also take place immediately following at the top of the structure.