Month: February 2014

Aiden Taylor, the Columbia second grader battling a rare form of cancer has a team of supporters, who call themselves Aiden’s Avengers, continuing to stand behind him. Nearly a month ago, doctors diagnosed the eight-year-old with a rare form of cancer called, medulloblastoma. Aiden is currently at Saint Jude’s in Memphis undergoing treatment. The cancer

This week’s Sunday Sit-Down guest is Blake Toppmeyer from the Columbia Daily Tribune. Blake and Austin break down the forward play for Mizzou men’s hoops, the nice start for the MU softball team, and who to keep an eye on as Missouri wrestling eyes post-season play.

More male cheerleaders are on the sidelines of football and basketball games. Danny Heartwell is one of eight on the Mizzou sidelines. “It is just a surreal, amazing feeling,” Heartwell said. His cheer career started out as a challenge from a friend on his high school squad, but once he tried it, Heartwell was hooked

The future of downtown development in Columbia is dividing city leaders. Some want a tax increment financing district, or TIF, to help pay for much needed infrastructure upgrades. The issue is set to go before city council Monday night. A TIF district means sales and property tax rates would freeze for up to 23 years.

Two Dallas, Texas residents were arrested Friday for having meth in a Pulaski County motel. According to a Sheriffs Department news release, the men were picked up at a motel off Interstate 44 and Highway 28. Johnas McKinney, 27, and LeQuinton Randall, 28, were arrested after deputies raided a room and found a large amount

Four people were hurt in an early morning crash just south of Rolla Sunday. According to Highway Patrol reports, the dour were in a Dodge Stratus on Phelps County Road 5010, three miles south of the city. Driver Thomas Rector, 33, of Licking, lost control of the car. It went off the road, into a

Boone County deputies said Sunday they had few leads after a weekend shooting incident south of Columbia. Investigators found several shell casings at the intersection of Sinclair Road and Cascades Drive around 4 a.m. Saturday. No one has reported injuries after the incident. Neighbors said they only heard the shots, but did not see anything

Boys Basketball scores Jefferson City 72 Rock Bridge 73 (OT)Tipton 47 North Callaway 49Pilot Grove 61 California 79 Girls Basketball scores Smithton 41 Rock Bridge 68Tolton 17 Hickman 51

Hundreds of University of Missouri students lined major streets around campus Saturday afternoon to support former Tiger football player Michael Sam. The rally was to counterprotest an assembly of the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church outside Mizzou Arena before the Tiger basketball team took on Tennessee Saturday. “We’re basically building a giant wall to protest

A Rolla man was arrested last week after a search uncovered an active meth lab in his Phelps County home. Dale Perry Sr., 58, was arrested Thursday after multiple agencies searched his home in the 1000 block of Private Drive 8044. According to a post on the Sheriffs Department Facebook page, investigators found an active

Boys high school scores – Rock Bridge 89 , Ace 38Hannibal 56, Moberly 61Harrisburg 57, Southern Boon 56Marshall 64, Boonville 75Helias 52, Hickman 68Monroe City 40, Centralia 41 Girls high school basketball – Monroe City 28, Centralia 53

The new MU chancellor is only two weeks into the job, but already has big plans for the future. Many people know Dr. Bowen Loftin as a bow tie lover and Twitter guru, but the media got to know him a little better on Friday. Loftin arranged a conference with the media and discussed everything

A Missouri boy battling leukemia got a unique gift to help remember an Olympic moment he and his family will never forget. Make A Wish Foundation confirmed on Twitter that American athlete Shaun White gave 10-year-old Ben Hughes one of his snowboards after the competition. Hughes is from Wildwood near St. Louis and was with

A grand jury in Callaway County handed down new charges on Thursday for a suspect accused of killing his neighbor last summer and seriously assaulting the victim’s father. Jake Gastler now faces one charge of second degree murder and two counts of first degree assault. The attack happened early August 31 at a home at

University of Missouri leaders have chosen a firm to review how school officials handled rape claims by a former student. Sasha Menu Courey said she was raped by a football player before taking her own life in 2011. On Friday the UM Board of Curators announced the Dowd Bennett Law Firm from St. Louis will

A Fulton man now considers his relative’s home a total loss after a Thursday morning fire. Crews went to 211 Jefferson St. near Westminster College a little after 11 a.m., and reported flames coming from the window and roof. The department sent their ladder unit and attacked the fire from above. Investigators later confirmed an

Nearly 50% of black men are arrested at least once for a non traffic crime by the time they turn 23; 30% by the age of 18 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Columbia, the director of the boys and girls club says African-American men can reduce that statistic through a quality education

Jabari Brown drove the lane for the go-ahead basket with 12.2 seconds left for the last of his 25 points and Missouri survived a late surge by Arkansas for an 86-85 victory on Thursday night. Jordan Clarkson had 27 points to lead Missouri (17-7, 5-6 SEC), which ended the first three-game losing streak of coach

It’s a day centered around couples expressing how they feel about each other through gifts and maybe a nice outing. For those who may be using dating websites or even social media websites to find a Valentine this year, the FBI is warning about multiple scams that have left victims out money and their personal

The sunny weather may have been a welcome break from the freezing temperatures — but they could cause dangers for drivers overnight. The sun caused snow around Mid-Missouri to melt, but as the temperatures dip below freezing Thursday night, it will re-freeze. Snow falling Friday morning will cover that ice, causing a dangerous commute to