Month: September 2014

In Mid-Missouri, athletics are a crowd favorite. But the black and gold means serious green for many area businesses. The University of Missouri announced Friday that Tiger athletics are a major contributor to the economic revenue in the city. University graduate students have been conducting a research study over the past five years to find

The status of a controversial downtown development in Columbia changed several times Friday. Friday morning a fence was put up and side walks blocked off around the perimeter of the Opus project on Eight and Locust streets. Around 3 p.m. Friday, Judge Kevin Crane lifted a temporary restraining order against the developer. ABC 17 News

Friday, a community is stepping up to help a local family through an unimaginable series of tragedies. Thursday around 4 p.m., firefighters were called to a house fire at 14106 Route V which is southwest of Russellville. Shirley Gilpin, one of the homeowners, said she was in the house with her nine and twelve-year-old sons

A Mid-Missouri family has lost a loved one and their home all in the same day. Anthony Gilpin, 39, was racing home Thursday afternoon after hearing about the fire on Route V near Russellville. He was in the middle of passing a car on the right shoulder along Route C when he lost control just

The expansion of a major Mid-Missouri highway opened to drivers in Osage County Friday. The $25.5 million project to make Route 50 wider extends 6.6 miles, and took two years to complete. That segment of the highway was relocated and widened from 2 to 4 lanes from the Highway 50/63 junction to County Road 604

Thousands pack their saddle bags, don their leather apparel, and head down for the weekend’s festivities. Lake Ozark resident and biker Patty Forsythe said, “we look forward to it every year, every year they’ve got great vendors and music and food and just the camaraderie of it”. Malcolm Ambrose owns Bad Apple Customs and has

Grandparents Day was recently celebrated and now is a good time for families to talk about scams that target seniors, especially to be on the lookout for what is called the “grandparent scam”. The scam preys on the love of a grandparent for their grandchildren. Typically the grandparent receives a frantic phone call from whom

A University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute trailer was damaged following gunfire and a crash in St. Louis early Friday morning. According to FOX 2 KTVI in St. Louis, a 25-year-old man was driving just after 2:00 a.m, when another car drove up and starting shooting at him. The driver ducked to avoid

Construction on a downtown Columbia student housing complex was halted the same day it was supposed to start. Opus Development was slated to break ground on a new student housing complex on Locust between 7th and 8th streets Friday. A Boone County judge issued a temporary restraining order against Opus, which was lifted late Friday

Police arrested two teenagers in connection with a shooting in a south Columbia neighborhood. According to the police report, one of the teenagers, Thomas Kim, made arrangements for a drug deal with an 18-year-old woman at Bethel Park. Kim, 17, is charged with 1st degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and

A Jefferson City man is dead and another in the hospital after a wreck Thursday. It happened at 4:33 p.m. on Route C, just west of Stringtown Station Road in Cole County. Troopers say Anthony Gilpin, 39, was driving at a high rate of speed and passed a vehicle on the right outside shoulder. He

A Gravois Mills man is dead after being hit while trying to cross Highway 54. Investigators say it happened Thursday afternoon on westbound 54, just past the Highway 54 on ramp from the Osage Beach Parkway. Police say Timothy Miesner, 44, tried to cross the highway in the path of a car driven by a

Crime is once again the center of discussion for leaders and community members in Columbia. The Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence held their second public forum Thursday night — this one focusing on letting parents share concerns and ideas for how to curb crime. Attendees were broken into small groups to discuss the four

The state Senate wraps up a record 2014 veto override session Thursday morning. This comes after the Legislature moved to override many of Gov. Jay Nixon’s vetoes in a packed session on Wednesday that lasted all day. After more than 30 vetoes from Nixon in July, lawmakers overturned 47 of the governor’s line-item vetoes, two

University of Missouri Health Care announced the opening of Mizzou Quick Care clinics in all three Hy-Vee grocery stores in Columbia. The clinics are operated by MU Health Care and will provide treatment for routine illnesses and common conditions. An open house was held Thursday afternoon at the Hy-Vee on Nifong Blvd.

The City of Columbia says nearly one quarter of residents are living in poverty. The 2015 Social Services Funding Report, which the city uses for setting its budget, showed a 24 percent poverty rate, a rate that is going up. The city council will be looking at the report Monday. About 38 percent of children

Hundreds of jobs will be coming to the Jonesburg area in the new few years. The new roofing plant will bring factory jobs along with trucking, welding, and maintenance services to the Mid Missouri area. The CertainTeed Corporation plant will be just east of Jonesburg on Highway 70. The factory will produce asphalt shingles with

Both chambers of the Missouri legislature voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that would increase the wait time for a woman seeking an abortion. House Bill 1307 extends the necessary waiting period for an abortion from 24 hours after a woman’s meeting with a doctor to 72 hours. The bill, sponsored

Jefferson City Public Works opened a portion of the three phase new Cole Junction Pump Station. It’s located at the intersection of 179 and Boonville Road. The project will remove wet weather overflow in the sewer system. Matt Morash with the Jefferson City Public works said this project was paid for through a sewer bond

Missouri lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill creating a training program for teachers to carry guns in schools and expanding where residents can openly carry firearms. Wednesday’s vote marks a tentative victory for the Republican-led Legislature. Lawmakers failed last year to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill