Month: April 2015

The Missouri Department of Transportation has named its chief financial officer the interim department director. The Highways and Transportation Commission on Wednesday appointed Roberta Broeker to take over when Dave Nichols retires on May 1. Broeker has been the CFO for the past 10 years. The commission plans to name a permanent director in the

Missouri is joining an effort to stop Radio Shack from selling customers’ private data. The national electronics retailer proposed selling the information to help generate assets during bankruptcy. However, Attorney General Kris Koster has now joined 30 other states in objecting the plan. Koster said Radio Shack promised its 117 million customers it would never

A Columbia elementary school Wednesday won a $2,000 technology grant from CenturyLink. Derby Ridge Elementary was one of 13 schools in Missouri to win the grant. The award is given to schools on behalf of teachers who have created specific plans to implement technology in their classrooms. Derby Ridge plans to use the grant to

A major manufacturing announcement was made Tuesday in the Capital City. ABC 17 News has confirmed a St. Louis manufacturer is taking over the old R.R. Donnelly facility in Jefferson City. ABC 17’s Daniel Winn has been working with sources for the last two weeks to confirm the developments. Katy Industries in St. Louis County

A Columbia man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly hitting a woman with a car. 34-year-old Jerol Lee apparently got into an argument with a woman he had a previous relationship with in the 3300 block of Dove Drive. Lee became violently angry at the woman and began damaging her property. Lee damaged the woman’s front

Hundreds of residents are now being forced to move at two mobile parks just south of Columbia. Monday, Whirlwind Properties told residents at Ed’s and Sunset Mobile Home Parks they have six months to get off the property. There are about 90 mobile homes at the two parks, and many homes have two or more

Two people pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to selling thousands of pounds of synthetic marijuana. 27-year-old Sharon Harrington of Bunceton pleaded guilty to mail fraud in Boone Co. between March 2011 and December 2013. Harrington was the manager at Impulse Market, and was responsible for overseeing the production of synthetic drugs falsely labeled as

An iconic Columbia restaurant is changing locations next month. Shakespeare’s Pizza announced Wednesday that it will temporarily relocate its downtown location while the current site is redeveloped. In late May, Shakespeare’s will move into a nearby building on South Eighth Street, which used to house BBC II. Property owners and developers will then begin construction

A Centralia woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing from a local wrestling club. The Centralia Police Department says Maggie Schmidt stole more than $3,000 from the Centralia Wrestling Club while acting as treasurer. The investigation revealed Schmidt had been using funds from the program to make personal purchases and cash withdrawals. Schmidt was arrested

The St. Louis County Prosecutor who gained national attention during the Ferguson protests spoke at the University of Missouri Tuesday night. Administrators locked the doors of Hulston Hall during Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s speech to the students, faculty and other prosecutors. The event, organized by the student chapter of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, filled