Month: January 2017

Steven O’Neill has been charged with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, seven counts of possession of child porn, and four counts of invasion of privacy. Through further forensic investigation, charges were amended to the 18 counts. According to the court documents, the sexual exploitation of a minor happened on Nov. 6, 2013,

Gov. Eric Greitens gave his first State of the State address Tuesday night, focusing on jobs, law enforcement and education. The speech was met with applause and standing ovations from fellow Republicans, and a polite response from Democrats. The Governor began his address by citing his first week in office, starting with his executive orders.

The number of fatal traffic crashes have increased in Missouri in the past three years and a newly released informational video from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says more than 50 percent of fatal crashes start with over-correcting. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, there were 766 fatal traffic crashes in 2014, 870 in

TODAY: Low level moisture is keeping clouds in place today, with temperatures struggling to climb. We should see a few breaks in the clouds across parts of Mid-Missouri, where the sun erodes any of the cloud deck. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 40s, with winds out of the south at 6

A contentious right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union fees is set to be debated by the Missouri House. On Wednesday, the Republican-led House is expected to take up the measure for an initial vote of approval. A final vote to send the legislation to the Senate could come as early as Thursday. GOP legislative leaders

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday in Columbia in connection with a death investigation in Phelps County. Phelps County deputies responded to the intersection of County Road 3000 and County Road 3220 just before 1:00 Tuesday afternoon after a citizen reported a woman’s body was in a ditch there. Deputies say they arrived and found

Rain increases on Thursday morning as early as 3AM near the Lake of the Ozarks. Some instability will bring a few thunderstorms and possible rumbles of thunder. Showers look to lift near I-70 in Columbia by 5AM-7AM. There will likely be rain for Thursday morning with isolated showers through Thursday afternoon. The rain chance looks

A 9-year-old boy is dead after a tractor crash in Miller County Tuesday. It happened on Buster Road around 4:15 Tuesday evening. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says 9-year-old Chesney Rush was on the tractor with 40-year-old Roy Rush when the crash happened. Troopers say the Roy Rush was driving the

TODAY: Any patchy morning fog will be slow to lift by 11AM. As temperatures will be starting off in the low 30s, we’ll keep an eye for slick spots near HWY 65 where lowest visibility looks to near near Sedalia and Marshall. Another above average day expected under a partly to mostly cloudy sky with

The Columbia city council took action on three housing projects Tuesday night. The council first delayed a vote on an apartment complex near Highway 63 and Stadium Boulevard. The Kelly Farms subdivision would include 384 one and two-bedroom apartments, totaling 524 beds. Ten single-family homes would also be built on the north end of the

A Springfield-based developer, the Vecino Group, presented initial plans to the Jefferson City Council Tuesday for a new affordable housing development. The 80-unit complex, called Capitol Avenue Lofts, would be located in the old International Shoe Co. Building on East Capitol Avenue. The total project is estimated to cost about $13 million. However, the complex

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has announced the first $146.4 million of budget cuts for 2017. Greitens says more than $700 million in cuts are needed over the next 18 months to balance the budget and keep the state’s AAA credit rating. The Republican governor says the budget is “suffering from reduced revenue due to poor

People are able to file taxes starting Jan. 23, but claiming two tax credits won’t allow some taxpayers to get their refunds until after Feb. 15. If a taxpayer claims either the earned income tax credit or the additional child tax credit, tax returns won’t be processed until Feb. 15. The IRS website says those

Jefferson City police and Cole County deputies are teaming up to teach a self-defense class for women. The free class includes four sessions. Participants are required to attend each session. “The last class is basically when we put all the techniques we’ve learned together, we put our instructors in suits and they basically fight it

Despite an anticipated $80 million in budget cuts to higher education, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce will continue ahead with a list of six priorities that it will work on at the state level this year. Chamber of Commerce president Matt McCormick said Tuesday that the chamber anticipated there could be cuts but they didn’t

Mid-Missouri is celebrating Martin Luther King Day with a peace march and a candlelight walk. Columbia Parks and Recreation will hold the 45th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Walk and Memorial Celebration at the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. Stephens College is holding a Peace March at 3 p.m. at Historic

The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Columbia in the ongoing battle over tax increment financing districts. In 2009, the City of Columbia created three TIF projects, which included the Regency and Tiger Hotels, but the 10th and Locust Redevelopment Plan never came into being. In 2013, the City began looking

A federal appeals court says former inmates at a central Missouri county jail can sue over a policy that left them naked while laundry was done. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday reversed a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by former inmates at the Cole County Jail in Jefferson City. ABC 17

TONIGHT: A chilly night expected for Mid-Missouri, as the temperature drops below 32 degrees. Clouds will be slow to thin, but where they do patchy freezing fog is likely to develop. Greatest potential exists west of the Hwy 63 corridor. WEDNESDAY: Any patchy morning fog will be slow to lift, but should do so as

According to the Columbia Police Department’s Facebook page, scammers pretending to be with Ameren UE and City of Columbia Water and Light are targeting Columbia residents and businesses. The scammers are calling victims and telling them that their utilities will be disconnected if the victim does not provide payment over the phone. The scammers provide