Month: September 2017

A Boone County man was charged with maintaining a public nuisance after deputies responded to his residence, in the 1000 block of Serenity Circle, multiple times since 2016. According to the probable cause statement, deputies responded to Aaron Greenup’s house for disturbances, drugs, and thefts. Deputies said that in September 2016, they responded to the

UPDATE: According to the probable cause statement, Straw is charged with knowingly burning or exploding and exploding. Officers said Straw was caught on surveillance video removing an object from the trash, putting it back in the trash and then clutching what looks to be a lighter. Officers said Straw is seen walking away and the

Callaway County deputies arrested Kathleen Morey after she fled from officers on September 23. According to the complaint, a deputy was attempting pull over Morey’s vehicle, when Morey resisted the stop and fled the scene. Deputies said Morey fled in such a way that created a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to

Jefferson City police arrested Izaaya Sands, 19, and Dana Day, 27, after Sands failed to yield to police on Tuesday. Police said officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop to a vehicle that was known to have an occupant with an outstanding warrant. Police said Sands, the driver, refused to stop for police and a

On Wednesday, the Missouri University Police Department released their annual Fire Safety and Security Report. The report contains information on campus security and personal safety, including crime prevention, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, fire safety, fires that occurred in residence halls and other matters regarding the safety on the campus.

TODAY: Temperatures this afternoon are significantly cooler than what we have been seeing thanks to a frontal boundary. Even with the frontal passage, cloudy skies and light rain showers are still with us this afternoon. The light rain will gradually pull to the south, as the surface front continues to track out of Missouri. Temperatures

UPDATE 10:34 am: Judges continued Cortez’s plea hearing. ORIGINAL STORY: A Mexico High School band director has a plea hearing scheduled a full year after the high school was first told about inappropriate touching between the director and a student. Robert Cortez was arrested last year and charged with two counts of sexual contact with

Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Wednesday that a Chariton County jury found Kris Ward, 40, of Columbia guilty of statutory rape and endangering the welfare of a child. Ward is accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl over the course of several months. Hawley said the jury watched a recorded interview with the victim

TODAY: Waking up temperatures will be in the low 60s with a spot shower chance through the morning hours south of I-70, more likely along I-44. Morning clouds will slowly clear to partly sunny skies. By the afternoon, it will feel much more like September as highs top out in the low to mid 70

The Columbia Fire Department is investigating a small fire that caused minor damage to JJ’s Cafe Wednesday morning. According to Division Chief Jerry Jenkins, employees saw smoke coming from an electrical outlet in the front wall of the restaurant. Jenkins said it’s not clear if it was an electrical problem that started the fire. Minimal

Attorneys for a man accused of murder want to keep some jail visits private. Pablo Serrano-Vitorino is being held in the St. Louis City Jail, accused of killing a man in Montgomery County as well as four others. Serrano’s attorneys said the request was made to protect their trial strategy. Serrano, an undocumented immigrant, faces

A Cooper County woman claims a massage business put her and others at risk when it hired a masseuse with a troubled history. The woman claims Zeqiu Feng, an employee at Relax Station in Columbia Mall, touched her inappropriately during a massage in July 2016. The lawsuit claims the company should have known the state

The number of stolen guns is on the rise and recovering those weapons is getting harder. Last year, more than $120,000 worth of guns were reported stolen. If you peg the average price of a gun at $300, about one gun a day was reported stolen last year in Columbia. In Boone County, the number

The University of Missouri hired a consulting group, Keeling and Associates, to assess the Student Affairs department during its restructuring phase. The cost of the group to survey students and submit its findings is about $150,000. As a part of Keeling and Associates’ work, consultants will hold idea walls and open forums Tuesday and Wednesday

The Osage County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday they are looking for a person of interest in a domestic assault that occurred on Osage County Road. Deputies said Todd Redel, 40, allegedly left the location of the assault at a high rate of speed and headed south on U.S. Highway 63. Deputies said they were

Roots N Blues N BBQ music festival will go cashless for the first time this year. Festival goers will only be able to use their wristbands to pay vendors. Festival officials said people can create an account and load money onto their wristband before the event this weekend. They can do that here, and the

On Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Hawley announced the formation of a new coalition of Missouri business committed to fighting human trafficking in the state. This is the latest initiative in Hawley’s crackdown on human trafficking in Missouri and as part of the effort, Hawley has issued new regulations targeting traffickers. The new business council will

Doctors at MU Healthcare are seeing an increase in patients coming in with strep throat and mono. Dr. Tara Fynn said, “Out Quick Cares are seeing strep throat for kids in elementary school and mono is being seeing more in the Urgent Care.” Flynn said sometimes the two illnesses can be difficult to tell apart,

Tuesday Belle City Marshal Joe Turnbough announced his disappointment in the city’s mayor and city council. Turnbough said that the Belle City Council and the Belle Mayor Steve Vogt have decided to allow a former Belle police officer to be paid out of the City of Belle’s police department budget. Turnbough said the action jeopardizes

Pettis County deputies arrested Justin Bales after they were granted a search warrant for a residence in the 700 block of East 4th Street in Sedalia. According to the probable cause statement, the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office entered the residence and found Bales in one of the rooms. Deputies