Month: November 2017

Missouri’s House of Representative budget committee chairman, Scott Fitzpatrick, is speaking with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce about the Fiscal Year 2019 budget preparations. FY ’19 will begin July 1, 2018 and end June 30, 2019. State agency budget requests are due in October of each year. The governor reviews the requests and presents the

The Jefferson City public school board has approved the top three names for a new high school after hearing from its naming committee on Monday. The public can vote between Capital City High School, Stoneridge High School and Mission High School now through Dec. 5 by clicking here. Stoneridge was selected as a contender because

As we are entering into winter months and heaters are being turned on, we are checking in with mid-Missouri schools to make sure schools are teaching your kids how to escape safely, if a fire were to happen. The month of October was National Fire Prevention Month but some public schools in Mid-Missouri aren’t following

UPDATE 5:25 pm: Columbia police said they found the camper and driver that hit and killed Salvador on Saturday night. Officers said someone was able to ID the camper from the photo they shared. Police said the investigation is on-going. UPDATE: The Columbia Police Department has identified the pedestrian killed in Saturday night’s crash on

UPDATE: (AP) – Google is defending itself after Missouri’s attorney general launched an investigation of the company for potential violations of the state’s antitrust and consumer-protection laws. Google spokesman Patrick Lenihan in a Monday statement said the company has “strong privacy protections in place” and operates in a “highly competitive” environment. He says the company

Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Conley Road on Monday evening for a multi-vehicle collision. According to public dispatch, the crash happened just before 5 p.m. and more than three emergency vehicles responded to the area. Boone County Joint Communications warned drivers to use caution in the area and to avoid it if

TONIGHT: Overcast skies return to Mid-Missouri through the night, ahead of the next upper level disturbance. With the overcast skies expected, temperatures will remain steady through the night. Lows are expected to fall into the low to mid 40s, as winds remain out of the southeast up to 10 mph. It’s possible that we could

Osage County deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding Christian Rowden, 21, a man accused of running away from officers after deputies were attempting to find a stolen ATV out of Miller County. Deputies said when they arrived on Nathan Street on Sunday they saw the ATV and also saw a man and

Columbia police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men possibly connected to a vandalized vehicle. Police said the vehicle was parked on the roof of the Tenth Street and Cherry Street parking garage between Sept. 14 and Sept. 17. Officers said the driver’s side window of the car was shattered. Surveillance video

Phelps County authorities said Mary Eaton, 45, died on Sunday after falling from a tree stand while hunting. Eaton was found Sunday evening on U.S. Forest Service Land. The Phelps County Coroner Andy Davis said Eaton had hunted in the county for the past several years. The officials with the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department said

The Missouri Department of Transportation will raise the speed limit on Thursday from 40 mph to 55 mph on a half-mile section of eastbound U.S. Route 50/63 between the Jackson Street and Chestnut Street bridges. The changing of speed limits will affect the Lafayette Street interchange. MODOT said the speed limit will only be increased

Jennifer Grayson has pleaded guilty to two counts of 2nd degree murder during a pre-trial hearing at the Callaway County Courthouse. Grayson is accused of murdering her boyfriend’s mother and brother-in-law. Her boyfriend, Dale Horton, already pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without parole. Grayson will serve 15 years concurrent for each count of

The investigation into Carl DeBrodie’s death continues as Callaway County Prosecutor Chris Wilson and federal investigators work the case. Wilson said they have determined as much as they could about how DeBrodie died, but details will not be released while the investigation is happening or until charges have been filed. In April, Fulton police found

It’s been two months since the renaming committee for Lee Elementary School was approved by the Columbia Public School district’s Board of Education. It’s been one month since community members were able to apply to be on the committee. The Board of Education is expected to approve the final committee members during its meeting at

MONDAY: Overcast skies are slowly beginning to clear out across Mid-Missouri, giving way to some brief sunshine. Enjoy it because the overcast skies build back into the area as we head into the evening hours. With some sunshine expected, highs should climb into the lower 50s by the afternoon hours. Winds through the day will

Moniteau County deputies arrested Eric Miller, 35, and Derek Santana, 47, after officers conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 50. Deputies said during the stop, they conducted a search of the car and found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Officers said during the stop, Miller attempted to ingest a substantial amount of methamphetamine. Santana was taken

Columbia police arrested Marvin Stemmons on Sunday morning after officers were called to a stalking incident that started at the Surburban Hotel on Wingate Court. A female victim told police she was leaving the hotel when she saw Stemmons pull out from behind the hotel and start to follow her. Police said Stemmons followed the

Emergency crews were called out to the Hwy 63/I-70 connector Monday morning when a semi-truck fell onto its side. It happened on the on-ramp to I-70 eastbound just before 8 a.m. Workers cleared the debris from the roadway and because of the placement of the fallen truck, it doesn’t appear to be blocking traffic. Crews

The Columbia Police Department was called to help the Columbia Fire Department investigate a possible arson at the Columbia La Quinta hotel. The call came in around 4 a.m. Monday morning. According to a CPD sergeant on scene, the smoke alarm was going off inside the building. Guests were evacuated for less than an hour

MONDAY: It will be a cool and gloomy start to the day. Foggy conditions will stick around through the first part of the morning, with a brief window of some sunshine through the afternoon and early evening. Areas east of HWY 63 will likely see more sunshine by the second half of the day. By