Month: February 2018

On Friday afternoon, Mizzou forward Michael Porter Jr. opened up about a possible return to the court. He said he wants to play this season if he’s cleared by his doctor. “I would love to play again. That was my whole reason to come to Mizzou, was to play.” Porter Jr. said. “But I’m just

UPDATE 2/9: The water main pipe has been permanently repaired as of Friday. Bacteria samples are expected to be in by 9:00 p.m. this evening. The city released the following press release at 9:02 p.m.: The City of Moberly’s Public Utilities Director, Mary West-Calcagno just announced that the water customers in the City of Moberly

The Mizzou basketball team will hold its third Rally For Rhyan game on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Mississippi State. The game is played in honor of 7-year-old Rhyan Loos, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma in the Fall of 2015. Rhyan is the daughter of former Mizzou basketball assistant coach Brad Loos. Loos

The Columbia Fire Department extinguished a trash fire on Friday, according to their Twitter account. The fire happened in the parking lot of the Crossroads Shopping Center. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/961953653568524288″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia Firefighters extinguish a trash fire In the parking lot of crossroads shopping center. The contents of a city trash truck caught on fire and

Thursday evening, many residents in New Bloomfield filled the room ready to ask many questions regarding budget cuts. One by one, residents voiced their questions, opinions and concerns regarding the city losing one sergeant and leaving them with one officer, Chief Greg Mooney, to protect and serve their community. Jason Piper, a Police and Code

Public Works crews in Boone County and Columbia said Friday they’re still under budget a little more than halfway through winter. So far, Columbia Public Works spokesperson Barry Dalton said the department has used about 1,700 tons of salt. He said it starts out with a reserve of 5,000 tons. In fiscal year 2017, which

Columbia city officials announced that the Convection of Visitors Bureau’s annual report for 2017’s fiscal year was released. The report summarizes projects from the years and describes upcoming projects. The report shows an increase in tourism-related spending in Boone County, which went from over $412 million in 2016 to over $420 million in 2017. Officials

Although bitter cold has been a part of our winter this year, we’ve really lacked in the snowfall department. A big reason for the blame lies on the fact that drier air has really eaten away at any snow potential that we have track through Mid-Missouri. While no two winter events are the same, we

Columbia Public Works officials announced on Friday that they are calling in an 8-person crew in anticipation of the freezing rain and glazing conditions. “We may ramp up response depending on how conditions develop,” Engineering Manager Richard Stone said. “There is currently a fair amount of residual salt on first and second priority routes, but

Troopers arrested Virgen Sanchez on Thursday after officers observed a car traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 fail to utilize its turn signal as it exited the highway. Troopers said when they made contact with the car, they noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers searched the car and found marijuana, a

Charter Schools have been in the spotlight recently, with United State Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sharing her support and Gov. Eric Greitens making big moves to expand school choice. In Missouri, charter schools have only been allowed in Kansas City and St. Louis. However, new legislation could expand them across the state. In a

TONIGHT: Freezing drizzle will increase overnight as temperatures drop to near 20 under cloudy skies. Winds out of the northeast from 13-17 mph will drop wind chills into the single digits by Saturday morning. A glaze of ice is possible by morning and untreated roads and elevated surfaces could be slick. SATURDAY: Freezing drizzle will

A Columbia teenager has been charged with stalking and unlawful use of a weapon after he was accused of waving a gun in the air and attempting to cause a crash. According to the probable cause statement, Ethan Cash, 17, pulled up next to the victims’ car and displayed a gun in a threatening manor

A Morgan County man has been charged with misappropriation of funds of elderly nursing home residents after he was accused of not paying a nursing home. According to the probable cause statement, Christopher Caldwell admitted his father into the Laurie Care Center in September. Caldwell signed paperwork indicating that he would assume sole responsibility in

Osage County deputies arrested Zachary Lansford, 19, on Thursday after officers responded to a disturbance in progress. Deputies said when they arrived on scene, they saw Lansford beating a camper with a 2×4. Officers said they tried to take Lansford to the ground but a struggle began. Lansford was accused of hitting a deputy in

The results from Columbia’s 2017 Citizen Survey have been released. Officials said the survey showed that residents generally have a positive view of the city. City of Columbia Civic Relations Officer Toni Messina said that the survey responses are a snapshot of citizen views and a good way to capture opinions from the general public.

UPDATE 3:05 pm: Troopers said Phyllis J. has been found safe. The silver advisory has been canceled. ORIGINAL STORY: Troopers are asking for the public’s help in finding a 77-year-old woman. An Endangered Silver Advisory Alert was issued on Friday for Phyllis J. Troopers said the woman was last contacted at the food pantry in

TODAY: A cold front is slowly tracking through Mid-Missouri, with very cold air to follow. Temperatures in southern Mid-Missouri are in the upper 40s to near 50, while areas north of 70 are already falling into the 20s. Temperatures will continue to fall through the afternoon, with breezy winds building in behind the cold front.

Jefferson City police arrested two suspects after a motor vehicle crash on Friday morning. Police said they attempted to stop a car that was reported stolen in the 100 block of West Dunklin. The vehicle failed to stop and a chase began. The chase continued onto Bolivar Street where the stolen vehicle collided with a

The Boone County Fire Protection District announced on Friday that a new team has been added to help with explosives detection. The new team, K-9 Luke and Captain Martina Pounds, joined K-9 Brass and Officer Joan Haaf from the University of Missouri Police Department as an explosives detection team. The teams will work closely with