Month: August 2018

Gov. Mike Parson called a special legislative session Thursday concurrent with the Missouri General Assembly’s annual veto session. The session will take place Sept. 10-14 and will focus on legislation dealing with “computer science course access and awareness of career opportunities through STEM education as well as expanding treatment courts in the State of Missouri,”

Law enforcement expects a busy 2018 Labor Day weekend on the roads and waterways, and it plans to amp up patrolling for the holiday. The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to reduce its workforce this weekend, and Highway Patrol is beefing up its patrolling as well. MoDOT said the majority of its state route construction

TONIGHT: We’ll dry out through the evening and overnight looks partly to mostly cloudy with lows only dropping to near 70 and light south winds at 5-8 mph. After 1 AM, showers and t-storms are possible, forming near a warm front which will be lifting to the northeast across Mid-Missouri. Storms will track east through

Federal court documents released Wednesday say the U.S. Coast Guard believes the captain of the tour boat that sank into Table Rock Lake was negligent and committed misconduct. The amphibious “Duck Boat” tourist vessel sank on July 19, killing 17 people. The U.S. attorney’s office filed motions Wednesday against the captain of another duck boat

Cooper County Emergency Management has upgraded its emergency notification service to include landline phones. Starting Thursday the agency is now sending its Nixle emergency notifications to all landline phones in Cooper County, the agency said in a news release. Notifications will be sent for blizzard, earthquake, ice storm, severe thunderstorm, tornado and winter storm warnings.

The Hallsville Board of Aldermen has hired a new police chief for the city. The board unanimously offered the position during a closed session Monday to Andrew Van Hulten, who had been serving as interim chief since the position became vacant earlier this month, the city said in a news release. Van Hulten joined the

UPDATE 3:25 P.M.: A judge stayed a decision on the request to take deposition of A New Missouri board members and compel the organization to preserve documents until Oct. 4 in order to also consider a motion to dismiss the case by lawyers for A New Missouri. ORIGINAL STORY Attorneys for the nonprofit organization, A

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track a complex of thunderstorms across southern Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Places just along I-70, west of HWY 63 and further south have the best chance of seeing rainfall this afternoon. There is the potential for some stronger storms near the Lake of the Ozarks & eastward into Phelps & Pulaski

THURSDAY: The day will start off dry in most areas but areas near HWY 65 could see some rain moving in from the west by 8 AM. Showers & t-storms are possible in the morning mainly in our southwestern counties with a lower chance farther north and east. As the storm system continues to make

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman whose husband and three children died when a duck boat sank last month in Missouri said Tuesday she hopes to save lives by backing an effort to ban the amphibious tourist boats.Tia Coleman, speaking through tears during a news conference in her Indianapolis home, urged people to sign an

The daughter of a man killed in the duck boat sinking last month on Table Rock Lake has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Jennifer Asher, daughter of William Asher of St. Louis, filed the suit Monday against Ripley Entertainment Inc., a Florida company that owns the Ride the Ducks attraction in Branson,

UPDATE 7/20 – 10:51 a.m.: The Missouri State Highway patrol confirmed divers have recovered the last four bodies from Table Rock Lake on Friday morning. It brings the death toll to 17 people. UPDATE 7/20 – 7:15 a.m.: Divers have found the bodies of two more passengers in a deadly boast accident at Table Rock

On Wednesday the U.S. Coast Guard launched a formal investigation into the cause of deaths of 17 people at Table Rock Lake July 19. A Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) is the Coast Guard’s highest-level of review. Five members will look into what happened on Stretch Duck 07. That covers all aspects including whether they

A man who helped pull victims of the Table Rock Lake duck boat disaster is suing the company that operated the boat and its captain, alleging the experience caused him physical and psychological injuries. Gregory Harris, a former employee of the paddlewheel boat Branson Belle, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Taney County circuit court. Harris

The Columbia Police Department is actively searching for a shooting suspect and is asking for the public’s help in locating him. Anthony Neill, 27, is accused of second degree murder and is a suspect in the murder of Randall King II in the 1500 block of Sylvan Lane at approximately 11 p.m. on Monday. He’s

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Health Department said it could not provide more information on the dogs because it “does not comment on pending litigation.” ORIGINAL STORY: A Columbia woman has been charged with five counts of animal abuse after a dog was found to have starved to death in her care. Four other dogs

The City of Columbia is one step closer to providing more nighttime security in the downtown area. The poles for the new lighting downtown just arrived Tuesday, according to city officials. While it’s still unclear when the lights will be installed, city officials said they will placed in the area around Hitt Street and Broadway.

The Board of Education for Jefferson City Public Schools is looking for ways to improve and possibly cheapen the district’s drug testing policy for students. The district requires all high school students participating in Missouri State High School Activities Association-sanctioned activities to enter the Student Drug Testing Program. Students in the program are required to

The Columbia Police Department took one woman into custody after she allegedly robbed a bank Wednesday morning at about 11 a.m. It happened at Landmark Bank on Paris Road in Columbia, and at least seven police cars were on the scene blocking both entrances to the bank. According to officers, a patrol car was driving