Month: November 2018

TONIGHT: Skies remain clear tonight as temperatures drop back to near 30 by morning. With winds out of the west up to 8 mph wind chill values will be in the low 20s as you head out the door early Friday. FRIDAY: Friday looks to be the nicest day of the week thus far, as

A teenager was shot in a hunting accident Wednesday near Fulton. Callaway County deputies were sent to private property near Route F outside Fulton at 10:48 a.m. Wednesday in response to a hunter who had been shot, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies found the 17-year-old hunter a few minutes later and

The Osage County sheriff has asked the Osage County Commission to put a half-cent sales tax on April’s ballot. If the ballot measure is approved, the sales tax would raise approximately $500,000 for law enforcement services in the county, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. Osage is not competitive enough in staff pay

A Moberly man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges including sexual conduct with a child. Carl Edward Sheets agreed to a plea deal on reduced charges Wednesday. Sheets was arrested in 2017 on charges of incest, abuse and neglect of a child. Sheets reportedly denied the charges

***Winter Weather Advisory for Gasconade, Montgomery, Maries, Osage, Phelps and Pulaski counties until 6 PM this evening *** THURSDAY: Afternoon highs will vary greatly this afternoon, thanks to snow that fell through the morning hours. West of Hwy 63, temperatures are expected to climb into the lower 40s under sunny skies, with areas east of

A man charged with conspiracy to commit murder might have his bond revoked after he allegedly removed a GPS monitoring device. According to court documents filed Wednesday, the Prosecutor’s Office was notified that Jared Bears had tampered with the equipment, and ESA Monitoring found the equipment abandoned. His whereabouts are currently unknown. Bears was ordered

Westbound Interstate 70 was shut down Wednesday afternoon at mile marker 133 just outside Columbia after a fatal crash involving six total vehicles, including two tractor-trailers and at least two passenger vehicles. Four people were killed in the crash, including one of the tractor-trailer drivers, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White said. At least

UPDATE 5:51 P.M.: According to a press release, the Columbia Police Department have arrested a Columbia man for trafficking K2. Police arrested Michael Mctye, 45, on Wednesday on suspicion of manufacturing and distributing synthetic cannabinoids. Columbia police partnered with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to search two businesses and a residence in the county. It

***Winter Weather Advisory for Camden and Miller Counties until Noon today. Winter Weather Advisory for Gasconade, Montgomery, Maries, Osage, Phelps and Pulaski counties until 6 PM this evening *** THURSDAY: For the morning commute our south and eastern counties will see ongoing snow as the backend of the system to the east continues to increase

UPDATE 12:10 P.M.: Rafaella Stroik’s body was found in Mark Twain Lake south of the boat ramp at about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday after a pilot in a private plane saw a body in the water. Authorities said foul play is not suspected. ORIGINAL: The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking the public for help finding

A quadruple fatal crash on I-70 in Boone County Wednesday brings the total number of fatalities in Troop F this year to 67. At this time last year, Troop F had seen 48 fatalities. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims involved in the crash. Six vehicles were involved, including at least

Law enforcement agencies were investigating on Demaret Drive early Wednesday morning. Missouri State Highway Patrol and federal agents were on the scene at approximately 7:30 a.m. which they said was related to firearms and narcotics. MSHP vehicles as well as an armed vehicle were on the scene. A federal public information officer said charges are

Chief Ken Burton insisted that the new unit dedicated to community policing in Columbia will work, despite no new officers being dedicated to it yet. CPD plans to dissolve two units, including the eight-officer Community Outreach Unit, and create a new Community Response Unit. The new unit will consist of eight officers and two supervisors,

In 2016, prior to the passage of a 1 percent hotel tax increase, Columbia city officials said if it were approved, it would sunset in 23 years. If the city collected $10 million from the tax before that time, they said the tax would expire earlier. In a 2016 memo, city staff projected the tax

Another round of winter-like weather is headed for mid-Missouri, but some shelters have not opened for the season yet. “We were taken aback by the level of the cold and how quickly it got cold,” Rainbow House Homeless Youth Program Coordinator Mark Kirchhoff said. “Exposure in the hot weather, in the cold weather, obviously the

***Winter Weather Advisory for Gasconade, Montgomery, Maries, Osage, Phelps and Pulaski counties through Thursday afternoon. *** TONIGHT: Light snow is expected to increase near I-44 by evening and build northward overnight, ahead of our next storm system that will bring accumulation to parts of the region. There will be clear skies to the northwest, with

The Columbia Public Works Department hosted its annual training session for road crews on Wednesday, despite two snowfalls coming through town already. The training usually takes place in mid-November, before winter weather typically hits Columbia. Department supervisors said that crews train for different weather conditions throughout the year, but the annual training is a good

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon for Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage, Maries, Phelps and Pulaski counties for light to moderate snow and possible accumulation up to 3 inches. This could lead to slippery roads for the Thursday morning commute and slow travel. Light snow will develop near I-44 late

UPDATE 2:35 P.M. 11/14: The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Kayondez Avalo, 18, of Belton, Missouri. Avalo was charged in Morgan County with drug possession, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest by fleeing. He was being held Wednesday on a $150,000 cash-only bond in the Morgan County Jail. Avalo was