Month: November 2018

At a special meeting Monday, the Columbia City Council directed human resources manager Margrace Buckler to put out a call for search firms that will assist in the city’s mission to hire a new city manager to replace Mike Matthes. In the last decade or so, the city has used two different firms to hire

The Columbia City Council accepted Monday a $179,000 severance agreement with former City Manager Mike Matthes and appointed an interim city manager. The council met in closed session to discuss the severance agreement and Matthes’ appointment. They emerged from closed session before 1 p.m. to vote on the agreement with Matthes and former Deputy City

Columbia city staff intend to send a warning to Bird, one of the companies behind the rentable electric scooters that dot Columbia, stating the company violated its agreement with the city. A city ordinance regulating the scooters states “the scooters must be removed from the right-of-way when there is snow on the sidewalks and roadways,”

A Boone County judge is considering the case of a former police chief suing the city he used to work for after hearing arguments Monday. Boone County Court before Judge Jeff Harris heard arguments over a motion for partial summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by former Sturgeon Police Chief Greg Halderman. The Sturgeon Board

A Columbia man convicted of murder and weapons charges this month has asked a judge to grant him a new trial. Denico Crawley filed a motion for a new trial last week through his public defender, Derek Roe. A jury convicted Crawley of four counts on Nov. 1 — second-degree murder, unlawful use of a

Officials responsible for clearing Columbia roads are hopeful their work and the sun did enough Monday to limit refreezing overnight. Columbia’s Public Works Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the chance for an overnight refreeze had decreased on priority routes. Spokesman Barry Dalton wrote in an email that the lower chances came from snow- and ice-melting

TONIGHT: It will be a mostly clear night for Mid-Missouri, as bitter cold air settles into the region. Temperatures will be nearly 15 degrees below average, as overnight lows drop to near into the lower teens for areas with snow pack. Some freezing fog is possible for areas north of Hwy 24, with areas south

A Fulton sex offender pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to transporting a 13-year-old girl across state lines for sexual activity. Michael J. Collins, 21, was also on state probation at the time of the federal offense for a prior conviction for sexual misconduct involving a child, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news

Nine people were killed in traffic crashes across the state during the Thanksgiving counting period, including one in mid-Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Monday. The period ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. In mid-Missouri, Clara Silva, 62, of New Franklin was pronounced dead at the scene when her Mazda crossover

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re continuing to track clouds clearing out of Mid-Missouri with the western half of the viewing area under full sunshine, with our eastern counties seeing cloudy skies and flurries. This will slowly work eastbound… but it will be cold across the board today. Temperatures struggle to make it into the mid 20s and

Crews will continue to plow Mid-Missouri roads through the overnight hours. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported one of the state’s major roads is “impassable.” The patrol tweeted Sunday evening that Interstate 70 was impassable between Kansas City and Marshall, Missouri. The bulletin was the latest warning from authorities as blizzard-like conditions made their

MONDAY: Breezy, northwesterly winds continue through this morning, and temperatures will start out in the upper teens and low 20s. With windy conditions we could see some blowing snow possible through the day. Slushy, wet streets will provide way to some slick spots early in the day as temperatures start below freezing. These issues should

According to a press release, Boone County deputies responded to the 5700 block of Limoges Drive around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Deputies found Ahmonta Harris with gun shot wounds. Harris died at the residence. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating this as a homicide and will release more information. Deputies set up crime scene tape and were

Columbia Public Schools is the largest among more than two dozen area districts that have canceled Monday classes as blizzard-like conditions gripped central Missouri. A full list of closings is available here. Snow was falling hard in the area by Sunday evening, pushed by heavy wind gusts and reducing visibility. A blizzard warning had been

Crews with the City of Columbia were working to restore power to an area in the western part of the city. The outage was reported early Monday morning, covering a large area just south of the Columbia Mall. According to the city’s outage map, 523 customers were affected by the power loss. Streets that were

Columbia Public Works has a 16-person crew out treating the roads and are asking residents to voluntarily move their vehicles from priority routes as soon as possible. Spokesperson Barry Dalton said crews are working around the clock to clear the roads. He asks people to not pass around plows and avoid traveling if possible. “It

****A Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the counties shaded in the map below until 6 AM Monday… Potentially ending earlier*** A majority of the blizzard warnings have dropped across Mid-Missouri, winter weather advisories have replaced them. The reason for this is because we could still see some blowing snow as

Hannah Schuchts made every shot she took except a free throw in the final seconds, setting career highs with six 3-pointers and 25 points, to lead No. 21 Missouri to a 62-54 win over Duke for fifth place in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday. Schuchts, a junior forward whose previous career game highs were

TONIGHT: We’re continuing to track snowfall across the areas of Mid-Missouri north of HWY 50 this evening. Expect Blizzard-like conditions through 11pm as snow will slowly continue to taper off by midnight. We can expect temperatures to drop through the 20s and into the upper teens by day break with winds upwards up 30 mph

UPDATE: Parks confirmed that United Airlines flights out of Chicago O’Hare have been canceled. Parks said this is due to weather in Chicago. He said staff is reporting in for snow and preparing for snow removal. ORIGINAL STORY: Flights out of Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and St. Louis International Airport