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Month: November 2018

Two men arrested for child pornography

The Boone County Sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Task Force arrested two men this week for possessing child pornography. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Evan White, 24, of Moberly and Sheldon Higginbotham, 49, of Russellville, had child pornography at their homes. White was arrested Wednesday after investigators were tipped off by the National Center for

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Winter weather: Columbia, Jefferson City differ on road clearance procedure

Columbia and Jefferson City have different procedures for clearing roads of snow and ice. “Columbia has a lot of different rules, we don’t have those,” said Britt Smith, operations division director with Jefferson City Public Works. Jefferson City trucks are assigned specific areas to clear. Those include neighborhood and cul-de-sacs, as well as larger non-state

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Crash on 63 causes delays

One lane of Highway 63 was blocked Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash near Stadium Boulevard. Early morning accident on northbound 63 near Stadium Blvd has the passing lane (Lane 1) blocked. Please avoid the area. @MUPDpolice @ColumbiaPD @MoDOT_Central @MSHPTrooperF pic.twitter.com/t9H0cSNewL — Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) November 21, 2018 It happened in the northbound lane, and at

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How ice and snow affect roads

It should come as no surprise that cold temperatures affect roads here in mid-Missouri. One place that often draws our attention first is bridges and overpasses. That’s because they’re surrounded by cold air. It’s a little bit easier to cool off those road surfaces when they’re not in contact with the ground. We often see

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