Month: January 2019

A nice spring tease has been underway across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures have been climbing into the 60s the past few days. Accompanying that is very breezy conditions, of which many locations saw gusts up to 35 mph Monday afternoon. While windy conditions can be annoying at times, be thankful we have wind. Without wind, the

It’s the last day to file for candidacy for Columbia’s general election in April. Candidates have until 5 p.m. today to file. According to the city, any candidate filing for Ward 3 and Ward 4 must be a qualified voter and resident of the ward they are filing under. They must hold no profitable public

TUESDAY: It won’t be as warm but we’ll still be above average as temperatures climb into the upper 40s to near 50. We’ll have abundant sunshine and a windy day with northwesterly winds at 15-20 mph, gusting up to 35 mph at times. TONIGHT: Northwesterly winds will allow a secondary surge of colder air as

Residents of Columbia on Monday updated the city council on their progress potentially forcing a state audit of the city government. Maria Oropallo, chair of the Finance Advisory and Audit Committee, said she received a petition from the Missouri State Auditor’s Office in late 2018. She and others are gathering the needed 5,000 signatures to

The aged and empty International Shoe Company building could soon be remodeled into a Fun Factory. The Jefferson City council is set to review a rezoning request by the land’s current and future owners to rezone the property from M-1 Light Industrial to a Planned Unit Development. Intended plans for the 8.43 acre site are

Mizzou running back Damarea Crockett has declared for the 2019 NFL Draft. He announced his decision Monday afternoon on social media. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/DamareaCrockett/status/1082365570140405760″,”author_name”:”Damarea Crockett #16″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/DamareaCrockett”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Thank you for everything Mizzou it’s all Love!! &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/h96j4si3ok”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/h96j4si3ok&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Damarea Crockett #16 (@DamareaCrockett) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/DamareaCrockett/status/1082365570140405760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;January 7, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} The Little Rock, Ark. native ran the ball

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White said Monday that it’s not uncommon for vehicles to park on the sidewalk where a Columbia police car hit and killed a 4-year-old girl last week. MSHP’s preliminary investigation found that Columbia Police Department Officer Andria Heese was driving east in a roundabout where buses pick up and

TONIGHT: We’ll see some passing clouds in the evening with clear skies overnight as temperature drop near 40 degrees. It’s a much cooler night, but these lows are still unseasonable warm. The breezy wind stays with us, with winds out of the southwest up to 13 mph and gusting as high as 20. You’ll need

Bird Rides, Inc., the company that operates the dockless scooters under the Bird name, has told city officials that it plans to reduce its numbers in Columbia. The company on Dec. 19 notified the city that it plans to reduce the size of its scooter fleet to fewer than 300 because of lower demand associated

The Sedalia Police Department released the identity of a suspect they said robbed Central Bank at 400 West Broadway on Dec. 26, 2018. Police said they positively identified Brian L. Jones, 35, of Nebraska as the man they said entered the bank and demanded money from an employee before taking off in a nearby, awaiting

Jefferson City first responders worked the scene of a crash at the intersection of Truman Boulevard, Industrial Drive and Commerce Drive Monday afternoon. ABC 17 News crews on scene said the crash appeared to have involved a motorcycle. The crash at the intersection of Truman boulevard, industrial drive, and Commerce drive, in Jefferson City appears

No one was hurt after a car went up in flames in the 1400 block of Waco Road on Monday afternoon. According to Columbia Fire responders on scene, the car was completely involved in flames after the owner tried to remove a gas tank in the parking lot of Engineered Plastic Component Inc. before he

The Mizzou basketball team will host No. 3 Tennessee on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Tigers (9-3) have won their last six games. Meanwhile, Tennessee is 12-1, riding an eight-game win streak. In 2018, Mizzou upset No. 21 Tennessee, 59-55, at home. The Tigers haven’t beaten a Top-3 team since 2012 (89-88 win at No.

MONDAY: It will be a sunny and breezy afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with another warm day expected. Afternoon highs will top out in the mid to upper 60s across with winds out of the southwest up to 25 mph and gusting as high as 32. TONIGHT: Clear skies remain tonight as temperature drop near 40 degrees.

The Mexico Public Safety Department took one person into custody on Friday after he allegedly robbed a Casey’s Convenience Store on Dec. 31. Jacob R Boyle, 28, of Mexico, allegedly went into the Casey’s Convenience Store in the 1700 block of E. Liberty Street and held the cashier at gunpoint, according to evidence collected by

MONDAY: Expect breezy conditions with some light rain as you head out the door in the morning. You’ll need the umbrella and the light jacket, but have the sunglass on standby. As rain pushes to the east through the morning, we will see sunshine return by this afternoon. High temperatures will climb into the mid

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points and Haley Troup added a career-high 16 points as Missouri edged No. 10 Tennessee 66-64 on Sunday for its fifth consecutive victory. Tennessee’s Rennia Davis missed a jumper that would have put the Lady Volunteers (12-2, 1-1 SEC) ahead with less than five seconds left and

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as Gabriella Curry, 4, of Columbia. According to the crash report, Officer Andria Heese, 27, of Columbia was in a roundabout at the west entrance to Battle High School when she exited the left side of the road with the intention of parking on the sidewalk

The Boone County Fire Protection District said on Friday they will suspend a volunteer EMS responder for at least 45 days after the man put up an “inappropriate” Facebook post on New Year’s Eve. The district’s board of directors met Friday and voted unanimously to suspend the volunteer and compel him to complete diversity and

Missouri lawmakers hope to delay payment due dates or lessen penalties for taxpayers with unexpected 2018 state tax returns. The state corrected errors in tax withholding tables in September and the correction could cost Missourians this tax season. “There will be hundreds of thousands of Missourians who are likely going to see their refund check