Month: February 2019

It’s been more than 20 years since a landmark settlement between state attorneys general and big tobacco companies. Since the 1998 settlement, the tobacco industry has paid more than $126 billion in annual payments to various state governments, including a total of $2,728,830,223 to the state of Missouri as of July 2018. Year Payment to

Every year, the city of Columbia sends out hundreds of surveys to its residents to get a better idea of what it’s doing right and how it can do better. The surveys had been going out every other year since 2003, but now it’s an annual project taken on by city staff. “Getting feedback like

The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost 61-51 to LSU on the road Monday night. The Tigers are now 16-7 overall and 5-4 in the SEC. Sophie Cunningham led the way with 14 points, but she fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter. Amber Smith and Lauren Aldridge each had ten points. Cierra Porter

The Missouri Department of Transportation has started to use a mix in some places that allows crews to fix a pothole in about 15 minutes. District maintenance engineer Jason Shafer said the new material is another tool in MoDOT’s box. “This is very quick. It’s much quicker than if we’d go in, say, with concrete

Columbia ordinances require property owners or residents to clear their sidewalk, but city officials say few did during January’s excessive snowfall. The city received numerous complaints about snow-covered sidewalks after more than 15 inches of snow fell on Jan. 11-12, according to a Community Development Department memo to the Columbia City Council. Those complaints resulted

Columbia police officers found evidence Sunday of gunfire in the 1400 block of West Worley Street, making it at least the fourth incident of shots being fired in the city over the weekend. Police were sent to Worley Street at about 10:20 p.m. on a shots-heard call, Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said. Officers

A Columbia man known for his role in an annual music festival and his former ownership of two live music venues will now be part owner of another local icon — Cooper’s Landing. Richard King said Monday that he and three partners hope to open the operation under new ownership by April 1. King is

At least one person has been charged in connection with a Friday homicide in Mexico, Missouri. Dekhise E. Dorsey and two 15-year-olds turned themselves in Saturday after they were involved in the shooting death of 27-year-old Tajuan Williams. Officers arrived at Muldrow Street at about 5:30 p.m. Friday and found Williams with a gunshot wound

***Winter Weather Advisory from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday for Chariton, Saline, Randolph, Monroe and Macon counties for possible ice due to freezing rain*** TONIGHT: Clouds will break up early in the night with temporary clearing before they return toward morning as moisture increases from the southwest. Lows will dip into the low 20s with

A federal judge sentenced an Iowa sex offender to 15 years in prison without parole followed by 15 years of probation Monday in a case involving Boone County investigators. John J. Lundberg, 31, pleaded guilty in September to attempting to produce child pornography after he responded to an online advertisement targeting sexual predators posted by

At least one person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Columbia on Monday. Columbia Firefighters are currently working a vehicle accident on Providence Road at Worley Street. 1 subject was transported to a local hospital for treatment. pic.twitter.com/GvioYyrjRl — Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) February 4, 2019 The crash happened just after 12 p.m.

MONDAY: After a mild start to the morning falling temperatures will bring a chilly evening commute. This comes as a cold front tracks through the region. The frontal passage will be dry, but it is still a strong boundary as breezy winds pick up out of the northwest ushering in much colder air. Temperatures during

Two men were charged on Friday, accused of dealing drugs in the Jefferson City area. Mark A. Shannon had almost more than nine pounds of marijuana, 23 ecstasy tablets, 56 grams of “crack” cocaine, 28 grams of meth and 100 packaged oxycodone pills between two homes on Kengborg Hills Road, court documents said. When Jefferson

Workers at a southwest Columbia gas station recognized the man suspected of robbing the store last week as a frequent customer and former employee, police said in court documents. Christopher A. Scott, 23, of Columbia, was arrested last week and charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police

UPDATE: One person has died after being hit by a car on Old Highway 63. The Columbia Police Department says the pedestrian who was hit is a male. Their family has not been notified. ORIGINAL STORY: According to Boone County Joint Communications, emergency crews are heading to a motor vehicle collision on Old Highway 63

UPDATE: Callaway County authorities confirm that Clifford Borgelt was found safe. According to a press release overnight, “Mr. Borgelt has been located by law enforcement in Columbia and is safe. Family members are enroute to reunite with him.” ORIGINAL: The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department is looking for an 89-year-old man who went missing from 3700

Columbia Police are investigating after finding more than five shell casings in the 1400 block of Paris Road early Sunday evening. Witnesses told CPD they saw one red vehicle and one black vehicle involved in the shots fired incident. CPD said witnesses described the suspect as a black male. No injuries have been reported. Sign

TONIGHT: It will be a mild and breezy night across Mid-Missouri, with temperatures holding steady in the mid to upper 50s. Winds will be out of the south up to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21. An approaching cold front will give way to a few scattered showers through the night, but a

Jeremiah Tilmon scored 19 points and Missouri fended off a second-half comeback attempt to defeat Vanderbilt 77-67 Saturday night. As the contest crept under four minutes with Vanderbilt down just five points, Missouri freshman Torrence Watson drilled a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring. Jordan Geist knocked down a trey of his own on the

UPDATE 12 p.m.: According to a press release, fire investigators are looking into what caused the fire and where it started. UPDATE 7 a.m.: Columbia fire crews at the scene said it is the department’s understanding that no one was home when a house caught fire early Sunday morning in southwest Columbia. Officials said a