Month: March 2019

The Columbia Public Schools District Board of Education is moving ahead with security upgrades to Blue Ridge Elementary School in north Columbia. The project will also include remodeling. But the front door will be replaced with bullet-resistant window sheeting. “You don’t know what’s going to happen so we have to put the safety of our

The Jefferson City Board of Education agreed on a district-wide schedule change at its meeting Monday night. The board voted to approve the following changes: Elementary schools: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. High schools: 8:40 a.m. – 3:40 p.m. Middle schools: 8:50 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Last month, the board gave preliminary approval to starting

As the April tax filing deadline approaches, criminals are out in full force looking for ways to take your money and personal information. According to the Internal Revenue Service one of the most common deceptions during tax season continues to be the telephone scam. Since October 2013, the IRS says scams have cost more than

Officers have been called to Bodie Drive for shots heard six times this year, compared to three shots heard and one shots fired call in total last year, according to the Columbia Police Department dispatch records. Second Ward Councilman Mike Trapp said the area was making progress through building relationships and using prevention techniques. “Then

Callaway County deputies arrested a man Monday who allegedly burglarized a church. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested Valrey Johnson, 25, of Jefferson City, following an investigation in Hatton. According to a news release, deputies responded to the 3600 block of State Road E around 6:30 a.m. to investigate reports of a suspicious

Councilman Mike Trapp speaks about how Columbia is working to address crime through community policing and dispute resolution.

TONIGHT: Clouds will build into the area overnight and that will help slow down cooling with overnight lows dipping into the mid 30s. TUESDAY: Light showers will increase from the west in the morning with on and off showers through the day as high temperatures climb to near 50 degrees. Winds will come in from

An elderly couple is dead after an apparent murder-suicide Monday in northeast Columbia. Columbia police found Wayne and Mary Trentman dead from gunshot wounds in a home at 5704 Kelsey Drive after officers were called there at about 8:30 a.m. Monday, according to a news release. Wayne Trentman was 79 and Mary Trentman was 83.

Three Miller County men have been charged in the death of a Columbia man who was reported missing last month. Prosecutors on Friday charged Christopher W. English with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse in the death of Aaron Brantley, 41. William G. Lucas and Daniel Cole were charged with accessory

A Boone County judge did not make a ruling in the case of the former Sturgeon police chief Monday, stating the February judgment was “crystal clear.” Judge Jeff Harris ordered the city of Sturgeon to reinstate its former police chief, Greg Halderman, with back pay after it was decided the city did not follow the

Troopers arrested a woman after a traffic stop on I-70 in Cooper County yielded six pounds of marijuana. According to a probable cause statement, a trooper pulled over Hannah Penland in February for following a tractor-trailer too closely near mile marker 98. Court documents said the trooper asked Penland for permission to search the vehicle,

Cole County prosecutors charged a woman with delivery of a controlled substance after authorities said they found drugs in her home. Jefferson City police responded to Markesha Rivers’ home on E. Dunklin Street last week to serve an arrest warrant, according to a probable cause statement. Police said officers searched the home and found 109

One person was arrested and charged on Friday after he allegedly attacked at least two people in downtown Columbia with a baseball bat. Said Shoune, 29, of Columbia, chased a victim through a restricted lot and front lawn at the Boone County courthouse Friday afternoon, according to court documents. Shoune was also armed with a

A man accused of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child escaped from the Pettis County Jail late Sunday. Travis L. Davis, 30, was being held on a $110,000 bond for crimes he was charged with, the Pettis County Sheriff said in a press release. Jail officials searched the facility and found evidence that

The Missouri House of Representatives’ Budget Committee began its process of approving the FY2020 state budget Monday. The annual group of 13 appropriations bills were officially introduced in the committee, then after a brief period of recess, the committee began introducing and voting on amendments. A main area of concerns from House Democrats is the

Former Sturgeon Police Chief Greg Halderman will be back in court Monday after his attorneys filed a motion asking the city to provide evidence showing it was not in contempt of court by putting him on unpaid leave Boone County Judge Jeff Harris ordered that Halderman be reinstated as Sturgeon’s police chief with back pay

THIS AFTERNOON: Early morning clouds are starting to burn off across Mid Missouri. They’ll stick around a bit longer in our southeastern counties but for the most part sunshine will hold for the remained of the day. We can expect temperatures to top out in the upper 40s. TONIGHT: Clouds will build into the area

A new principal for Rock Bridge High School is being sought for the 2019-20 school year. Jacob Sirma will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education for the position. Sirna will replace the current principal, Jennifer Rukstad, who will become the new assistant superintendent for secondary education. Sirna is currently the principal at Marshall

MONDAY: We’ll be off to a chilly start this morning, but heading into the afternoon we see those temperatures making it back into the upper 40s to low 50s. Skies will be partly cloudy with winds light out of the east today. TONIGHT: Clouds will be on the increase tonight. With those clouds moving in,

The Columbia Public Schools District is planning for transportation costs to increase next school year. Transportation costs rise about 1.5 percent per year, but board member Jonathan Sessions said recent attendance area changes will cause a projected 3 percent increase next school year. “Even though the state isn’t compensating us to the level that they