Month: June 2019

Three weeks after a damaging EF3 tornado plowed through the heart of Jefferson City, public works officials said the speed of the recovery process has been surprising, but it’s far from over. Britt Smith, the department’s operations division director, provided an update on the cleanup Thursday morning to the city’s Public Works and Planning Committee.

The pickup of some recycling items in Columbia was delayed a second day on Thursday. According to the solid waste department, equipment issues and a shortage of workers prevented its crews from collecting fiber items. Solid Waste was not able to collect all fiber items set out for residential recycling today due to equipment failure

A man is dead after an assault in the Audrain County Jail. The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that Michael Dale Eisenhauer, 42, of Centralia, was pronounced dead at SSM Hospital in Mexico after an assault by another inmate at about 9 a.m. Thursday. Charges were pending Thursday afternoon against the

Nobody was hurt when a pickup truck pulling a carnival ride crashed in Jefferson City. The crash happened around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 50 and Monroe Street. Police said the driver, Paul Smith Sr., 52, and his passenger, Paul Smith Jr., 15, both of Tampa, Florida, crashed after a brake issue

State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office began the citizen-requested audit of Otterville, located in Cooper County, on Wednesday. The City of Otterville agreed to pay for the audit in an April city council meeting with money collected from an approved water rate increase. The $6 monthly charge will remain until the audit cost is paid, according

Cole County officials believe the county has surpassed the amount of money in damages it needs to qualify for federal assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency teams began surveying an area including Cole County by helicopter Wednesday and teams fanned out on the ground in Jefferson City on Thursday. The agency is scheduled to assess the

THIS AFTERNOON: Lots of sunshine will continue to be the story for the rest of Thursday. Highs are some 10-15 degrees below average as we only make it into the low 70s. TONIGHT: It’s another cool evening across our area with temperatures falling into the mid 50s. EXTENDED: We’re dry to start the day Friday,

Jefferson City leaders are set to meet Thursday morning to discuss tornado and flooding recovery. The meeting is hosted by Jefferson City Public Works & Planning Committee and will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 East McCarty Street. Leaders will also be discussing flooding at the airport. Sign

UPDATE 6/12: The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for some areas along the Osage River after Ameren Missouri opened the Bagnell Dam floodgates. The weather service said the flood gates opened Wednesday morning and issued the warning through 8:15 p.m. Wednesday for the Osage River in central Miller County. Ameren had said

BOSTON (AP) – Ryan O’Reilly scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and their first NHL championship. Alex Pietrangelo added a goal and an

Prosecutors presented their case Wednesday for sentencing a Rolla man in a double homicide at Lake Ozark. Gary Sweet pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault in March. Sweet was arrested and charged in November 2017 in the fatal shooting of Jim and

Communities in and around Boone County are starting to discuss how they will clean up after the floodwaters recede. Brandon Vair lives in Rocheport and owns Meriwether Cafe and Bike Shop. He volunteered when residents were putting down sandbags. Vair said it will be two weeks to a month before residents in Rocheport even consider

Disaster relief and cleanup efforts continued in Jefferson City on Wednesday, three weeks after a twister hit the town. An EF-3 tornado ripped through Jefferson City on May 22 and brought wind speeds up to 160 mph, destroying commercial and residential buildings along the Highway 54 corridor. Homeowners and business have also faced weeks of

A man seeking records of communications between the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and a drug task force asked a judge to reprimand the office for not disclosing the documents, continuing a yearslong open records battle. An attorney for Aaron Malin of St. Louis filed a motion Wednesday for civil contempt because they say the

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms come to an end between 7-10 PM and skies begin to clear. Temperatures drop overnight into the upper 40s to around 50. THURSDAY: It’s cool and beautiful with highs in the lower 70s and sunshine. Lows fall back into the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Friday is dry with a few more

City and county leaders said Boone County’s first Chapter 100 project was a success at the meeting of the Regional Economic Development Inc. board of directors. ABC Laboratories was the first company to apply for the program in 2006. The agreement was signed in 2008. The agreement required ABC Laboratories to retain 224 jobs and

Ken Newton of St. Joseph, Mo., TV station KNPN spoke Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley about a bill to change Missouri River management and his legislation to regulate YouTube, among other topics.

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspected at least 30 eateries in the last week. During one of those visits, a health department inspector found signs of pests at a Columbia daycare. Shalom Christian Daycare was inspected Monday and is scheduled for a follow-up inspection Friday. The inspection note said the department received a complaint

The Missouri Department of Revenue is still processing at least 123,918 tax refunds from income tax returns for 2018. Refunds for returns that were filed with before April 15 were supposed to be issued by June 1, and now accrue interest payments from the state because they are considered late. To date, the department has

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with its state-level counterpart, began conducting assessments Wednesday of the damage left behind from the recent tornadoes and floods. Carroll, Saline, Howard, Boone, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade are among the counties that were being surveyed via helicopter Wednesday, according to FEMA. The agency said it is conducting two types of