Month: June 2019

Federal and local authorities are offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in two gun store burglaries. The ATF and the Columbia Police Department are offering the reward for information into break-ins at Powder Horn Guns and Archery, 1915 Paris Road, early last Friday and again early this Thursday

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a reported incident involving a man with a gun that the victim says could be a hate crime. According to the Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MO), the victim, a Muslim woman who wears a hijab, was driving on Providence Road on Monday night when a

No one is hurt after Hot Pockets blocked parts of Interstate 70 Thursday morning west of Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on Twitter the right westbound lane of the interstate, near Sweet Springs, was blocked by the frozen foods after a semi-truck flipped over. The right lane of WB I-70 at the 65.4

The Missouri Corrections Officers Association filed a lawsuit in the Cole County Circuit Court on Tuesday against the Missouri Department of Corrections, the Missouri Office of administration and DOC Director Anne Precythe. The lawsuit claims that the DOC stopped allowing the association to access basic training classes or to speak with new bargaining employees. The

THURSDAY: After waking up to some very patchy fog this morning, we’ll return to partly to mostly sunny skies and warming back up. Highs near 90 with a heat index in the mid-60s . TONIGHT: We’ll keep our eyes on a complex of storms to our north that will attempt to move this direction, but

Two men indicted in a $1 million conspiracy to steal cellphones are accused of getting some of the merchandise by breaking into stores in mid-Missouri. Viktor Chernetskiy, 29, a naturalized citizen from Ukraine, and Bryan C. Kirkendoll II, 29, live in the Kansas City area, according to the office of the U.S. attorney for the

Osage Beach police have arrested a man who allegedly evaded officers multiple times. According to a press release, police were dispatched to the area of Highway 54 and Case Road, where Dale Welcher was reportedly tearing road reflectors off the median divider. When police arrived, Welcher ran into the woods. As officers were searching for

The City of Columbia has the money to pay repair the intersection of two runways, where problems caused air traffic to be halted in April. The Columbia Regional Airport closed Runway 13-31 in April after passengers and pilots reported feeling a bump when going over the crown where it intersects Runway 2-20, which had already

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates up to two years is needed to repair levees to their condition before flooding began in 2019. The Corps expects to finish damage assessments by the end of September. A total of 81 levee districts have requested for levee rehabilitation since March. The Capitol View Drainage District’s levee

Although flooding and damage assessments are ongoing, the Missouri government said in a request for a presidential disaster declaration there is already ample destruction to warrant additional federal assistance. Missouri, following historic river flooding and dozens of tornadoes, has requested a federal emergency declaration twice in the last three months. The first was in April

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with an isolated storm southeast. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. THURSDAY: Partly to mostly sunny and hot. Highs near 90, heat index in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: The jet stream stays to our north this week, keeping any disturbances with organized rain and storms well out of our way. High

Multiple counties across mid-Missouri including Audrain County have agreed to partner with an international company specializing in renewable energy. The partnership with GESS International includes the construction of four biogas plants across mid-Missouri, according to the company. The plants equate to a $145 million investment in Missouri and are expected to create around 80 jobs.

A Jefferson City nonprofit sprung into action the day after the EF-3 tornado ripped through multiple businesses and homes about one month ago. Building Community Bridges (BCB), which was formed just over a year ago, is an organization focused on teaching children entrepreneurial skills and helping develop each child’s talent. Alicia White-Edwards, director of operations,

Cole County health inspectors found a litany of violations in their May evaluation of Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet. The restaurant, located at 730 W. Stadium Blvd. in Jefferson City, was cited for 20 violations of the food code, including 14 core violations and six of the more-serious priority violations. A “strong sewer gas odor”

The Columbia Police Department arrested two people on Tuesday in connection with a double shooting in Columbia. Lajavion A. Redden, 19, of Ashland, was arrested and charged with of two counts of first-degree assault causing serious physical injury and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the shooting, according to court documents. Rashad

A top Missouri Democrat says that Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway is planning to run for governor in 2020. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that state party Executive Director Lauren Gepford said Galloway is “very serious about the race and is taking steps to assemble a team and the resources it would take to win.” The

A man accused of masturbating in front of children at a Columbia fast-food restaurant was sentenced this month to three years in prison. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced Gregory Wolfe to three years in prison each on two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 and 60 days in jail on a count

The suspect in a Jefferson City shooting from Monday night was charged on Tuesday, and police were still searching for him. Michael L. Miller, 27, of Jefferson City, entered a home in the 1300 block of Monroe Street. Miller told everyone in the home to empty their pockets and then hit the 25-year-old victim in

Officials with the Osage County Emergency Operations Center issued a boil water advisory for residents in the Osage County Public Water District #3 until further notice. Officials said the advisory is due to water line improvements. The advisory affects: -Residents and businesses along Highway CC -Private drives off of Highway CC -Highway RA -County Road

UPDATE: The Springfield Police Department canceled the Amber Alert that was issued Sunday afternoon. According to a release sent just before 2 p.m. Monday, 1-year old Anatolievich Bandurovskiy was found safe in Texas. Questions should be sent to the Springfield Police Department. ORIGINAL: The Springfield Police Department issued an Amber Alert Sunday afternoon for a