Month: June 2019

The City of Columbia Public Works Department says its Street and Traffic Division crews have completed training on its new line striper truck. According to the department, several city streets including Business Loop 70 West in front of Cosmo Park were striped during training. Technicians were able to work on the equipment to make sure

The University of Missouri System Board of curators approved a $3.5 billon budget Thursday at its meeting in Columbia. The 2020 budget includes $1.6 billion for salaries and wages across the system, which is 48 percent of the entire budget. The budget also sets aside $514.9 million for employee benefits, taking up 25 percent of

The Missouri Department of Public Safety once again revoked the peace officer’s license for former Highway Patrol Trooper Anthony Piercy. This is the second time the department revoked Piercy’s license after a Cole County judge reversed the department’s decision in May, said Mike O’Connell, the communications director for the Department of Public Safety. Judge Daniel

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and mild, lows in the upper 60s. FRIDAY: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for the potential for severe thunderstorms in the morning. Storms could bring heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail for the morning commute and exit by lunch time. Temperatures try to recover back into the upper 80s to

Moniteau County deputies arrested two people Wednesday after they found a naked man and a woman sleeping in a vehicle near Jamestown, the sheriff’s office said. Elizabeth A. Knox, 55, and Jeffrey R. Stoney, 37, both of Sedalia, were taken to the Moniteau County Jail after deputies found them inside a car in a driveway

A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people. The U.S. attorney’s office says the Branson operation’s general manager, 36-year-old Curtis Lanham, of Galena, was indicted on misconduct and neglect charges. The manager on duty, 76-year-old

Former Mizzou guard Akira Levy will transfer to Vanderbilt, according to her social media post on Thursday. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/akira_levy2/status/1141817268059480064″,”author_name”:”Akira Levy”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/akira_levy2″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;i’m coming home boys and girls, i’m coming home!! &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/committed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#committed&#lt;/a&#gt; so excited to begin this journey‼️ &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/V2r1z4Mzmh”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/V2r1z4Mzmh&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Akira Levy (@akira_levy2) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/akira_levy2/status/1141817268059480064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;June 20, 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″} Levy averaged five points and

The Special Olympics Missouri Training for Life Campus was determined to be recoverable after an initial report from engineers. However, parts of the building have to be completely replaced. The building sustained structural damage during May 22 storm, and parts of the building must be repaired or completely replaced, said Susan Stegeman, SOMO President &

The Missouri Department of Conservation said a recent fish kill at Binder Lake is nothing to worry about. Early estimates showed that about 3,000 gizzard shad were killed in the lake due to low dissolved oxygen, said MDC spokesman Robert Hemmelgarn. Hemmelgarn said this is not an uncommon occurrence after recent rain runoff and cloudy

TODAY: Partly cloudy and mild with highs in the low 80s. TONIGHT: We remain dry with lows dropping into the upper 60s. EXTENDED: A complex of thunderstorms will develop in Kansas late Thursday night and track eastward into Missouri through Friday morning. Model data has been inconsistent with the strength and placement of this complex,

Missouri’s only abortion clinic, already facing the threat of losing its license, says it will defy the state by refusing to perform a required pelvic examination days before an abortion. Calling the exam requirement “disrespectful and dehumanizing,” a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman confirmed that as of Thursday the St. Louis clinic no longer performs it during

Columbia police are searching for Sylvester Franklin Jr. in connection with a shooting that happened Friday. It happened in the area of Eighth Street and Wilkes Boulevard. According to court documents, officers found a man who appeared to have been grazed by a bullet. The victim reportedly told officers he saw a vehicle flee the

While some buildings and businesses in Boone County managed to remain unscathed by recent historic flooding, others were not so lucky. Rocheport Mayor John Zondca said the thousands of sandbags lined between the river and the city worked, and floodwaters caused no significant infrastructure damage. At worst, two or three homes saw water rise up

The Centralia Police Department is bringing back a neighborhood watch program after 14 years. The program encourages neighbors to report suspicious activity to the police department. The department said this is another way for its officers to get to know the citizens of Centralia. “When we start getting out there and we start talking to

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be aware of road conditions, follow road signs and not to move barriers in the road. Signs and barriers are in place alerting motorists to not cross the flooded roadways and to seek an alternate route. Although Mid-Missouri has been experiencing drier conditions, rain is in

The Columbia Housing Authority is set to discuss its future affordable housing projects Wednesday. One of the projects on the agenda is the Providence Walkway Apartments. Phil Steinhaus, the CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority, previously said he fears the Providence Walkway Apartments could have similar issues to the recently renovated Bryant Walkway Apartments such

Columbia city officials say the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan the city council unanimously approved Monday is in its early stages — too early to tell how much it will cost taxpayers and utility users. The Climate Action and Adaptation Plan aims to reduce emissions by 50 percent in the city’s municipal operations by 2035

Audrain County lacks a specialized court for mental health issues, but it’s not clear whether a man with mental health issues accused of killing another inmate in the county jail would have benefitted from such a court. Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Shellabarger said Wednesday that the county lacks a mental health court like those

A woman isn’t hurt after she crashed into an indoor pool Tuesday morning in Morgan County. The Laurie Police Department told ABC 17 News the crash happened at the Westlake Aquatic Center around 10 a.m. Police said the woman told officers she blacked out while she was pulling into the parking lot and didn’t remember

TONIGHT: Isolated storms taper off early, partly to mostly cloudy and muggy. Lows in the mid-60s with fog developing late. THURSDAY: Morning fog diminishes by 9AM, leaving partly cloudy skies. Highs reach the lower 80s. EXTENDED: The ridge of high pressure moves east into Friday with the pattern becoming more active for the end of