Month: July 2019

The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department continued to clean the North Jefferson Recreation Area on Wednesday. JJ Gates, assistant director of parks, said water has receded from the Noren River Access. Crews worked to clean the road, parking lot, ramp and trail system by the river access. He said the main priority was getting

The group tasked with finding ways to improve safety at schools across Missouri has released its final report. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order earlier this year to establish the School Safety Task Force. The task force held six public outreach sessions and got input through surveys, online comments and a student input session.

The Forum and Green Meadows roundabout project is on track to be finished within its planned 150-day project window, according to Columbia Public Works. “The contractor feels they are on schedule,” Public Works spokesman Barry Dalton said. “The inspectors feel they are on schedule.” Dalton said the workers had originally gotten because of weather and

The city of Columbia says a failed drain plug at a city pool led to a liquid chlorine leak into a creek that killed fish. Columbia Parks and Recreation staff were made aware of a leak that had occurred July 13 at Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center on Blue Ridge Road but were initially unable to

The Mizzou football team made several roster updates on Wednesday night. The Tigers will open up Fall Camp on Friday at 9 a.m. Most notably, Tre Williams is back on the team. You can read more about his reinstatement here. MU also announced former Rock Bridge standout Jonah Dubinski and linebacker Jacob Trump have medically

University of Missouri football team defensive end Tre Williams has been reinstated to the program, according to a Mizzou Athletics news release. Williams, a junior, was reinstated per the Athletic Department’s procedures and will take part in the team’s fall training camp, which starts Thursday. Prosecutors dropped a domestic assault charge against Williams, and he

Cooper’s Landing Riverside Resort & Marina is back open for business after weeks of being closed because of flooding. Cooper’s Landing owner Richard King said he is glad to have the business open again. “It was really a good feeling when the department gave us the okay to open up,” he said. An inspector from

More than 100 million individuals who hold a Capitol One credit card or applied for one could have their personal information in the hands of scammers. Industry experts say there are immediate steps you can take to protect your personal information so hackers can’t get access. 1. Freeze your credit: Experts say this is an

Columbia based Landrum Company, the parent company of Landmark Bank, has been purchased by Simmons First National Corporation, based in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas. The announcement was made Wednesday that the companies came to an agreement and merger plan. Simmons will acquire all the outstanding capital stock of Landrum. The total cost of assets purchased is

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, chance of a shower or storm west of Highway 63. Lows in the upper 60s. THURSDAY: Chance of showers and storms along Highway 65. Areas east stay mainly dry and partly cloudy. Highs range from the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: The upper level pattern stays the same through the first half of

A Columbia teenager suffered moderate injuries when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle Tuesday night. Kayden Streu, 15, was riding on I-70 Drive S.E. east of Columbia at about 11:30 p.m. when a Ford Focus driven by Bryan Jackson, 36, of Columbia, skidded while trying to avoid Streu before striking his

A former Columbia Police Department officer was sentenced to five years of probation and 300 hours of community service after pleading guilty to drug charges in June. Gamal Castile’s attorney and prosecutors agreed to the sentencing terms, but argued over whether this offense should stay on his record. Castile was indicted last year for drug

Sewer lines at Tupelo Place and Larch Court will be redirected to a city-owned property. Interested parties will meet at city hall at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss how the work will affect the neighborhood. According to a press release, the work is meant to replace failing infrastructure and hydraulics. It is also meant to

A missing person’s report had been filed for the man found near I-70 in Columbia last week, according to his family. Last week, police identified the skeletal remains found by hikers near I-70 Drive Southwest and Silvey Street as 39-year-old Glen O’Neal. O’Neal’s brother-in-law, Gregory Silvey, spoke to reporters Monday afternoon saying O’Neal’s wife had

Two Macon County women have been indicted on federal drug charges in connection with two Columbia residents’ drug overdoses, one of them fatal. The U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday arrested Megan Lowe, 41, of Bevier and Kimberly Ann Basler, 44, of Atlanta, Missouri, according to the office of the U.S. attorney for eastern Missouri. Each

Fire officials determined a fire that prompted some Women’s and Children’s Hospital patients to be relocated on Monday morning was caused by lightning. The fire started at the west side of the top edge of the rooftop elevator mechanical room, said Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer in a news release. LIVE PLAYBACK of the

A woman is accused of slamming a Yorkshire terrier on a grooming table repeatedly at a Mexico pet store. Prosecutors charged Taylor Stout in Audrain County with animal abuse. The incident happened July 8 at Downtown Pet Stop, according to court documents. Authorities say the business owner, Nancy Buck, called authorities after customers told her

Two people were charged on Monday after court documents said video surveillance footage showed them abusing a dog at a pet grooming shop in Mexico, Missouri. Taylor H. Stout and James K. Johns were charged with animal abuse. Authorities said the business owner, Nancy Buck, called authorities after customers told her their dog was sick

A Waynesville man was charged on Tuesday in Miller and Pulaski counties after he allegedly assaulted three corrections officers between April and July. Keaven E. Shaw, 27, was originally arrested in Pulaski County in October after he was accused of killing his grandmother and was charged with first-degree murder. Shaw allegedly assaulted two corrections officers

An audit says a state contract for police fingerprinting technology has the appearance of a conflict of interest. The finding is part of a state audit released Wednesday that reviewed former director Drew Juden’s leadership of the Public Safety Department. Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office found that under Juden, the agency shelled out $1.25 million to