Month: July 2019

A Columbia daycare is set to close its doors after inspectors live and dead roaches inside and determined the business did not enough food for the children. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services proposed to put Little Blessing Learning Center on probation after an “ongoing sanitation issue.” The daycare had 30 days to

Boone County prosecutors dropped a domestic assault charge against a University of Missouri football player. Tre Williams instead pleaded guilty on July 11 to misdemeanor peace disturbance. Williams received two years of unsupervised probation as a sentence. Prosecutors originally charged Williams with second-degree domestic assault following an incident with his girlfriend on Providence Road on

Amusement company ownership and Boone County Fair organizers say the carnival has received the all the safety inspections and should start at the scheduled time Tuesday. Morris Giles, owner of Show Me Amusements, which is providing the midway at the fair for the first time this year, said all of his rides have been licensed

A local sheriff says he has concerns about new rules changing bond requirements for criminal defendants that went into effect this month. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism explained the new system in a Facebook post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page Tuesday night and said he shares the concerns of county residents. “Now, pursuant to

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear and muggy. Lows in the upper 70s. THURSDAY: Extreme heat continues under mostly sunny skies. Highs in the upper 90s; heat index between 105-110. EXTENDED: The dangerous heatwave continues through the weekend with highs in the upper 90s each day and heat index values between 105-110. On Sunday, a

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has filed two bills in what he calls a bid to break up what he calls a “higher education monopoly.” One bill would make more job-training and certification programs eligible for the federal financial aid known as Pell Grants. The other would require colleges and universities to pay half the outstanding

Jefferson City and Callaway County leaders, farmers and business owners met on Wednesday morning to discuss new ways to prevent flooding in the area. The meeting was held at Turkey Creek Golf Center in Jefferson City, which was damaged by the flooding. At the meeting, leaders discussed whether they should fix the current levees or

A Clark woman died in a Tuesday morning crash on Route F in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in an online crash report said Antoinette L. Knight, 32, was killed when her 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer crashed into a barrier on a bridge over a creek. Knight was not wearing a seat belt, the

Midwest Special Needs Trust helps people with special needs by providing them with trusts. These are financial tools that allows people to hold resources while still maintaining their public eligibility and benefits. As part of the organization, the trust has a charitable grant program. It provides $1,500 grants to Missouri citizens who have a low

The latest Cole County health inspection reports showed 10 food establishments without a single violation of any kind. Little Wonders Early Learning Center, the Capital 8 Theaters concessions counter, Apple Tree Academy and the Missouri Boulevard location of Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken were among the list of flawless entries on the June report from the

Former Rock Bridge guard Dajuan Harris has committed to Kansas. He announced his decision on social media Tuesday night. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10/status/1151307375887945734″,”author_name”:”Dajuan Harris”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;110% committed &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/WWoEuocBL5″&#gt;pic.twitter.com/WWoEuocBL5&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Dajuan Harris (@DajuanH10) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/DajuanH10/status/1151307375887945734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;July 17, 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″} Harris helped lead the Bruins to their first ever state championship in March. He scored 17 points in

The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office put out a public plea for help in finding a fugitive, warning the man that he “can run but can’t hide.” According to Facebook post by the Sheriff’s Office, Douglas J. Logan, 38, is wanted on parole violations on charges of second-degree burglary and stealing. Logan is also wanted on

A man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April was arrested again on Tuesday in connection with a previous trespassing charge. Kelvin Joe, 54, of Columbia, was booked into the Boone County Jail Tuesday evening. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies saw Joe’s car parked at Mari’s on Prathersville Road, said Boone

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, dangerously hot and humid. A stray storm or two is possible. Highs in the mid-90s with a heat index in the 103-108 degree range. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the middle 70s . EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day is in effect through Saturday for extreme heat expected across all

The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility is set to implement a new summer schedule for trash pickup in the summer. The change is scheduled to start on Monday. Residents must have their trash on the curb no later than 6:30 a.m. The earliest people can set their trash out will be 4 p.m the

Roadwork starts Wednesday morning on Forum and Nifong Boulevard. Crews will be replacing failing concrete panels on the northbound lane of Forum Boulevard between Club Village Drive and Nifong Boulevard. The work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Drivers can expect to see minor delays and motorists should be cautious when driving through the

The State Emergency Management Agency asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess flooding damage in Callaway County. “Earlier assessments, conducted by helicopter due to the flooding, did not capture all of the damage to homes,” SEMA said in a news release. SEMA asked FEMA on Tuesday to consider extending the Individual Assistance disaster declaration,

The city of Columbia spent a total of $23,124.89 on its search for a city manager. The council decided on John Glascock Monday over one other finalist, Jim Palenick, the city administrator of Racine, Wisconsin. The decision came at the end of an 8-month-long search process that began when former city manager Mike Matthes resigned

Organizers of the Boone County Fair are prepared for extreme heat to set in while carnival games, competitions, a tractor pull and more are available for visitors. Carnival rides have been inspected and given the green light by the state, but several areas of mid-Missouri could feel above 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting on Wednesday. “It

The state of Missouri requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency expand the federal disaster declaration on Tuesday. The new request seeks to make FEMA assistance available to people and businesses in 21 additional counties, including Callaway, Howard and Coopers counties. It also asks FEMA to provide help to public agencies in 68 counties to help