Month: July 2019

The Jefferson City Budget Committee met Monday for the first formal discussion of the FY2020 budget and the city’s five-year financial plan. Mayor Carrie Tergin is scheduled to present her initial budget proposal Thursday, after which a series of meetings is scheduled for further discussion. The mayor’s financial plan for FY2020 is $65,147,788, a cut-back

Members of the public and City of Columbia staff will hear about a project to update the sewer on Tupelo Place on Wednesday. An interested parties meeting will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Columbia City Hall conference room 1C. Columbia sewer utility workers are looking for a way to reduce sanitary

City leaders in Centralia have started early discussions about medical marijuana. Mayor Chris Cox said they are waiting before they get into specifics like planning and zoning. “I think we’re starting to talk about it. And I think it’s going to boil down to what kind of an industry segment business that you would be

A Boone County woman was arrested and charged on Monday night after a deputy responded to her home for a child abuse call and found poor living conditions and a dead dog in her freezer. The Boone County Sheriff’s deputy originally responded to the apartment in the 800 block of Demaret Drive on Monday for

Three people from Indiana could face drug charges following a bust by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cooper County. John C. Sheets, 46, John C. Sheets II, 21, and Jordan L. Nipper, 21, all of Muncie, Indiana, were arrested around 1 p.m. Tuesday on possible drug delivery charges. The Highway Patrol said troopers found

WEDNESDAY: Patchy fog this morning is possible followed by patchy afternoon clouds. A few showers could make it as far east as HWY 63, but the better chance looks focused toward the west. Highs in the low 80s . TONIGHT: Rain chances will flare up again in our western counties overnight. Lows drop into the

A former Lincoln University student is now charged with drug possession after marijuana, syringes and cannabis products were found in his room and car. A Lincoln University police officer pulled over Nicholas Khouri, 24, behind Stamper Hall on May 5, according to court documents. The officer said she smelled marijuana and started searching the car.

The Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair continued Tuesday with all amusement rides passing safety inspections, according to reports from the Missouri Department of Public Safety. The department conducted safety spot inspections Monday to check out rides provided by the two carnival ride companies, PBJ Happee Days Show and Sonshine AMS, that set up at

A one-stop shop for people affected by recent flooding and storms will open in Ashland on Wednesday, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Glenda Breeding is the manager of the facility, which will be operating from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Wednesday through Friday at 815 E. Broadway, and said it will offer

The Department of Natural Resources says a Columbia city pool leaked chlorine into Bear Creek causing fish to die. Both the DNR and the Department of Conservation opened investigations on the chlorine findings after a report from a concerned party on July 15. ABC 17 News went Tuesday to the site of the fish kill

Officials at the University of Missouri are investigating how many financial awards the school gave out to students in a scheme that some consider exploits the system. ProPublica Illinois highlighted the “legal loophole” used by some wealthy families in Illinois that allowed their children to qualify for financial need-based aid. Parents, according to the story,

A man is now charged with eight felonies and two misdemeanors after investigators said he tried to set a home on fire while three people were inside. According to the probable cause statement, one of the victims called 911 and said that David Apetz Jr. tried to set her home in Jonesburg on fire. The

UPDATE 7/30: A spokesperson with MU Health Care said 16 patients were relocated from Women’s and Children’s Hospital to the Missouri Orthopedic Institute or University Hospital after a small fire on Monday. As of Tuesday, cleanup on the fourth and fifth floors of the hospital was ongoing. ORIGINAL: Security officers and firefighters swarmed the grounds

Multiple areas of the Katy Trail remained closed Tuesday after several weeks of flooding left parts of the trail damaged. Missouri State Parks said it does not have a timeline as to when these will be fixed because each section has its own unique issues. The department said it is currently working on two of

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the state of Missouri to stop a law that bans abortions beyond the eighth week of pregnancy from taking effect Aug. 28. The organizations allege in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the abortion bill signed in May by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson that does

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable. Lows in the low 60s. Patchy fog by morning. WEDNESDAY: Morning fog followed by patchy afternoon clouds. Chance of a few showers. Highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: We stay on the eastern flank of upper level high pressure, meaning several disturbances could move in from the north each day

A Missouri lawmaker who was injured in a vehicle crash earlier this year has died while on a vacation with her family. Rick Roeber said his wife, state Rep. Rebecca Roeber, died Tuesday in her sleep in Estes Park, Colorado, where their extended family was on vacation. He said the cause of death was unknown.

Cole County sheriff’s deputies, road patrol, jail staff and volunteers will help provide security this week for the Cole County Fair, Sheriff John Wheeler said. Wheeler said security is a top priority at the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair, which started Monday and continues through Saturday. And the department has strategically placed security cameras

Citing a cocktail of case law, the Missouri Constitution and a dictionary definition, a state appeals court found Tuesday that graduate assistants at the University of Missouri are workers under the law with a right to organize. However, the court found the law is complicated when it comes to how they organize to bargain with

The bridge on Grindstone Parkway over Highway 63 has reopened several days ahead of schedule. The Missouri Department of Transportation closed the busy span in south Columbia for rehabilitation June 10. The project was expected to take 60 days but the agency announced Tuesday that the bridge had reopened. The work is part of a