Month: September 2019

Columbia Public Schools will take public comment on a collective bargaining agreement with teachers reached under a judge’s order. Work on the agreement began after a Boone County judge ordered Columbia Public Schools and an educators union back to the negotiating table after talks fell apart in April. “It really started with some change in

WEDNESDAY: More hot and humid weather for a third straight day. Temperatures will reach near 90 this afternoon with heat indices in the upper 90s . Could see an afternoon storm or two this afternoon, but expect the same coverage we’ve seen the last two days. TONIGHT: Skies will be mostly clear heading into the

Missouri lawmakers are back in Jefferson City for the annual veto session. The session starts Wednesday at 12 p.m. at the Missouri State Capitol. The veto session gives lawmakers the ability to overturn any of the vetoes Governor Mike Parson made. Parson vetoed six bills since he took office. However, it is unclear if any

A structural inspection of the Missouri State Penitentiary reveals the extent of the damage caused by the May 22 tornado. The roofing on Housing Unit 4 by the tornado and the building is considered dangerous because of falling hazards, according to a structural inspection report conducted by Allstate Consultants. The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors

President Donald Trump endorsed current Governor Mike Parson in a tweet Tuesday night. In the tweet, Trump said Parson is “very popular, strong and knows what he is doing – he gets it!” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1171590284544827392″,”author_name”:”Donald J. Trump”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I am pleased to endorse Governor Mike Parson of Missouri. He is very Popular, Strong, and knows

Matt Kelly, whose family owns several properties in Columbia, is looking at adding two buildings to an empty lot in south Columbia. Kelly wants to rezone 1.45 acres off of Green Meadows to build two buildings that would be businesses on bottom and apartments on top. Engineers from A Civil Group explained the project to

A Boone County nonprofit formally agreed to pay the monthly bills for almost a dozen streetlights for one neighborhood on Tuesday. Andy Griffith of Community of Faith Outreach signed on to pay for 11 streetlights in the Fairway Meadows neighborhood off of St. Charles Road. “It was definitely a spur of the moment kind of

State Rep. Chuck Basye said Tuesday that he plans to pre-file legislation to prevent school districts from keeping parents or students form recording meetings between teachers and special needs students. Basye, R-Rocheport, said he believes parents just want the recordings for review purposes. He said his legislation will help students and parents. “One of the

Prosecutors charged a man in Cole County in connection with a high-speed chase. According to court documents, the chase started after the suspect’s vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash. Authorities said an officer saw the suspect vehicle in the area of Highway 54 and Highway 179 around 8 p.m. Monday. The probable cause statement

More than 60 locations in Boone County could handle the first batches of medical marijuana in the state next year. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released the names and locations of the companies that applied to receive a license for a dispensary, cultivator, infused product manufacturing or testing facility. The state received

Missouri House Democrats filed bills to reform Missouri gun laws Tuesday, but party leaders acknowledged the bills won’t be considered during the special session taking place this week. LIVE PLAYBACK of the conference can be viewed in the player below. The Minority House Caucus held a news conference to discuss bills to reform Missouri’s gun

Hy-Vee is recalling certain entrees over incorrect labels, according to a news release from the company. The recall includes seven of its Hy-Vee Mealtime Asian Entrees. The release said the liquid egg used to make the fried rice contains milk, but it’s not listed on the product’s label. Officials said the recall impacts varieties of

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy. Lows in the low 70s. WEDNESDAY: Hot and humid, mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, heat index in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: Heat hangs on through Thursday before a cold front arrives and brings a chance for showers and thunderstorms late Thursday afternoon into the evening. Some

Several streetlights in one Boone County neighborhood could go dark on Monday night, but several residents have added monthly fees to their bill to keep many of them on. “You know this light here is about to be turned off?” Kenny Freeman said to one of his neighbors in the Fairway Meadows neighborhood off of

Plans to renovate a historic Jefferson City factory into a multi-attraction amusement complex were put on hold after its owner sold the property. Branded the “ISC Fun Factory,” the project was spearheaded by Raymond Latocki, the owner of Haunting Productions LLC. “We had a couple banks looking at the project,” said Latocki. “The problem is

The Mizzou basketball team released its 2020 SEC schedule on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers will open up conference play on January 4th on the road against Kentucky. MU’s SEC home opener is on January 7th against Tennessee. Mizzou’s 2020 SEC Schedule (All Times CT) Saturday, January 4 at Kentucky – SEC Network – 1 p.m.

Columbia Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting Tuesday on its plan to develop a new park in southwest Columbia. Beulah Ralph Elementary School, 5801 S. Route KK, will host the meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. A meeting was also held July 30 at the school. The city also took comment via an

Missouri football coach Barry Odom held his weekly news conference at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Playback of live video of the news conference is available in the player below.

UPDATE: Power was restored in less than an hour after the service interruption, according to the utility’s outage mpa. ORIGINAL: Nearly 2,000 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Ashland area Tuesday morning. The utility’s online outage map showed 1,980 customers without electric service in an area centered southeast of Ashland. The map estimated

A Jefferson City man was charged on Monday after he was accused of damaging a Jefferson City high school with a sledgehammer. James R. McLellan, 29, allegedly went into Jefferson City High School on July 30 and began hitting things with a sledgehammer, according to court documents. The victim told police repairs for the damage