Month: September 2019

Columbia police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a shooting Monday night that injured two people on Interstate 70. In a news release, police said Demetrius L. Shaw, 18, of Columbia was arrested Monday night for his alleged role in the shooting. He was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of

The University of Missouri announced today Beth Chancellor is now the school’s interim chief information officer and the interim vice president for information technology at the UM System. Her appointment was effective immediately after Gary Allen retired on Sunday. The school says a national search will begin later this year for a permanent holder of

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the mid-60s. WEDNESDAY: 10-12 degrees cooler with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. Partly to mostly sunny. EXTENDED: Wednesday night will be one of the coolest of the summer with 50s for most locations across Mid-Missouri. Clear skies and light winds overnight will allow for

An urban search and rescue team headquartered in Boone County was heading up the East Coast Tuesday as Hurricane Dorian lost strength but continued to threaten the United States. Missouri Task Force 1 was on its way Tuesday morning to Columbia, South Carolina, to wait for Dorian’s arrival, the Boone County Fire Protection District posted

The city of Columbia wants to acquire 10 houses within the next five years to demolish so the lots can be used to rebuild and sell to first-time homebuyers. The acquisition of those houses is part of the city’s draft of its Consolidated Plan for 2020-2024, released last week. The plan is meant to guide

Some Missouri democrats responded to Gov. Mike Parson’s special session announcement by saying it ignores more pressing issues. Parson’s office announced Wednesday that the general assembly will convene for an extraordinary session in September to amend a state statute on motor vehicle sales tax allowances. The special session will be held concurrently with the annual

A recent report on the inner working of Lincoln University cited the college’s declining enrollment as one of its key weaknesses. The report, titled “Comprehensive Fiscal Assessment Findings and Observations for the President’s Cabinet” was compiled by a Georgia-based accounting firm, the Wesley Peachtree Group, which Lincoln University commissioned for the job. The report included

Playback of live video of Missouri football coach Barry Odom’s weekly press conference is available in the player below. The team plays West Virginia this week at Memorial Stadium.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that there were five deaths statewide for the 2019 Labor Day counting period. Statewide, MSHP saw 309 traffic crashes, 107 injuries, four traffic fatalities, 116 DWI arrests and 95 drug arrests. MSHP also reported 13 boat crashes, four boat injuries, one drowning, 10 BWI arrests and 16 drug arrests

Two men could face drug charges in Callaway County after the Missouri State Highway Patrol said marijuana was found during a traffic stop. Jonathon L. Kinzer, 32, and Joshua I. Worrell, 31, both of Winston-Salem, North Carolina were arrested by troopers around 6:35 p.m. Monday on several possible drug and weapons charges. Stolen handgun, 2

The Boonville Police Department is looking for help to find a missing teenager Monday morning. Investigators posted on Facebook that Jamariah Bell was seen on Aug. 22 getting into a white-colored SUV with an unknown driver. Bell has family in St. Louis and was last seen by a relative in the city on Aug. 25,

TUESDAY: Things will start off slightly warmer compared to yesterday. This warm start will ultimately lead to a warm afternoon, with highs reaching the upper 80s and low 90s , with feels like temperatures in the mid to upper 90s . All of this heat and humidity could support some strong storms, but it’s looking

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is recovering from minor injuries after a car allegedly containing heroin struck the back of the trooper’s car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a 30-year-old man is jailed in Arnold on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Highway Patrol arrest records say

A broken water main closed at least two city blocks in Jefferson City on Monday. Emergency personnel closed down parts of High Street as the broken main shot water several feet into the air at the Clay Street intersection. Missouri American Water initially reported no customers lost water service, but after complications, around 40 homes

UPDATE 10:15 p.m.: Police confirmed two people were shot Monday night. Sgt. Ryan Brunstrom said the victims were in a vehicle driving eastbound on I-70 when suspects in another vehicle fired shots at them. Police said they believe the people in both vehicles knew each other and it did not appear to be random. Police

The Missouri State Highway Patrol found an 18-year-old man’s body on the surface of the Missouri River Monday afternoon. The body of Lloyd D. Randle of Jefferson City was recovered around 12:50 p.m., across from the capitol by a search unit with the Osage and Callaway County Sheriff’s departments, according to a Tweet by the

Local Red Cross volunteers planned to leave from Jefferson City on Monday afternoon to assist in the response to Hurricane Dorian. The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is sending nine emergency response vehicles to Florida this week in response to Hurricane Dorian along with 28 volunteers from Missouri. Some responders were already en

Columbia City Council will vote at its meeting Tuesday to adopt several code changes. It’s part of the Building Construction Codes Commission review of the International Code Council Family of Codes and includes an update to fire sprinkler systems at certain restaurants. The International Fire Code requires all restaurants, bars and nightclubs that serve alcohol

Rock Bridge defensive lineman Jalen Logan-Redding committed to Mizzou on Monday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd/status/1168569412049354752″,”author_name”:”Jalen Logan-Redding”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;COMMITTED!!! &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HOME?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#HOME&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#MIZ&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShowMe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ShowMe&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/X5pngS7pwX”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/X5pngS7pwX&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Jalen Logan-Redding (@Jalen_Redd) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd/status/1168569412049354752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;September 2, 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″} The three-star prospect is the 17th ranked player in Missouri, according to Rivals.com. Logan-Redding also had offers from several schools,

TONIGHT: Mild & Muggy. Temperatures fall into the upper 60s and low 70s . TUESDAY: Summer still making itself know tomorrow. We’ll see mostly sunny skies with temperatures rising into the upper 80s and lower 90s . Dew points will make it feel like 95-98* throughout the early afternoon hours. EXTENDED: A strong cold front