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A man accused of threatening his co-worker with a gun could appear in Cole County court later this month. Prosecutors charge Ryan J. Klein, 38, of Lee’s Summit, with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree harassment. According to court documents, Klein pointed the rifle through his car window at the victim who was sitting

A woman accused of stealing a vehicle could face charges in Callaway County. Elizabeth R. Erbschloe, 36, of Fulton, was arrested by police investigating a report of a stolen vehicle around 11 a.m. Monday at a home off Singer Lane in Fulton. Police said Erbschloe had an ounce of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia when officers

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday against a German citizen accused of sending revenge porn. Maximilian Olthuis, 25, of Ahaus, Germany, was arrested by Columbia police officers earlier this month. According to court documents, Olthuis created a fake Instagram account and used it to send nude photos of the victim to their friends.

Jefferson City is working to change the process to declare a building as dangerous. Declaring a building dangerous and declaring a property a nuisance currently fall under the same city code. Building official Larry Burkhardt said separating the two will make the process more straightforward and prevent mistakes. The nuisance category includes tall grass, weeds

City leaders have yet to touch money raised from a fee charged to developers for closing streets, sidewalks and parking spots downtown. The Columbia City Council passed an ordinance in Dec. 2016 charging developers by the linear foot of the public facilities it closed for construction. The ordinance states that that money can be used

The Columbia Board of Education met Monday at a meeting which lasted around 10 minutes. The board met to approve construction change orders. Crews have been working to make security updates to school buildings. Some of those updates include adding more cameras and security film to windows. The work includes updating buildings to have a

Charges were filed against a Tipton woman accused in a stabbing on Cherry Street. Alexus Munson, 21, was charged Monday with second-degree domestic assault for allegedly stabbing her husband twice. Police responded to the incident at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call about a stabbing victim, according to a JCPD news release. When

An 18-year-old was charged with multiple felonies Monday after a shooting in Jefferson City. Tyler McClinton, 18, was arrested Monday morning after the Jefferson City Police Department investigated a shooting that happened on Sunday. Officers responded to the 1100 block of E. Miller Street just at 3:17 p.m. Sunday, and were told that one person

The Centralia Police Department is warning parents about the dangers of BB guns after an incident happened Monday. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, officers responded to a call of a suspicious man with a gun. When officers arrived, they found two boys with a suspected weapon, police said. The boys were

Crews in Moberly were working to repair a water main break Monday night. According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, the break happened in the Rollins Street area. The city said areas impacted include the 100-200 blocks of Bertley and 401 E. Rollins. Officials said those areas are under a 48-hour boil advisory.

A legal effort seeking compensation from MU Health Care is growing, after the provider announced that employee email accounts were improperly accessed. Attorneys from two firms filed a class-action lawsuit against the university last week shortly after the breach was announced by MU Health Care. Forty people have signed onto the lawsuit, according to one

University researchers across the state of Missouri are now growing hemp to help farmers prepare for the spring growing season. Hemp has been an illegal crop across the United States because it is a type of cannabis. Hemp, however, does not have high enough levels of THC, the chemical that gives people a high, to

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy with a chance of a storm. Mild and muggy with lows in the low 70s. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Temperatures cool back to near normal for much of the week with dry conditions through Wednesday. A few storms will be possible from Thursday through

Roads around a church damaged Sunday by lightning remained closed Monday in Moberly. Coates and Johnson streets were blocked off with caution tape around the Coates Street Presbyterian Church. The streets were closed after the church was struck by lightning on Sunday morning, officials say. “They were getting ready to start service when the lightening

A Boone County judge on Monday approved a settlement in a lawsuit against a school district over the death of a Howard County teenager. Chip Gentry, who represents Angela Suttner, did not disclose the terms of the settlement, but said Judge Jeff Harris’ approval of the settlement provides closure for the family of Kenneth Suttner

A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Saturday in connection with two gun thefts from June. A person broke into Powder Horn Guns and Sporting on Paris Road on June 21, according to a probable cause statement. The break in caused damage to the back door, and 16 guns were taken, court documents said.

The University of Missouri provides crews to help students move in, said MU spokesman Christian Basi. “(The university has) moving crews helping students get their belongings into the residential hall rooms, so that should take an enormous load off of them because it will greatly reduce the amount of time they are outside,” Basi wrote

MONDAY MORNING UPDATE: We’re tracking storms this morning moving through northern portions of the viewing area. Some locations have picked up between 2-4″ of rain easily with just this batch, leading to Flash Flooding in some spots. Despite morning showers and thunderstorms, heat is still expected to build back in later this afternoon. However, there

UPDATE: James R. Hardy was charged Monday with one count of child abuse and one count of third-degree domestic assault. He was jailed on a $15,000 bond. ORIGINAL: A man could face child abuse charges in Randolph County. James Hardy was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault and child abuse at a home off College

The Missouri Department of Transportation says a state road near Centralia was closed Monday morning because of flooding. MoDOT tweeted at 10 a.m. saying Route CC west of Centralia was closed due to water over the road at Long Branch. Nearly 4 inches of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours over areas of