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The Columbia Police Department was looking for a person who broke into a Columbia home and demanded money from residents on Friday morning. Police were sent to the 2000 block of Holly Avenue at 5:15 a.m. Friday. The residents of the home said the person entered the home while holding a gun and demanded money.

The University of Missouri released a final plan on Thursday outlining an overhaul to its Greek Life system. The 24-page report, which can be found here, has focus areas, including diversity, hazing prevention, recruitment, freshmen in Greek housing and social event risk management. Some of the changes have already been implemented, and others will be

The non-profit foundation that raised money for scholarships at Lincoln University hopes to get critical financial information back from the school. The Lincoln University Foundation, Inc. announced on Thursday that it changed its name to “The 62nd & 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation,” and said the school still has not given them the records needed for

Jefferson City Public Schools released a statement Thursday after a student was left on a school bus. In an email, district officials said it was made aware Wednesday that a student had not arrived at school and later discovered the student had not made it off the bus during morning drop-off. Officials said the student

The University of Missouri Board of Curators Finance Committee approved a plan for a new $30 million nursing school Thursday. A programming study of the the current facility showed that the space is “inflexible” because of the structure of the building, according to board papers. The project would include demolishing the existing nursing school and

A University of Missouri spokesman said Thursday that freshman enrollment projections have increased significantly ahead of the due date for residence hall deposits. The University of Missouri Board of Curators is meeting Thursday to review the housing rates. Rates were approved in November, but because of the spike in applications for 2019, they are revisiting

The board that oversees Columbia’s municipal utilities is urging caution on a proposal to install new streetlights downtown. The Columbia Water and Light Advisory Board met Thursday to discuss topics including a project which would install new lights in downtown Columbia in a bid to improve safety. The board moved to ask city council to

TONIGHT: We’ll carry deep cloud cover into the overnight hours and that will help keep today’s warmth insulated at the surface. Temperatures will be slow to drop through the 50s, and we’ll be mild to start Friday with temperatures in the upper 40s. Fog may develop through the night. FRIDAY: Fog is possible for the

The parent company of Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, which is responsible for the pipeline in Audrain County that ruptured last month, is currently testing the pipeline with water. The process is called hydrotesting and is used to test the strength of the pipe to identify any areas that may need repairs, officials with Energy Transfer

A Missouri senator has introduced legislation that could improve the safety of duck boats. Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley announced the “Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2019” Thursday morning. “For decades now, the NTSB has been making recommendations to make these rides safer, but Congress has failed to act. It’s my goal to change

An 81-year-old Fulton woman suffered serious injuries in a crash on Interstate 70 near the Missouri River bridge Thursday afternoon. A 2017 Freightliner semi-truck was stopped because of traffic congestion at the 113.6 mile marker of I-70 eastbound, just west of the bridge in Cooper County, when a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am slid into the

The Jefferson City Police Department, in cooperation with Empower Missouri’s central area committee, held the fifth and final event in a series of community listening sessions Saturday. The sessions were aimed at affording Jefferson City citizens from each ward the opportunity to voice any comment or complaint to the city’s police department. JCPD Capt. Eric

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re tracking scattered bands of showers lifting out of Mid-Missouri this afternoon. We’re not expecting any more downpours as we saw overnight, but light to moderate rain showers are not out of the question through 5 pm. Most of us are dry after 7 pm. TONIGHT: We’ll carry deep cloud cover into the

One man is in police custody after leading police on a short chase in south Columbia early Thursday morning. Columbia police originally received a physical disturbance call around 1 a.m. on the south side of town. When they got to the area of Canterbury Drive and Belle Meade Drive, a man fled the area and

Three men have been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting in the Calwood area of Callaway County in what authorities say was a methamphetamine deal. Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Wilson charged Justin Witt, 47 and William Schoening-Scoggins, 23, both of Fulton, and Joey Morris, 28, of Vandalia, on Tuesday in the death

One of the nation’s largest wind energy projects is facing a new obstacle from Missouri legislation that could prevent the high-voltage power line from being strung across the property of unwilling landowners. A Missouri House panel advanced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire easements for the Grain Belt Express

Columbia police were investigating after they found evidence of a shooting on Elleta Boulevard Wednesday evening. Officers originally responded to the call of shots heard near Wilson’s Total Fitness on Rangeline Street at 10:15 p.m.. However, when officers arrived, they found the incident took place on Elleta Street, but a vehicle involved had traveled to

THURSDAY: Rain has moved in from the southwest this morning, with some pockets of moderate to heavy rain falling. This will continue into the morning commute, so don’t forget that umbrella this morning! Temperatures won’t warm much this afternoon, only topping out near 60 with rain and plenty of cloud cover. It will be a

The Columbia Public Schools Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee and the district’s Finance Committee met tonight at the Aslin Administrative Building. The committees, which operate under the Columbia Board of Education, talked about all of the capital projects included in the 2019-2020 budget. One of the projects is the new middle school on Sinclair Road in