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Candidates for mayor of Columbia have spent nearly $100,000 on the race, according to newly filed ethics reports. Mayoral incumbent Brian Treece and challenger Chris Kelly have spent $98,367 for the election period that started earlier this year. The report, required to be filed eight days before the April 2 election, shows that Treece has

The Missouri Department of Transportation closed part of Highway 87 near Boonville on Monday, March 25, 2019, because of floodwaters from the rising Missouri River. Local traffic continued to drive through the shallow part of the floodwater.

A teacher at a Chariton County school district has been charged with having sexual contact with a high school senior. Authorities on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Blair Bruner, 27, of Marceline, with a $10,000 cash-only bond on a felony charge of sexual contact with a student. Bruner is accused of sending lewd photos

THIS AFTERNOON: Lots of sunshine will continue this afternoon with temperatures slowly but surely climbing into the low-to-mid 50s across our area. Winds will remain out of the east-northeast light, up 5 mph. It’s a good day to get out and enjoy the early spring weather. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies will let us cool off

Boone County deputies are investigating after a man showed up to the department headquarters with a gunshot wound. Deputies said the victim reported that the shooting took place in the 7600 block of N. Hwy VV around 10 p.m. Monday and from there, the man drove to the sheriff’s office. Deputies also said the victim’s

Two Virginia men have been charged after a drug bust on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. Charles C. Eslin , 37, and Joshua W. Wilson, 30, both of Spotsylvania , Virginia, were arrested Friday night west of Kingdom City. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said both were stopped for speeding and cutting off a semi-truck.

VOTER RESOURCES Boone County posts its entire election notice, containing everything on the ballot in the county, on the county clerk’s website. Click here to access the notice. Boone County also allows voters to look up their polling place and see what’s on their particular ballot. Click here to go access the voter information lookup

The Southern Boone Board of Education is asking voters to increase the property tax levy to pay for a two-story expansion at the Primary School and hiring staff to keep teacher-student ratios low. The board is asking to increase the property tax levy by 40 cents per $100 accessed value. School Board President Barret Glascock

The University of Missouri Athletics Department has filed its appeal challenging sanctions levied by the NCAA over improper tutoring of student athletes. The NCAA on Jan. 31 announced that the Missouri football, baseball and softball teams would be banned from postseason play along with other santions after an investigation into whether a former tutor completed

TUESDAY: Clouds are attempting to help out these temperatures this morning, but it will still be a cool start to your Tuesday. We’ll warm up this afternoon, getting back into the middle 50s for many of us, as partly cloudy skies become mostly clear. Winds will be light out of the east. TONIGHT: Mostly clear

Fallen rock removal will close roads in central Missouri this week. One lane of Highway 50 in Cole County will be closed at varying times between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through April 4 while crews remove the rock from roadside bluffs, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release. Message boards

A state representative is in serious condition after a car crash in mid-Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Rep. Rebecca Roeber crashed head-on with another driver Monday just after noon. The crash report said Roeber crossed the center line on Highway 50 West in the town of Syracuse and hit Richard Clark head-on. Syracuse

Columbia Public Schools will pay $306,000 to settle two cases filed by school administrators in 2017. Andrew McCarthy and Rachel Henderson settled their cases with CPS last week. The district will pay each of them $153,000, with 40 percent of each settlement going to TGH Litigation, the firm that handled both lawsuits. The couple sued

Elected officials returned to Jefferson City Monday to resume the legislative session after their week off. The first bill of this year was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson, which dedicated a portion of Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis to Cloria Brown, a former St. Louis representative. Brown passed away in March after battling

Our crews are working to find out more after police told ABC 17 News that a vehicle crashed into a building on Jacobs Place in Columbia. An officer on scene said no on was hurt after one vehicle crashed into a garage. Police say the family living at the residence would likely be allowed to

TONIGHT: Winds back off tonight, but remain out of the northeast, continuing the cooling overnight. Under partly cloudy skies temperatures will and it will be a cold night ahead for many of us, with much of Mid-Missouri dipping into the low 30s . TUESDAY : After a chilly start to the morning, we are in

The inspection of the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport this week shouldn’t cause concerns from drivers about the span’s safety, a Missouri Department of Transportation engineer said Monday. The inspections are part of the planning and preparation for a 2020 rehabilitation project on the bridge. “We have to do a rehab

Applications for REAL ID-compliant drivers’ licenses or non-driver ID cards opened Monday in Missouri. While residents can apply for the new cards, they are not required for flying or access to federal facilities until Oct. 1, 2020. Under Missouri law, residents are not required to hold a REAL ID, but the Transportation Safety Administration will

Races for Columbia mayor have become expensive ventures, and 2019 is no exception. In the latest round of campagin finance reports due Monday, challenger Chris Kelly reported a surge of fundraising, pushing his total for the election over the $50,000 mark, which Mayor Brian Treece had reached in the report due 40 days before the

Several schools and at least one other political subdivision in central Missouri are seeking property tax increases in the April 2 election. Among the schools are Southern Boone Public Schools, which is asking for a 40-cent increase in its operating levy; Boonville, where the district wants a 49-cent increase; Fayette, which is seeking a 72-cent