Local scores for girls soccer, baseball
Girls Soccer: Jefferson City 0, Helias 2Rock Bridge 1, Hickman 2 (F/PK) Baseball: Rock Bridge 7, Hickman 4Pacific 10, Helias Catholic 9
Continue ReadingGirls Soccer: Jefferson City 0, Helias 2Rock Bridge 1, Hickman 2 (F/PK) Baseball: Rock Bridge 7, Hickman 4Pacific 10, Helias Catholic 9
Continue ReadingA mobile home in Cole County has been leaking raw sewage for years. ABC 17 News first reported on this home last year, but no action has been taken since that report because county commissioners don’t have the authority to charge property owners. Only the prosecutor has that power. At the Cole County Commission meeting
Continue ReadingOne man was stabbed and another shot just outside Iberia early Tuesday morning. The Miller County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call just after midnight. An ambulance picked up both men and both are now listed as stable. An investigation into the incident is ongoing and names of the victims are not being released as
Continue ReadingThere is never a reason to leave a child in a vehicle unattended, especially in the heat. Officials said at an outdoor temperature of ninety degrees the interior of a vehicle can reach one hundred and three degrees fahrenheit. The recommended amount of time for a child to be in a car alone is zero
Continue ReadingThe MUSTANG Drug Task Force on Tuesday searched a home in the 500 block of EastMcCarty Street in Jefferson City. Detectives seized suspected heroin, marijuana, 2 stolen guns, ammunition, and a digital scale. Lakeisha Collins, who lived at the home, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Commission has not renewed it’s economic development contract with the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce, saying the Chamber has not done enough work outside of the Jefferson City limits. The Commission was scheduled to vote to approve the renewal Wednesday morning, but chose not to for the time being. At the meeting,
Continue ReadingA Columbia motel inspection showed not one room is fit to be rented out right now. The Providence Inn and Suites was inspected again by the health department last Friday, after it closed. The inspection found nearly every single room had at least one problem that had to be fixed before the next buy can
Continue ReadingJefferson City 10Rock Bridge 7 Battle 1Blair Oaks 2 Van-FarNorth Callaway 14(Final in five innings) Mexico 8Hallsville 2
Continue ReadingMizzou freshman pitcher Tori Finucane wins SEC Freshman Of The Year, the conference announced Tuesday. Finucane is 21-5 with an ERA of 1.70 overall. She has a 2.03 ERA in league play with 19 complete games to her name. She is the first Tiger to win a freshman of the year honor from the conference
Continue ReadingPrepare to slow down on I-70 Tuesday and Wednesday night as crews are out re-striping parts of the interstate for better visibility. MoDOT crews will be re-striping both east and westbound lanes from mile marker 111, just west of the Missouri River Bridge, to mile marker 133, near Route Z (the Centralia Exit). The work
Continue ReadingThe Humane Society of Missouri says it will be several weeks before more than 150 animals removed from a south-central Missouri property can recover. The Humane Society and other authorities on Tuesday were removing cats, dogs, horses and goats from the property about 40 miles southwest of Jefferson City in Morgan County. Authorities say that
Continue ReadingBy a vote of 109 to 46, the Missouri House of Representatives overrode Governor Nixon’s veto to Senate Bill 509. The House needed one democratic vote in order to override the veto. Democratic Representative, Keith English, was the deciding vote. Tim Jones said, “In a bi-partisan consensus fashion, we fulfilled one of our major promises
Continue ReadingThis month the Missouri Department of Transportation is trying to cut back on motorcycle-related deaths, during a push to boost awareness. Last year, there were 72 motorcycle fatalities in the state. So far this year, 16 people have died. MoDOT says that is too many. MoDOT officials chose May because that is when people start
Continue ReadingHuman remains were found inside and around the trailer of 65-year-old Joseph Arbeiter of Sedalia on Sunday and Monday, leading police to begin a homicide investigation. Tuesday detectives continued to gather evidence from the wooded area across from Arbeiter’s trailer. Pettis County Sheriff’s department confirms it was not body parts in the bag on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingColumbia’s Stephens Lake Park opened its gates for public swimming last week,but bacteria testing of that water doesn’t begin until later this month. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said it waits until the temperature stays consistently warm to start weekly tests. This usually occurs around Memorial Day. That way, there is an accurate picture of
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council Monday night voted and approved TIF and Community Improvement District agreements with Capital Mall. The Capital Mall redevelopment plan in January, staff and others have been working on an agreement with Capital Mall. With the Council’s action, there will now be an ordinance to activate the TIF to make it happen.
Continue ReadingOn Monday, the Senate overrode Gov. Nixon’s veto of Senate Bill 509. The House voted to do the same Tuesday. The legislation will cut Missouri’s top individual income tax rate for the first time in almost 100 years and make the state the third to enact a special deduction for business income reported on personal
Continue ReadingMissouri’s Republican-led Legislature has enacted a highly contested income tax cut by overriding the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. The legislation will cut Missouri’s top individual income tax rate for the first time in almost a century and make Missouri just the third state to enact a special deduction for business income on personal
Continue ReadingLake of the Ozarks troopers continued searching the waters for a missing 20-year-old woman on early Tuesday morning. They’ve been searching near the 15.8 mile marker for Jaspreet Kaur of Springfield. Witnesses told investigators they saw Kaur stop her car Monday on the shoulder of the toll bridge in that area. They said she climbed
Continue ReadingBoone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia woman Monday after they said she attacked three people. Deputies were called to West Bethany Drive for reports about a disturbance at around 7:40 p.m. Witnesses told them two juveniles were in an argument. That led to a disturbance in which Shavona Wisley allegedly attacked the juveniles and
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