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Job applications for tobacco users will soon be going up in smoke at Boone Hospital Center. A new policy for BJC HealthCare hospitals goes into effect Jan. 1. and the hospitals, including Boone Hospital Center, will not hire anyone that does not pass a nicotine test. “I’ve talked to some colleagues at other hospitals in

The salmonella outbreak involving Foster Farms chicken had made its way to Missouri with five reported cases in the state. Health officials are expecting even more cases, because the Centers for Disease Control believe the actual number could be five times higher. More than 300 people across the country have reported becoming ill after eating

A Columbia man is in the Boone County Jail after he allegedly beat a child with an extension cord then strangled her. Maurice Clark, 33, was arrested Monday night in the 800 block of Moss Street. Officers say Clark hit a 12-year-old girl on the arms, back and legs with the extension cord. He then

Missouri is no longer the No. 1 state in the U.S. for the sale and use of methamphetamine, but meth continues to be the most popular drug in Mid-Missouri. Sgt. Shannon Jeffries with the Mustang Drug Task Force said Mid-Missouri is a popular place for meth because the rural areas provide the perfect secluded place

A suspended Ashland alderman is now turning to the courts to get his seat back. City officials say after a September closed session board meeting, that Jeff Anderson wasn’t apart of, they wrote and delivered a letter to him stating he was suspended. Facts surrounding the suspension are still unknown. City officials stated Anderson tried

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a convicted felon involved in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday night. Sheriff Chris Heitman said Dennis Lawson was involved in an accident on County Road 613 around 6 p.m. Heitman said Lawson’s car hit another car driven by a 17-year-old. Lawson allegedly got out of his car,

Missouri senior quarterback James Franklin will be sidelined for the next three to five weeks, according to Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel. Franklin suffered a shoulder sprain in Saturday’s upset win over Georgia. Franklin’s shoulder hit the ground hard late in the fourth quarter. He immediately went to the sidelines and initial concerns assumed he

Columbia College announced Tuesday it is expanding its tuition deferment option to veterans affected but the federal government shutdown. Earlier this month, the college said it would offer a withdrawal policy or six-month payment plan to current service members who had their assistance suspended. “In keeping with our steadfast dedication to those who serve our

Police in the capital city are investigating an armed robbery Monday night. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street around 11 p.m. for a report of a robbery. The victim told police he went to meet someone he knew at an apartment when the suspect came up to him, struck him in

Boone County deputies arrested a Columbia man Tuesday on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. Shortly after midnight, a deputy started following a vehicle that had been reported suspicious in the 5300 block of north O’Neal Road. According to the deputy, one of the two men inside started throwing things out of the car, including meth, scales,

The Columbia School Board postponed the latest update on land for the new Southwest Elementary school at ITS meeting Monday night. The new school will open in 2016 and is expected to help the overcrowding problem at Mill Creek Elementary. The Board talked about short-term options to fix the overcrowding at Mill Creek in the

The suspect in a weekend shooting in Fulton is still on the run. Fulton police responded to a shooting around 2:45 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of W. Ninth Street. Officers found 14 shell casings and one live round at the scene. Police say they were later called to Callaway Hospital for a man

A day after demonstrators grabbed barricades and stacked them in front of the White House to fight the stalemate in Washington D.C., a group of Mid-Missouri veterans is preparing to join the action. On Tuesday, the 25th Central Missouri Honor Flight is taking off from Columbia at 2 a.m. and not returning until late in

Two people have been arrested after leading area law enforcement on a chase Monday afternoon. Around 1:20 p.m., a Fulton police officer attempted to pull over a stolen SUV on County Road 409. Its occupants, Hazel R. Benton and Deric W. Farley, failed to stop and led authorities on a chase. The chase continued from

The Missouri Department of Transportations says the curve at U.S. Highway 54 and Madison Street is known to be dangerous and that is why they are implementing a fix to reduce accidents. “The median barrier and the guardrail has been hit several times,” said Terry Imhoff, MoDOT engineer. A substance called a High Friction Surface

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating a reported sexual assault that happened in a campus residence hall. MUPD said a University Hospital employee asked police to take custody of a sexual assault kit on Monday. The kit is from a Sept. 22 examination on a female victim. Officers say the victim did not

Mid-Missouri’s first diverging diamond interchange opened Monday, hours ahead of schedule. The new interchange — located at Stadium Boulevard and Interstate 70 — had been scheduled to open around 6 a.m., however, road crews opened the road to traffic just after midnight. The diverging diamond interchange is unlike any traffic pattern in Mid-Missouri and involves

An Eldon woman was seriously injured in a weekend car crash on Missouri Highway 5 Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 20-year-old Arora Johnson was traveling on the road around 6:50 p.m. when the car ran off the side of the road, hit the guardrail and overturned several times down an embankment. Johnson was

The University of Missouri has officially announced the kickoff time for its homecoming game. The game against the South Carolina Gamecocks is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The game will air on either ESPN or ESPN2, with a decision to be made in the coming weeks. MU and the American

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia man Sunday after he allegedly assaulted another man with a handgun. Deputies responded to a weapons call around 4:19 p.m. Sunday in the 10400 block of Highway VV. They say 30-year-old Ronnie Long came to the home of the victim to discuss an item he wanted to buy.