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TUESDAY: Things will start off slightly warmer compared to yesterday. This warm start will ultimately lead to a warm afternoon, with highs reaching the upper 80s and low 90s , with feels like temperatures in the mid to upper 90s . All of this heat and humidity could support some strong storms, but it’s looking

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is recovering from minor injuries after a car allegedly containing heroin struck the back of the trooper’s car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a 30-year-old man is jailed in Arnold on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Highway Patrol arrest records say

A broken water main closed at least two city blocks in Jefferson City on Monday. Emergency personnel closed down parts of High Street as the broken main shot water several feet into the air at the Clay Street intersection. Missouri American Water initially reported no customers lost water service, but after complications, around 40 homes

UPDATE 10:15 p.m.: Police confirmed two people were shot Monday night. Sgt. Ryan Brunstrom said the victims were in a vehicle driving eastbound on I-70 when suspects in another vehicle fired shots at them. Police said they believe the people in both vehicles knew each other and it did not appear to be random. Police

The Missouri State Highway Patrol found an 18-year-old man’s body on the surface of the Missouri River Monday afternoon. The body of Lloyd D. Randle of Jefferson City was recovered around 12:50 p.m., across from the capitol by a search unit with the Osage and Callaway County Sheriff’s departments, according to a Tweet by the

Local Red Cross volunteers planned to leave from Jefferson City on Monday afternoon to assist in the response to Hurricane Dorian. The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is sending nine emergency response vehicles to Florida this week in response to Hurricane Dorian along with 28 volunteers from Missouri. Some responders were already en

Columbia City Council will vote at its meeting Tuesday to adopt several code changes. It’s part of the Building Construction Codes Commission review of the International Code Council Family of Codes and includes an update to fire sprinkler systems at certain restaurants. The International Fire Code requires all restaurants, bars and nightclubs that serve alcohol

Rock Bridge defensive lineman Jalen Logan-Redding committed to Mizzou on Monday afternoon. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd/status/1168569412049354752″,”author_name”:”Jalen Logan-Redding”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;COMMITTED!!! &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HOME?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#HOME&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#MIZ&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShowMe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ShowMe&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/X5pngS7pwX”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/X5pngS7pwX&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Jalen Logan-Redding (@Jalen_Redd) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Jalen_Redd/status/1168569412049354752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;September 2, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″} The three-star prospect is the 17th ranked player in Missouri, according to Rivals.com. Logan-Redding also had offers from several schools,

TONIGHT: Mild & Muggy. Temperatures fall into the upper 60s and low 70s . TUESDAY: Summer still making itself know tomorrow. We’ll see mostly sunny skies with temperatures rising into the upper 80s and lower 90s . Dew points will make it feel like 95-98* throughout the early afternoon hours. EXTENDED: A strong cold front

A newly created Columbia business wants the city to allow them to create a medical marijuana dispensary and a possible testing facility in the south part of town. The request from COMO Health LLC asks the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission to allow for those uses at the building located at 3810 Buttonwood Drive. Charlotte

No one was hurt on Saturday after a boat caught fire at the Lake of the Ozarks. The fire happened around 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the 21 milemarker in Camden County. The boat was traveling upstream when it caught fire, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A 62-year-old man was on board

A western Missouri woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at the Lake of the Ozarks after her jet ski hit a boat. Toni Hutsell, 25, of Adrian, Missouri, suffered moderate injuries in the crash, which happened a little after 6 p.m. Sunday at the 8.5 mile marker of the Big Niangua

A western Missouri woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at the Lake of the Ozarks after her jet ski hit a boat. Toni Hutsell, 25, of Adrian, Missouri, suffered moderate injuries in the crash, which happened a little after 6 p.m. Sunday at the 8.5 mile marker of the Big Niangua

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers worked 1,048 crashes during the Labor Day counting period in 2018, but are hoping to reduce that number this year. The counting period began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday. According to patrol Sgt. Scott White, in 2018 crashes during the Labor Day counting period resulted

LABOR DAY: We’re getting off to a foggy start this morning. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for all of Mid-Missouri until 10:00 this morning, so expect impacts on the roads if you plan to do any traveling. We’ll make a return to sunshine this afternoon with temperatures pushing into the middle 80s .

The Columbia Police Officers Association updated its request on potentially forcing a state audit of the city government. “Our fear is that the citizens are still going to be hesitant to support any kind of increase in revenue for the city until they’ve received the assurance that an audit would provide that everything is accounted

The Sedalia Police Department was investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in the street late Saturday night. Police responded to a shots fired call at 11th Street and Ohio Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Sedalia Police Daprtment. When officers arrived, they found the victim, Adrian

The Columbia Police Department was investigating a death on Conley Road on Sunday morning. Police originally responded to the 400 block of Conley Road for a trespass situation just after 7 a.m. Sunday, said CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts. When officers arrived to the scene, they found an unresponsive man, and medical personnel were able to

UPDATE 9/1: The Missouri State Highway Patrol dive team surfaced the search on Sunday for the missing driver of a vehicle they found on Saturday. Search efforts are expected to resume Monday morning. Missouri River/Jeff City Update: Search units are off the water. 46 miles of river searched from 6:45 am to 8 pm. Search

UPDATE 8/31: Two people have been arrested and a child was hurt after shots were fired in northeast Columbia on Friday. In a new release, Columbia Police said a child unintentionally suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident. According to police, Latosha Hermelia Nichols, 39, and Purvis Hunt III, 42, both of Columbia, were charged with