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SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies close out the weekend– it will be a warm afternoon with highs near 90. With dew points in the low 60s, it will not feel very humid. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear with temperatures dipping back down in to the middle 60s. EXTENDED: Monday looks like another warm day with temperatures

The city of Columbia will start its repairs on the roundabout at Ponderosa Street and Nocona Parkway on Monday. According to a news release, the city said the contractor will be replacing concrete in the area. The repairs will start at 7 a.m. and should be completed by Thursday, weather permitting. The release said flaggers

Contractors will be replacing pavement on Ballenger Lane, according to a news release from the City of Columbia. On May 2, the city started a shoulder widening project on Ballenger Lane. According to the release, the goal is to make the road safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians. On Monday, workers will be replacing the

UPDATE (10:45p.m): Power has been restored to all customers affected by the power outage in southwest Columbia. A spokesman for the city was not immediately aware of the cause of the issue. UPDATE (9:30p.m.): 1,625 customers are without power in Columbia according the City of Columbia Outage Map. ORIGINAL: More than 1,000 customers are without

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services started accepting applications for medical marijuana facilities Saturday. Cultivation, manufacturing, dispensary and testing applications will be accepted beginning Saturday, Aug. 3 at 12 a.m. to Aug. 17 at 11:59 p.m. All applications must be filled out directly on the online registry. The state has already received a

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and nice with lows in the upper 60s. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs near 90. EXTENDED: Monday is similar to Sunday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90, and lots of sunshine. Clouds start to build by the end of the day with an approaching cold front. That

SATURDAY: Partly sunny skies this morning will continue to clear through the afternoon. Spotty showers are possible, no widespread rains are expected. Highs top out in the mid-upper 80s. TONIGHT: Skies will continue to clear out with temperatures bottoming out in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Sunday will have more widespread sunshine across the area as drier

Two people are in serious condition after a crash on Highway 54 in Miller County on Friday. Timothy Carter was flown to University Hospital and Delaney Burns was taken to Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that the wreck happened at Lakeland Road. The post calls it

One person is dead after a crash in Callaway County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report said Ryan Burns crossed the center of the road, striking the front of another car. It caught fire on impact, according to the trooper’s report. Medical examiners pronounced Burns dead at the scene. The driver

The Columbia city council will be looking at appropriating approximately 30,000 dollars for a lighting in downtown Columbia. The funds would come from the Downtown Streetlights Account, according to the council. It would involve amending the 2019 city budget. According to the council agenda, the city is partnering with the Downtown Community Improvement District to

University of Missouri Health Care released information about a data security incident involving patient information on Friday. The information that was breached included patient dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance information and limited treatment and/or clinical information. It also included Social Security Number for some patients, according to a news release from MU

A bill that will change current laws regarding child care is set to go into effect later this month. Gov. Mike Parson signed House Bill 397 in July. Under the law, unlicensed child care providers may care for a total of six children and no more than three children younger than 2 years old. Currently,

TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and comfortable. Lows in the mid-60s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with an isolated shower possible. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: We finally get underneath the upper level high pressure sending cooler air our way all week, meaning our temperatures will rise into the upper 80s for

Pavement repairs are scheduled to start Tuesday on a road in northeast Columbia. Crews will repair the pavement on Ballenger Lane in front of the intersection of Pierre Street. The work is set to start at 7 a.m., weather permitting. In order to complete the work, crews will close Pierre Street at Ballenger Lane. City

Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with four felonies in connection with an alleged sexual assault. According to court documents, Cristian Lucas, 32, assaulted the victim at a home on Trinity Place on Saturday. Police said they were notified and asked to investigate the alleged attack Thursday. Documents said that the victim told

Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler spoke out against the state audit report on Thursday regarding how non-compliant sex offenders are pursued in Missouri counties. “It’s just erroneous information that the auditor’s office is putting out and what she’s doing is she’s slamming the sheriffs for us not doing our job, and she has no idea

The Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in Missouri started Friday and ends at midnight on Sunday. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items are exempt from sales tax this weekend. Several cities and counties have opted out of the sales-tax free weekend, including Jefferson City and Columbia. Counties in

The proposed contract between the Columbia City Council and John Glascock for the city manager job features a pay raise over his predecessor. The contract offers Glascock a $180,000 salary for the city’s top job. It’s a $15,000 raise over the salary of Mike Matthes, who left the city in November 2018. The city council

The Columbia Police Department announced on Friday that it will conduct an investigation into its process on responding to a missing person. The investigation was prompted by the recent death investigation of Glenn L. O’Neal, 39, of Columbia, according to a news release from CPD. The current CPD policy requires officers to file a missing

Kelvin Joe, who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April, was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday night. Joe was seen on camera approaching a student at Gentry Middle School. Police said there was no evidence he had any ill intentions toward the child. He had also been warned