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Jefferson City Council heard recommendations for zoning medical marijuana facilities Monday evening. Amendment 2 legalized medical marijuana in Missouri and was approved in November 2018. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends the city zone medical marijuana transportation facilities, which deliver medicinal marijuana to patients and other medical facilities, in industrial districts.City staff had zoned dispensaries

The City of Columbia is considering two final candidates for the position of city manager The city is still searching for a city manager to take over after former City Manager Mike Matthes resigned from his position on Nov. 20, 2018. Matthes tendered his resignation in a one-line email to the city council. Current interim

The Columbia Police Department arrested one person in connection with a deadly pedestrian crash on Rangeline Street. According to a news release, officers arrested Charles Waddill, 49, of Harrisburg, on Monday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Police said the victim, Timothy Wilson, was pronounced dead at the scene

Tom Hurley, the director of the Boone County Office of Emergency Management, has died, according to the Boone County Commission. Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill said Hurley was found dead at his Columbia home. The commission was notified of his “unexpected” death Monday morning. “We are saddened by the loss of our colleague and dear friend

Rep. Vicky Hartzler was in Columbia on Monday visiting the Vet Center off of Rangeline Street. She will continue her commitment to post-traumatic stress disorder awareness. In recent years, the increasing suicide rates among Veterans and active duty military members has brought predictors of suicide with specific relevance to these populations to the forefront of

The victim of a deadly Lake of the Ozarks boat crash was an “all-around nice guy,” according to one of his friends. “Just a good, all-around nice guy who will be very well missed by everyone,” said Steve Beach, general manager of the Lake Ozark Speedway. Jason Russell, 39, of Eugene was killed when another

A man who was accused of having a weapon at Women’s and Children’s Hospital allegedly concealed the weapon in a fanny pack, according court documents that became available on Monday. The University of Missouri Police Department responded to a person with a gun at the hospital at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday. After reviewing security

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy. Lows in the low 70s. TUESDAY: Hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Heat index in the mid-90s. Scattered showers and storms possible by late afternoon. EXTENDED: The upper level pattern has started to weaken a bit, allowing for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms

The body of the individual who was missing after a boat crash has been found by the highway patrol dive team. “Our sincere sympathies go out to his family & friends,” troopers said in a tweet Sunday afternoon. Jason Russell, 39, of Eugene, went missing Saturday night ​​after two boats crashed into each other near

A Moberly woman is pleading for answers and more leads after her mom went missing 25 years ago. “I just need to know where my mother is,” Angela Hess Sutphin told ABC 17 News. It’s been more than two decades since Angela last saw her mom, Hazel Hess. “A missing person for 25 years, that’s

MONDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs near 90. Heat index values between 95-99. Couldn’t rule out a spot storm south toward Lake of the Ozarks later this afternoon but most of us will stay dry. TONIGHT: Mostly clear as temperatures fall back into the low 70s . EXTENDED: An upper-level ridge of high pressure

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the lower 70s. MONDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs near 90. Heat index values between 95-99. EXTENDED: An upper level ridge of high pressure continues to hold strong over the central US keeping us hot and humid for the first half of the week. Highs remain

Callaway County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman for a felony warrant after she attempted to give them a false identity Friday. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Office said deputies were conducting a wanted person investigation in the 2000 block of White Oak Drive east of Millersburg. During the investigation, deputies contacted Dana Sheppard, 38

Drivers in Columbia and Jefferson City can expect to see a lot of impacts on the road during Fourth of July celebrations. Columbia’s Fire in the Sky and Jefferson City’s Salute to America will have several roads closed. Columbia’s Fire in the Sky road closures to watch out for: Fireworks are set to begin at

SUNDAY: Hot, humid, and bright with highs in the low 90s . Heat index values range between 98-103. TONIGHT: Another quiet night with mostly clear skies and temperatures falling back into the low 70s . EXTENDED: The hot pattern continues into next week with highs in the low 90s through Wednesday. The heat index on

Police have arrested two people after reports of someone with a gun chasing a man at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia. There were no shots fired, and no one was injured. Police arrested one juvenile and 24-year-old Antwane Lavoy Grant, of Columbia, on June 28. Police arrested Grant on suspicion of unlawful possession of

Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said an apparent dispute between neighbors might have fueled a murder-suicide that also involved a home burning to the ground. Authorities began a search for a shooter after one woman was found shot to death next to her burning home, according to Marshak and KTVI in St. Louis. Marshak ordered

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy. Lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. SUNDAY: Hot, humid, and bright with highs in the low 90s. Heat index values range between 98-103. EXTENDED: The hot pattern continues into next week with highs in the low 90s through Wednesday. The heat index on those days will likely be

UPDATE 10:10 p.m.: Four people are now in custody after a man with a gun was reported at Women’s & Children’s Hospital on Friday night, according to MU spokesman Christian Basi. MU Alert also tweeted shortly after that the situation was all clear. Watch live playback of MU’s news conference below: UPDATE 9:15 p.m.: Three

UPDATE: Millersburg Fire District Chief Larry Curtis said state fire investigators will help them determine what may have caused a house fire on Friday night. Curtis said the homeowner came home to find the house on fire just after 11 p.m. Curtis said several animals were in the home at the time. Firefighters refilled their