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Multiple counties across mid-Missouri including Audrain County have agreed to partner with an international company specializing in renewable energy. The partnership with GESS International includes the construction of four biogas plants across mid-Missouri, according to the company. The plants equate to a $145 million investment in Missouri and are expected to create around 80 jobs.

A Jefferson City nonprofit sprung into action the day after the EF-3 tornado ripped through multiple businesses and homes about one month ago. Building Community Bridges (BCB), which was formed just over a year ago, is an organization focused on teaching children entrepreneurial skills and helping develop each child’s talent. Alicia White-Edwards, director of operations,

Cole County health inspectors found a litany of violations in their May evaluation of Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet. The restaurant, located at 730 W. Stadium Blvd. in Jefferson City, was cited for 20 violations of the food code, including 14 core violations and six of the more-serious priority violations. A “strong sewer gas odor”

The Columbia Police Department arrested two people on Tuesday in connection with a double shooting in Columbia. Lajavion A. Redden, 19, of Ashland, was arrested and charged with of two counts of first-degree assault causing serious physical injury and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the shooting, according to court documents. Rashad

A top Missouri Democrat says that Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway is planning to run for governor in 2020. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that state party Executive Director Lauren Gepford said Galloway is “very serious about the race and is taking steps to assemble a team and the resources it would take to win.” The

A man accused of masturbating in front of children at a Columbia fast-food restaurant was sentenced this month to three years in prison. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced Gregory Wolfe to three years in prison each on two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 and 60 days in jail on a count

The suspect in a Jefferson City shooting from Monday night was charged on Tuesday, and police were still searching for him. Michael L. Miller, 27, of Jefferson City, entered a home in the 1300 block of Monroe Street. Miller told everyone in the home to empty their pockets and then hit the 25-year-old victim in

Officials with the Osage County Emergency Operations Center issued a boil water advisory for residents in the Osage County Public Water District #3 until further notice. Officials said the advisory is due to water line improvements. The advisory affects: -Residents and businesses along Highway CC -Private drives off of Highway CC -Highway RA -County Road

UPDATE: The Springfield Police Department canceled the Amber Alert that was issued Sunday afternoon. According to a release sent just before 2 p.m. Monday, 1-year old Anatolievich Bandurovskiy was found safe in Texas. Questions should be sent to the Springfield Police Department. ORIGINAL: The Springfield Police Department issued an Amber Alert Sunday afternoon for a

UPDATE 5:37 P.M.: According to the crash report, a 2016 Chevrolet Cruz was slowing to a stop due to a crash that was off the south side of the road. on I-70 at the 91.6 mile marker. A 2014 Chrysler Town and Country didn’t see the Cruz slowing down and hit the rear of it.

Two people were hurt in a shooting near Stephens Lake Park on Tuesday, Columbia police said. Police were called to Anita Court north of the park and blocked part of nearby Walnut Street during the investigation. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said police were sent to the scene at about 11 a.m. Tuesday on

WEDNESDAY: We’ll wake up to partly to mostly cloudy skies this morning thanks to storms north and west of the viewing area streaming cloud cover our direction. Temperatures will warm up into the mid to upper 80s , with a few spotty storms possible this afternoon. TONIGHT: Those storms will fizzle with the loss of

UPDATE: The Jefferson City Police Department identified the suspect in the shooting as Michael Miller, 27, of Jefferson City. According to a news release, Miller is not in custody and is considered armed and dangerous. Police said Miller knowingly caused serious injuries to the victim while committing anarmed robbery in the 1300 block of Monroe

The University of Missouri and Bird, Inc. agreed on new terms for use of the company’s electric scooters on campus. School spokesman Christian Basi said the two sides agreed sometime last month rules for impounding scooters, where scooters are supposed to be parked and how Bird employees will respond to complaints. “We want to make

There was a heavy law enforcement presence along Rice Road in northeast Columbia on Tuesday night. Several officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to Rice Road near Boyd Lane around 9:30 p.m. An officer at the scene told ABC 17 News that police were called to the area for reports of gunfire and one

The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed several roads near New Franklin and Boonville for a second time due to flooding. Highway 5 and Highway 87 are closed just outside of New Franklin. Highway 5 is a common route for residents to get to and from Boonville. According to the MoDOT traveler map, Highway 40

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continued to assess damaged levees on Tuesday. The Corps is getting aerial views of the levees that they’re unable to travel to by vehicle, said emergency management specialist Rick Weixelbaum. He said this year’s effort is the largest levee rehabiliation in the Kansas City district since 1993. The Corps

Missouri roads and highways are in need of significant repairs after historically high river levels overtook much of the state. Missouri Department of Transportation Director Patrick McKenna said there is no total estimate of damage caused by flooding yet because hundreds of roads remain underwater, but he estimated the cost of repairs at “upwards of

The suspect in a 2017 shooting that killed a Clinton police officer claims investigators either lost or destroyed evidence in the case. Attorneys for Ian McCarthy are asking a Jackson County judge to either dismiss the death penalty case against him or remove the death penalty because of the losses. Those include the release and

Columbia authorities are warning residents that fireworks are illegal in the city limits more than a week ahead of the Fourth of July. The Columbia Fire Department in a release Tuesday said shooting and possessing fireworks within the city limits is illegal, prohibited by a city ordinance. City officials also encouraged residents to attend the