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People are moving barriers on closed roads as floodwaters stick around in mid-Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. “If there’s a flood, there’s people moving barriers,” said MoDOT District Maintenance Engineer Jason Shafer. “And I don’t quite understand it, but it is a given.” According to the MoDOT traveler’s map, Highway 40 just

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with a chance of storms across northern Missouri. Most stay dry with lows in the upper 60s. WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny with a chance of a stray storm, especially southeast. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. EXTENDED: A nice dry stretch of weather continues through the

Commissioners, safety officials and business owners from Callaway County joined engineers from the Capital View Levee District Tuesday morning to survey the damage left behind by a major flood that struck the area in May. More than a dozen businesses in northern Jefferson City are significantly damaged, such that western district commissioner Roger Fischer says

An Illinois man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after accepting a plea deal in a Missouri drug-deal shooting that left one man dead and another wounded. The Sedalia Democrat reports that 30-year-old Antonio Harper, of the Chicago suburb of Maywood, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree burglary.

The Boone County Commission will sign a three-year contract with Veterans United Home Loans and UPS manage the former fairgrounds. Veterans United and UPS have been using the property for events and storage since the fairground, now known as the Central Missouri Events Center, was shuttered in 2016. Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Columbia man Monday, saying a search of his home turned up several pieces of child pornography. The evidence includes DVDs containing child porn videos that Gary Osborne, 72, said he edited to add special effects and background music, a patrol trooper wrote in a probable cause statement. The

Relief efforts are underway to help Jefferson City and Eldon residents and business owners after an EF-3 tornado ripped through the area and as people across the region deal with historic flooding on the Missouri River. Volunteers and donations are needed across the area. Here are a few ways people can help: The Salvation Army

A man is dead after a crash on Highway 52 near Eldon on Monday afternoon. David O. Ward, 66, of Eldon, was taken to University Hospital in Columbia around 12:05 p.m. following a single-vehicle crash west of VFW Road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a van driven by Ward went off the side

An October execution date has been set for a Missouri inmate with a rare medical condition who has argued that the execution process could cause constitutionally cruel pain and suffering. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday set an Oct. 1 execution date for Russell Bucklew, who was convicted in the 1996 shooting death of a

Traffic was blocked temporarily on a busy Columbia street Tuesday after a motorcycle and pickup truck collided. The crash at Old 63 and Walnut Street was called in at about 1:15 p.m. Boone County emergency dispatchers sent out alerts warning drivers to avoid the area. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Motor Vehicle Collision Old HWY 63

Missouri’s only abortion clinic has taken a legal fight over its license to a state administrative panel. The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate on Monday filed a complaint against the health department with Missouri’s Administrative Hearing Commission. The panel handles disputes between state agencies and businesses. Abortions at the clinic could end if the commission

The Columbia Fire Department responded to an early morning dumpster fire in the 6100 block of Paris Road on Tuesday. Columbia firefighters responded to an early morning fire in a commercial trash dumpster. The 4:00 a.m. fire in the 6100 block of Paris Road caused no injuries and no damage to buildings. pic.twitter.com/04UFaTl7GW — Columbia_Fire

TUESDAY: We’ll see abundant sunshine this morning and that will continue into this afternoon. Temperatures will be warmer with these sunny skies and winds turning out of the southwest, topping out in the upper 80s . TONIGHT: A front will approach the region and ignite some storms north of the viewing area. These will track

A former Missouri legislative aide was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Friday for a child pornography charge. Carter Ballmann pleaded guilty to attempted receipt of child pornography in federal court in February. Ballmann was arrested in April 2018 after an investigation by the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force. During the investigation,

A group study that included input from more than 100 Columbia residents and business owners found city government leadership and affordable housing were the highest concerns of many in the community. The outcomes of the study were first discussed by the Columbia Vision Commission on Monday. A link to the study is available on the

The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing for a new round of rising floodwaters in mid-Missouri. The Missouri River in Jefferson City is expected to rise into a major flood stage and crest at 30 feet on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The department began assessing roads damaged by floodwaters last week. MoDOT

Southern Boone County is beginning the cleanup process after the historic flooding in the area The director of Boone County Emergency Management Tom Hurley said the area has seen waters levels go down over the past week. “The water is overall receding, obviously with local precipitation there has been a bit of a rise but

A man now faces a charge in Cooper County after the Missouri State Highway Patrol made a massive drug bust. Kevin S. Hatt, 53, of New York City was arrested June 1 by troopers on eastbound Interstate 70 near Boonville. According to court documents, 792 marijuana plants, 2 pounds (0.91 kg) of liquid THC, more

A Columbia man who fired back when someone shot at him in February pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to illegally possessing a firearm. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Missouri, Victor Seth Kee, 20, admitted to being a felon when having a gun. According to court

Officials in Cooper County are preparing for more flooding as the Missouri River is expected to rise back into major flood stage by Wednesday. “Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of steps we can take at this point,” said Cooper County Emergency Management Agency Director Larry Oerly. “The levees are blown out, so there’s nothing there