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Boone County voting polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for Election day. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said she expects Tuesday to be similar to last year’s election, which saw a 15.9 percent turnout. All Columbia residents have two items on their ballots, selecting Columbia’s mayor and two school board candidates.

An Ashland man was charged and arrested Sunday after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s dog. Logan T. Forsee shot the chocolate Labrador retriever on March 18 after the dog got into his trash, court documents said. Forsee told police the dog growled at him, so he went and got his gun and shot

Flooding precautions continue in Mid-Missouri. Cooper County officials have thousands of sandbags and several truckloads of sand on standby to help stop floodwater. “At this point sandbags aren’t going to do a ton of good, unless the river continues rising to protect some of these structures,” said Larry Oerly, Cooper County Emergency Management Agency director.

The Columbia City Council directed staff to move ahead with plans to put in more than 2,000 feet of sidewalk on the east side of Sinclair Road between Southampton Drive and Nifong Boulevard. According to a staff memo, the preliminary design will include about 1,300 feet of 5-foot-wide sidewalk with grass parkway along the northern

The Cole County and Jefferson City government could split the multi-million dollar cost of replacing a deteriorating bridge off Missouri Boulevard. The Dunklin Street Bridge located over Wears Creek near Missouri Boulevard has become a safety hazard, according to Presiding Cole County Commissioner Sam Bushman. “I think it’s kind of an emergency, (replacement) needs to

The U.S. Supreme Court said Missouri can execute an inmate who argued that his rare medical condition will result in severe pain if he is given death-causing drugs. The justices ruled 5-4 Monday against inmate Russell Bucklew, who is on death row for a 1996 murder. A Boone County jury convicted him in 1997 of

The accolades continue to pour in for Sophie Cunningham as she is now the first ever AP All-American in Mizzou women’s basketball history. The AP named her to the All-American third team. Cunningham averaged 17.8 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game as a senior. The former Rock Bridge Bruin also was named to

UPDATE: The Missouri Department of Transportation said last Friday’s storm will extend its bridge inspection project by a day at the Boone and Cooper County line. The agency said on Monday night that the Friday storms canceled the inspections on the eastbound lanes of the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River scheduled for that

The sheriff of Moniteau County said his office heard strong public reaction over social media posts that led to the firing of a jailer and a deputy. Sheriff Tony Wheatley said Monday that jailer Dillon Davenport and Lt. Kevin Morse were fired effective immediately after he was made aware of the Facebook post Saturday. ”

Fire officials in Ashland said they did not find any gas inside the high school after a student reported a smell. Battalion Chief Colin Wright said it may have instead been the smell of mercaptan, the chemical added to natural gas to give it some odor, that got into the Southern Boone High School from

Flooding on the Missouri River and its tributaries has caused more road closures in mid-Missouri. Route OO near the Lamine River in Cooper County closed late Sunday from Route M to Short Drive near Boonville. Also near Boonville, Route V near the Petite Saline Creek closed Sunday between Oerly and Big Lick Road. The Missouri

The University of Missouri School of Medicine’s interim dean took over on Monday. Steven Zweig spoke Monday at the Board of Curators Committee Meeting about what he hopes to bring to the position on his first day in the job following the resignation of Patrick Delafontaine. Delafontaine resigned to take a position at another university,

TONIGHT: Clouds will slowly increase through the overnight hours. Temperatures will still be chilly, but not as cold as the past couple mornings. A jacket will still be needed. We’re in the upper 30s by sunrise tomorrow. Winds stay steady out of the south up to 9 mph. TUESDAY: A spot showers is possible tonight

THIS AFTERNOON: Winds have kicked up out of the southwest this afternoon, and many places this morning have already reached the high temps we saw yesterday. We’re going to warm another 10-15 degrees area-wide by 3 pm. Many of us top out in the upper 50s. Winds will be gusty at times up to 18

A worker was injured at Circle A Ranch in Randolph County on Friday morning, according to authorities. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies were dispatched to Circle A Ranch around 9:15 a.m. in reference to a farm accident. Deputies said they learned two employees were using a loader to drive a fence post into

A Columbia man was arrested and charged on Monday after he allegedly sent Boone County deputies on a chase in a stolen vehicle. Gary C. Skaggs stole a vehicle out of Columbia, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the car’s in-vehicle safety and security system, On Star, led them to the 1100

No one was injured or sickened by carbon monoxide flowing into a strip of buildings along Broadway on Sunday. Businesses from Kent’s Floral Gallery to Nash Vegas were all impacted and shut down by the odorless and potentially deadly gas. Columbia firefighter Roger Mertensmeyer said the carbon monoxide was produced by a generator running in

Five people are in custody after police said they stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from the Dicks Sporting Goods store on Stoneridge Parkway around 3:20 p.m. Lt. David Williams said the suspects reportedly fled with a large amount of clothing, but an employee was able to give a description of the vehicle. Officers tried

MONDAY: We’ll get off to another chilly start but winds out of the south will help us rebound this afternoon. We’re greeted with partly cloudy skies kicking off the work week and temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 in some spots. TONIGHT: Another partly cloudy night will be in store, but temperatures won’t

The Columbia City Council will look over an interim agreement Monday night with Skinny Labs Inc., the owner of Spin Scooters. The company wants to bring its scooters to Columbia. This would be the second scooter rental company in the city, after Bird arrived in Columbia in August. The interim agreement will establish rules and