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TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and a thunderstorm south of I-70. Most stay dry, but it’s still cool with highs in the mid-60s. TONIGHT: Clouds hold on through the night with spot showers possible. Temperatures will fall back into the low 50s by early Tuesday morning as winds transition out of

The city of Columbia’s Fair Housing Task Force met for the last time Monday night, as it worked to finalize its report on fair and affordable housing goals and policies. The task force met for the first time in July 2018. It was formed in order to help the city meet federal regulations to further

Columbia Canine Sports Center’s reconstruction plan was approved by Columbia’s Building Construction Codes Commission on Monday. The owner’s said construction will begin in the next few weeks. The training facility’s roof collapsed in January due to heavy snowfall, and the building was deemed a total loss. A code official rejected reconstruction plans in early April

Columbia leaders are asking for public input as they continue efforts to address the changing climate. To access the survey, click here. The Mayor’s Task Force for Climate Action and Adaptation Planning presented a draft of the plan Monday evening at the Daniel Boone Regional Library. The plan “will provide a road map for reducing

Work on the new Capital City High School in Jefferson City remains on schedule, a school district spokeswoman said Monday. The high school is scheduled to open to ninth and 10th grade students for the upcoming school year, while the rest of the project is expected to be done by the end of 2019. Jefferson

Authorities are searching for a Linn Creek man who allegedly assaulted a minor at a Camdenton home in late August. Shane West, 47, was charged Friday with child molestation and attempted statutory sodomy, but deputies have yet to locate him. Investigators found the alleged incident occurred when the victim, who was 15-years-old at a time,

TONIGHT: Clouds hold through the evening with a chance of an isolated shower. Temperatures will fall back into the low 50s by early Tuesday morning. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and a thunderstorm south of I-70. Most stay dry, but it’s still cool with highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: A cold

Deputies say they found a cache of personal identification cards and more during a traffic stop in April. On Saturday, prosecutors charged Dustin Calvin, of Columbia, with trafficking in stolen identities, which is a felony, and drug possession in connection with a traffic stop that took place on April 7. According to the probable cause

Officers with the Columbia Police Department arrested a man in his mid-20s on a kidnapping charge after his alleged victim escaped and called 911. Montreal Speed, of Ashland, made arrangements to meet his ex-girlfriend in early October because he thought he would be going to jail in Tennessee, according to the probable cause statement. The

Republicans pushing a repeal of Missouri’s new redistricting process are finding unusual allies in some black Democrats in the Legislature, who are concerned the new districts might disenfranchise black voters. The argument concerns a constitutional amendment called Clean Missouri that voters approved last year. It changes the way state legislative districts will be redrawn after

THIS AFTERNOON: After early morning showers and storms WELL north of I-70 much of the rest of Mid-Missouri has been bone dry. We can expect partly cloudy skies to stick around into this afternoon as temperatures steadily rise into the 70s. Another cold front will track through this evening… spot shower or two is possible

A man arrested Sunday night following a shooting in northeast Columbia could face charges. Justin Michael-Thomas Jones, 35, of Columbia, was arrested on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated around 9:40 p.m. at a home in the 1600 block of Ballenger Lane. Police said officers found a bullet casing in the

MONDAY: You’ll want to keep the umbrella handy as you’re headed out the door in the morning. Some of the thundershowers tomorrow morning may feature some small hail as well. These storms will very likely be below severe limits. The rest of the day will be dry and cloudy before another round of showers builds

Lawyers met at the federal courthouse in Kansas City on Friday to present their arguments in a case filed against Republican state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch. The hearing before Judge Brian C. Wimes took about two hours. Only Reisch and Centralia attorney Mike Campbell, the plaintiff, were called as witnesses. Plaintiff’s case The plaintiff’s argument

Power is restored in west central Columbia. A semitruck knocked down a power line on Business Loop, causing the outage, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Water & Light crews worked for several hours to restore power and replace a broken utility pole. Billy Lewis, a lineman for Water & Light, said the department is understaffed but

A St. Peters woman got serious injuries Sunday morning when her car went off the road on I-70 just after 10:30 a.m. near the 95.6 mile marker. Troopers said 58-year-old Felicita Moran was driving east when her car went off the road and overturned. They did not provide a reason for why she went off

A Moberly man faces assault and armed criminal action charges after Moberly police said he stabbed a man early Sunday morning. Police responded to reports of a man yelling for help in the 1500 block of E. Rollins Street. The alleged victim had been involved in a car crash while trying to drive himself to

TONIGHT: We’re continuing to track moisture streaming into the region overnight. That will help fire off the chance for a few spot showers overnight. Eventually, energy left over from overnight storms in Kansas will push eastward through the morning lead to spotty thunderstorm development between 6am-11am Monday. MONDAY: You’ll want to keep the umbrella handy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say officers responded to a brawl involving up to 300 teenagers at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City police say several law enforcement agencies were called to the park Saturday night when an off-duty Clay County sheriff’s deputy reported several large fights involving