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TODAY: A cold front is slowly tracking through Mid-Missouri, with very cold air to follow. Temperatures in southern Mid-Missouri are in the upper 40s to near 50, while areas north of 70 are already falling into the 20s. Temperatures will continue to fall through the afternoon, with breezy winds building in behind the cold front.

Jefferson City police arrested two suspects after a motor vehicle crash on Friday morning. Police said they attempted to stop a car that was reported stolen in the 100 block of West Dunklin. The vehicle failed to stop and a chase began. The chase continued onto Bolivar Street where the stolen vehicle collided with a

The Boone County Fire Protection District announced on Friday that a new team has been added to help with explosives detection. The new team, K-9 Luke and Captain Martina Pounds, joined K-9 Brass and Officer Joan Haaf from the University of Missouri Police Department as an explosives detection team. The teams will work closely with

Callaway County deputies arrested Justin Rothove on Tuesday afternoon after officers were dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle in the area of County Road 133 and State Road O. Deputies said when they made contact with Rothove, he gave officers a false name to deceive law enforcement. Officers later determined the real identity of Rothove

This weekend provides the next shot at winter weather across all of mid-Missouri. With a cold front dropping through by late Friday temperatures will drop below freezing. As the cold air filters in across the area it will run into some low level moisture, providing the first initial shot at winter weather for the weekend.

FRIDAY: A cold front will move through during the afternoon, dropping temperatures from north to south. Before the cold air arrives, temperatures will reach near 40 north of I-70 and into the lower 50s at the Lake of the Ozarks. South winds will shift to the north by evening as temperatures fall below freezing. Patchy

When you fuel up the car you assume you’re getting what you’re paying for. But how can you be sure? One Columbia man has his suspicions, and now a video of what he calls “proof” that he’s been ripped off. Kevin Boyer says he stopped to get gas at the Eagle Stop on Providence Road

UPDATE 9:38 P.M.: The city council meeting started with the public raising their concerns to the council about the budget and cutting a sergeant position from the police force. The Mayor spent most of the meeting answering questions about the sergeant position cut and the superintendent raise. He did not address the Facebook posts during

Columbia Public Schools officials are continuing to plan for a new middle school in south Columbia after the city council approved preliminary plans for a building site. The school district is looking to build a $34 million middle school at the site east of Sinclair Road and south of Chesterfield Drive. The city council approved

On Thursday at 3:55 p.m., the Jefferson City Police Department responded to Linden Drive at the US 54 over pass for a motor vehicle crash with injuries. According to the crash investigation, a 2009 Hyundai Tucson ran off the west side of the road and struck a bridge pillar for the US 54 overpass. Debra

UPDATE 7:47 P.M.: Mayor Treece announced the members of the Task Force at the press conference on Thursday, who are listed below: Brent Gardner, ChairPat Fowler, Historic Preservation CommissionNate Brown, Reynolds Journalism InstituteDr. Eryca Neville, Columbia Public SchoolsDr. Anne Deaton, University of MissouriChris Campbell, Boone County History & Culture CenterTom Mendenhall, Downtown Community Improvement DistrictDeb

A disturbing pornographic video is making the rounds on social media and FBI officials in St. Louis are warning against sharing it. According to KTVI, a video containing child pornography has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. Some reported getting the video in their Facebook inbox. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Chris Johnson said the

A man has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting arrest after he was accused from running from police in December. According to the probable cause statement, police were dispatched to the 600 block of East Capitol Drive in reference to a weapons offense on Dec. 16. Police said that the occupants

The race to the end of winter is upon us, as we’re only five and half weeks away from the official start of spring. Although most of the winter was quite frigid, we’ve certainly lacked in the moisture department. The lack of moisture has led to little or no snow cover, which has kept things

Pulaski County deputies are looking for a man who is wanted for fleeing, resisting arrest, motor vehicle theft and burglary. Deputies said Timothy Colwell was last seen in the area of Highway U in Crocker. He was wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with white and gold lettering on it. Colwell was traveling on

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies and southerly winds up to 8 mph will help keep our temperatures warmer with lows in the low 30s by morning. FRIDAY: A cold front will move through during the afternoon, dropping temperatures from north to south. Before the cold air arrives, temperatures will reach near 40 north of I-70 and

A Texas man has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm after Callaway County deputies found a large amount of marijuana in his vehicle. According to the probable cause statement, deputies pulled Lucas over for speeding on Interstate 70. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell marijuana

Columbia police arrested Enoch Peters on Tuesday after he was accused of assault. According to the probable cause statement, Peters approached a woman’s residence and knocked on the door. When the woman answered, Peters grabbed the screen door so the woman could not close it. Peters was accused of saying, “Do you want to have

Two vehicles were totaled in a crash on Route A on Thursday morning. According to the traffic crash report, the crash happened when a Toyota Corolla failed to yield to a Dodge 2500. The Dodge struck the Corolla and both vehicles traveled off the highway. The driver of the Toyota, Linda Sapp, had moderate injuries

THURSDAY: A warm front tracking through Mid-Missouri will warm us into the upper 40s today. Most of the day will see partly cloudy skies, but overall it will be a pleasant Thursday. Winds will remain out of the south southwest up to 12 mph. TONIGHT: With winds out of the south up to 14 mph