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The Missouri Board of Education voted Tuesday to keep Commissioner Margie Vandeven as the state’s top education official. The board voted 4-4 to keep the commissioner. According to the board meeting’s minutes, four of the five board members appointed by Gov. Eric Greitens voted to remove her. Greitens was trying to oust Vandeven, although he

Mizzou basketball’s coveted freshman Michael Porter Jr. will likely miss the remainder of the season. MU released this statement on Tuesday. “Michael Porter, Jr. will undergo surgery on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Dallas, Texas. The procedure, a microdiscectomy of the L3-L4 spinal discs, has a projected recovery time of three-four months and will likely cause

In her FY 2018 budget, county auditor June Pitchford laid out some of the priorities that shaped this year’s budget, including: Maintaining fiscal stability within the county’s major operating funds Providing staffing for the Public Administrator’s Office, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Department Maintaining competitive salaries and benefits for county employees Providing routine

UPDATE 5:08 pm: Glover has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, assault and armed criminal action. According to the probable cause statement, Glover stated the people in the victim’s vehicle had “snitched on him.” Glover proceeded to follow the victim’s car to the Greens apartment complex and parked behind the vehicle he followed,

Morgan County deputies issued an arrest warrant for Haley Allen after they responded to Highway WW for reports of an assault. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported he was taking a baking dish back to Allen’s house and when he was inside the residence she came at him with a large knife.

TONIGHT: It will be clear, cold and crisp with temperatures falling into the lower 20s. A light northerly breeze will drop wind chills as low as the mid teens by daybreak. WEDNESDAY: Sunshine will be abundant but temperatures will remain chilly, only reaching the low to mid 40s with nearly calm winds, from the north.

The Missouri Finance Board approved two projects on Tuesday benefiting Missouri today. The board approved $4,646,700 to assist the Nucor Corporation in bringing 255 new jobs with a projected $65,000 annual salary per employee to Pettis County. The facility would manufacture steel and steel products with the proceeds of this grant going to fund the

Columbia firefighters responded to a fully involved SUV fire on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters said the fire happened on North Valley View Drive. Firefighters said the fire was extinguished and no one was hurt. Crews have not said what caused the fire or if the vehicle is totaled.

Pettis County deputies arrested Gina Carver on Sunday after a Walmart employee saw Carver stealing. According to the probable cause statement, the employee saw Carver at a self-checkout skip scanning selected items and then place them in a bag in her cart. Deputies said the employee asked to see Carver’s receipt and noticed some items

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested Montrell Tobias after officers were informed of a Buick driving in a careless and imprudent manner on northbound U.S. 63. According to the probable cause statement, a complainant was concerned that the car was going to cause a crash. Troopers said when they came across the Buick the license

Fulton police arrested a man Friday after officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in progress in the 300 block of East 10th Street. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told officers she had gotten into a heated argument with Ricky Coffelt and he strangled her. Police said the victim had

UPDATE 11/21: According to online court records, most of Heck’s charges have been dropped. Heck pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to 15 days in jail on each count. ORIGINAL: Early Monday morning, Callaway County deputies arrested Ronald Heck after a warrant for Heck’s arrest was issued days before. Deputies said since the warrant

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Tuesday that he obtained a judgment of $643,703.60 on behalf of ten Missouri consumers who were defrauded by Timothy Mundy. Hawley said Mundy entered into contracts to provide home construction services and demanded large upfront payments for materials. However, he would spend the upfront payments on personal expenses.

Jefferson City police responded to a motor-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in the southbound lanes of MO 179 and Missouri Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a motorcycle failed to stop for a steady red light at this intersection. The motorcycle collided with a 2016 Dodge Charger which was turning north on MO 179 from

A Cole County man has been charged with a DWI resulting in a physical injury and driving with a revoked license after Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a single-car crash. According to the probable cause statement, the car had traveled northbound on Marion Street in Russellville when the car went off the right

UPDATE 1:10 pm: Alexander Lovin has been charged with robbery. According to the probable cause statement, Swope was able to get $310 from the cash register. Lovin admitted to police he picked up Rother and Swope and picked Swope back up after he stole the money. Lovin said they used the money from the robbery

Pope Francis has named Father Shawn McKnight, 49, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, as the next bishop for the Diocese of Jefferson City. Bishop-Elect Mcknight will be the fourth bishop of the diocese since its founding in 1956. McKnight was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in 1994. Mcknight earned

University of Missouri provost and executive vice chancellor Garnett Stokes announced on Tuesday that Patricia Okker, professor of English and interim dean of the College of Arts and Science, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Science. “There is no question that Dr. Okker is prepared to lead the college into the

The Supreme Court of Missouri announced on Tuesday that a warrant of execution was signed for Russell Bucklew. In 1997, a jury convicted Bucklew of first degree murder, kidnapping, and first degree burglary and recommended the death sentence, court documents show. He was accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s presumed new boyfriend, Michael Sanders, and

TODAY: As a cold front tracks through this afternoon we will see cloudy skies gradually clearing throughout the day. Winds will shift out of the north up to 17 mph, which will pump in cooler air for today. High temperatures will be back in the low 50s. Gusts could be as high as 26 mph.