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Columbia’s Stephens Lake Park opened its gates for public swimming last week,but bacteria testing of that water doesn’t begin until later this month. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said it waits until the temperature stays consistently warm to start weekly tests. This usually occurs around Memorial Day. That way, there is an accurate picture of

The Jefferson City Council Monday night voted and approved TIF and Community Improvement District agreements with Capital Mall. The Capital Mall redevelopment plan in January, staff and others have been working on an agreement with Capital Mall. With the Council’s action, there will now be an ordinance to activate the TIF to make it happen.

On Monday, the Senate overrode Gov. Nixon’s veto of Senate Bill 509. The House voted to do the same Tuesday. The legislation will cut Missouri’s top individual income tax rate for the first time in almost 100 years and make the state the third to enact a special deduction for business income reported on personal

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has enacted a highly contested income tax cut by overriding the veto of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. The legislation will cut Missouri’s top individual income tax rate for the first time in almost a century and make Missouri just the third state to enact a special deduction for business income on personal

Lake of the Ozarks troopers continued searching the waters for a missing 20-year-old woman on early Tuesday morning. They’ve been searching near the 15.8 mile marker for Jaspreet Kaur of Springfield. Witnesses told investigators they saw Kaur stop her car Monday on the shoulder of the toll bridge in that area. They said she climbed

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia woman Monday after they said she attacked three people. Deputies were called to West Bethany Drive for reports about a disturbance at around 7:40 p.m. Witnesses told them two juveniles were in an argument. That led to a disturbance in which Shavona Wisley allegedly attacked the juveniles and

The city of Columbia said this week it has not current list of working sensors at the intersections its public works department is responsible for maintaining. According to Columbia Public Works spokesman Steve Sapp, a study would be complete by mid-summer to provide a comprehensive list of sensored intersections and any maintenance that needed to

The Pettis County Sheriff’s Department and Missouri Highway Patrol continued searching a mobile home in Sedalia Monday morning after partial human remains were found Sunday. Mushroom hunters discovered a human torso in the woods near the trailer Monday morning, in addition to what detectives found Sunday night. Police found a pick axe and shovel in

Jefferson City is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo celebrations with extra bar staff, extra cab drivers, and special police patrols. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, one person was killed and 12 were seriously injured last Cinco de Mayo because of drunk driving. Workers at El Jimador Mexican Restaurant say Cinco de Mayo

A safety measure to protect children might not be safe at all. A new study conducted by the National Children’s Hospital in Ohio shows baby gates actually send around 1,800 children a year to the hospital. The study lasted 20 years and notes that hospitals treated more than 37,000 children fro baby gate-related injuries. ABC

Former Mizzou wide receiver T.J. Moe signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Rams Monday afternoon. The St. Louis native will play for the team he rooted for his entire life. “Any opportunity is outstanding but there’s no place like being at home,” Moe said. “When you can play for your hometown team, that’s

A kidnapping and rape suspect who led police on a multi-day manhunt at the Lake of the Ozarks in summer 2013 pleaded not guilty to charges in Caldwell County Monday. Adkison is charged with kidnapping, assault, violating an order of protection, damaging a jail, and escaping from jail while under arrest in Caldwell County. Adkison

30-year-old Andrew Weable was arrested for child pornography following an investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Task Force. Investigators started tracking down Weable when they found a home computer network in Mid-Missouri offering to distribute child pornography in mid-April. An investigator downloaded several movies from the suspected computer involving the sexual molestation of

The Columbia City Council will meet Monday night to first read the Opus DevelopmentAgreement and hear a report on the Opus Repeal Petition. That bill would authorize an amended and restated agreement with Opus Development Company relating to property on north Locust Street between 7th and 8th streets. The new agreement eliminates the prior apartment

A woman was nearly sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Columbia, until a driver passing by stopped and interrupted the alleged suspect. It happened early Sunday morning in the 4100 block of Lenoir Street, which is right along Highway 63. “It wouldn’t be somewhere where I would think a person would be hiding and waiting for

Ryan Coari pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a Mid-Missouri man and his daughter. Coari pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and first degree arson. He was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders, two 30-year sentenced for armed criminal action, and one 7-year sentence for

A woman who allegedly killed her father and his girlfriend at the Lake of the Ozarks in 2010 appeared in Laclede County court Monday. A judge scheduled a jury trial for February 17, 2015 in Lebanon. Susan van Note, a former Kansas City lawyer, is charged with two counts of first degree murder and forgery

Super heroes of all shapes and sizes ran across the lawn outside the Callaway County YMCA in Fulton on Sunday. The miniature mighty men (and women) were out to have fun and raise money for a classmate and neighbor, Sam Santhuff. Santhuff, 5, has relapsed and begun his second battle against a rare form of

Aiden Taylor, a second-grader at Shepard Elementary, continued to fight cancer this week. On Sunday, his family and friends gathered at Perry Phillips Park in south Columbia to participate in a run/walk event to fight the battle with him. All proceeds from the events and fundraisers his Avengers have held so far go to support

The largest, busiest playground in the Columbia park system was set to close Monday for construction and renovations. Steinberg Playground, located in Cosmo Park just north of Interstate 70, was in the middle of a multi-month expansion this summer. The playground was set to close May 5 so crews could install the first pieces of