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A recent audit found that the Missouri Department of Social Services mistakenly paid over $19 million to child care facilities to subsidize low-income families. The November audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General revealed that out of a sample of 128 months of subsidized child care reports, 124

More charges have been filed for the man accused of attempting to rob a bank and leading multiple authorities on a car chase on Nov. 30. Monteer was previously arrested on suspicion of being involved in a car chase and attempting to rob a bank in Versailles. During the chase, Monteer fired four rounds from

An investigation is underway in Camden County after five deer carcasses and one turkey carcass were found on Nov. 16. Camden County Conservation Agent Tyler Brown said that whoever is responsible did not remove all commonly eaten meat from four of the deer, which violates the wanton waste regulation in the wildlife code of Missouri.

UPDATE 12:30 pm: Jordan has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle. ORIGINAL STORY: Columbia police arrested Keon Jordan early Friday morning on suspicion of stealing a car. Police said in September that they were dispatched to the 2800 block of Rollins Road in reference to a motor vehicle theft. Officers said the victim

Boone County deputies arrested Jeffrey Lammers on Thursday night after deputies responded to the 2100 block of Lammers Lane for a reported physical disturbance with a gun. According to the probable cause statement, a neighbor called and reported there were a lot of people waving guns around and threatening to shoot each other. The victim

Moberly police arrested Jerrod Twyman on Thursday in the 500 block of Hagood for two failure to appear warrants. Police said he was previously charged with assault and driving with a revoked or suspended license. Officers said Twyman had additional failure to appear warrants out of Chariton County for distribution of a controlled substance, maintaining

A Boone County woman has been charged with stealing after she was accused of taking food and lottery tickets from a local Gerbes Supermarket. According to the probable cause statement, a loss prevention manager for the store discovered that Katie Coleman had stolen approximately $400 worth of food and drinks from the store since July.

ALDI is scheduled to open a new store in Columbia on Dec. 15 in the 1000 block of East Green Meadows Road. ALDI currently has more than 1,600 stores in 35 states, serving more than 40 million customers each month. “We value our customers in Columbia and are thrilled to add an additional location in

Troopers responded to Route Y and Route Z on Thursday afternoon for a single car crash. According to the crash report, the crash happened as the driver of a Ford Focus failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned. Troopers said the driver, Vicki Spencer, had serious injuries

FRIDAY: Temperatures this morning have finally rose above freezing. By this afternoon we will warm to near 40 due to a southwesterly breeze up to 12 mph. The breeze will make it feel colder, generating wind chills in the upper 20s to lower 30s Friday afternoon with mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: It will be another

Columbia police arrested Kelli Collins on Thursday afternoon after officers were dispatched to a shoplifting incident at the Kohl’s department store on Green Meadows. Police said a Kohl’s Loss Prevention employee observed Collins in possession of makeup and jewelry items, and passing all points of sale without paying for the merchandise. Officers said they saw

A Columbia man was arrested Thursday after witnesses saw him damaging property in downtown Columbia, according to police. Columbia Police arrested Irvyng Dawayne Horton Thursday afternoon on suspicion of first degree felony and property damage. On Wednesday morning, officers responded to a vandalism report in the 1000 block of East Broadway after witnesses observed Horton

UPDATE – 12/8: CPD officers arrested a 15-year-old student after a photo was posted to social media app Snapchat. “The IP address checked to an address in the 2100 block of Whispering Meadows,” said Officer Latisha Stroer. “The juvenile was taken into custody at 1104 N. Providence Road for Making a Terroristic Threat and released

Moberly police arrested 31-year-old Jerrod Twyman Thursday for multiple warrants in Randolph and Chariton counties. The warrants in Randolph include third-degree assault and failure to appear for a DWI charge. Twyman also had active warrants in Chariton County for failing to appear on charges of distribution/delivery/manufacture/production of a controlled substance, marijuana distribution and maintaining a

Attorneys for one current and one former MU Health Care employee believe a lawsuit against the company should continue. The motion, filed by Kansas City-based attorney Brendan Donelon, opposes UMHC’s request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by respiratory therapists Richard Hunsley and Donna Reeves. The two sued in 2016 over the hospital’s Kronos time-keeping system

A 5-year-old girl has been discharged from the hospital after she was hit by a school bus in Moberly. It happened on East Burkhart Street Wednesday morning, which is near North Park Elementary school. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the girl reportedly walked out in front of the bus before she was hit.

Around 30 people gathered in front of Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer’s office in Jefferson City Thursday to protest the Republican tax overhaul bill he supports. At the demonstration, they presented a fake check for $275 billion, saying that’s how much money wealthy people would get from low and middle class families, if the measure is approved.

Residents living on the north side of the city are continuing their efforts to bring improvements and more activities for children to their neighborhoods. “Our priority is with the youth,” said Sophia Smith, a north Columbia resident. “But also with the parents too, because it starts at home.” A couple of dozen residents met at

Gov. Eric Greitens and members of his senior staff use a confidential messaging app to communicate. The app is called Confide and it sends messages designed to be read by the recipient and no one else. Messages on the app “self-destruct” after they are read, and cannot be captured by screenshot. Although it is not

UPDATE 3 pm: A spokesperson for the Columbia police department said Swope was not the man trying to holster the gun. Police have not identified the other individual in the car at the time of the shooting. ORIGINAL: Columbia police confirmed on Thursday that the 19-year-old man who was shot in a vehicle in the