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Everything in the home on Ponderosa street has some damage after the accidental fire Sunday afternoon. “The family will be able to salvage some clothing potentially,” said Gale Blomenkamp, Director of the Boone County Fire Protection District. “Other than that everything is going to be a total loss, including the structure itself.” According to Blomenkamp,

TONIGHT: Expect another warm, muggy night under mostly clear skies. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 60s with light winds out of the southeast up to 7 mph. MONDAY: It will be a sunny start to the day across Mid-Missouri, but with an approaching cold front clouds will be on the increase.

Columbia police said they are looking for a man who robbed a Sonic Drive-In Saturday night. Police said they were dispatched to the Sonic Drive-In on the 5700 block of St. Charles Road around 9:45 p.m. After investigating, police said a man entered the fast-food restaurant and demanded money from the cashier. The man ran

Missouri Department of Transportation crews plan to close the I-70 westbound exit and entrance ramps to Exit 117, routes O and J, Monday night. The road closure starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 6 a.m. Tuesday. MoDOT crews will be repairing pavement, repairing or replacing guardrails and resurfacing the road. Drivers will have to

Callaway County deputies arrested two people Saturday night following a multi-county chase that began after deputies attempted to stop them for a traffic violation, according to a press release. Deputies said they tried to stop the truck on County Road 269 for speeding around 7 p.m. The driver fled from deputies on various back roads,

TODAY: It will be another sunny and hot start to the day today. Thanks to southerly winds, a departing upper level ridge, and a weak upper level disturbance, we’ll see more in the way of clouds through the day. Parts of Mid-Missouri could pick up some isolated showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon hours. Most

UPDATE 9/23: The woman who died from the crash has been identified as Anitia Pierden, 35, of Kansas City. The three others involved in the crash are recovering from their injuries. UPDATE 6:09 P.M.: All lanes are back open. UPDATE 3:57 P.M.: The Boone County Fire Protection District has confirmed that one person has died

COLUMBIA – Many players on the Mizzou team called Purdue a must win. For Mizzou, the Auburn game was an attempt to save a season that fell woefully short (15) Auburn cruised to a 51-14 victory. Following the loss, Mizzou falls to 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the SEC. The Mizzou defense struggled

Summer still reigns supreme here in Mid-Missouri, as temperatures hover around 90 degrees. While this has been the last trend for the last several days, which is nearly 15 degrees above average, it is only two degrees above-average for the entire month of September. In the coming days the summer temperatures will be challenged as

Columbia police have received five different calls for gunshots on McKee street since Sept. 13. Some of them have come from within a block of McKee Street Park, so Columbia Park Rangers may soon reorganize their patrol schedule to increase their presence in the area. “It all depends on where we see issues popping up,”

UPDATE 2: The driver of the vehicle failed to yield to an oncoming motorcycle when taking a left turn. The motorcycle crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle, according to the online crash report. The driver of the motorcycle, Lester Hutcherson, 53, was pronounced at the scene by a Miller County Coroner. According to

TONIGHT: It will be another warm and muggy night with overnight lows in the mid to upper 60s. Winds will remain out of the southeast under 9 mph. Clear skies are expected through the evening along with humid conditions. SUNDAY: It will be another sunny and hot start to the day for your Sunday. Thanks

UPDATE: Tierra McClain was booked in the Boone County jail Friday night. She has since bonded out. A Columbia woman has been arrested and charged with robbery after police say she attacked a woman walking in downtown Columbia. According to court records, Fernesha Gregory knocked the victim to the ground in the early morning of

Jefferson City police are looking for Danny Craig, a man accused of causing serious physical injury to another person. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told police she was parked near a friend’s house when Craig began yelling at her and accused her of stealing his heroin, which she told police she did

TODAY: The hot, dry weather continues with temperatures reaching near 90 in the afternoon and a southerly breeze up to 8 mph under mostly sunny skies. It won’t be as humid and heat indices will stay in the low to mid 90s. Temperatures will be close to 85 for kick-off of the Tiger’s football game

The University of Missouri said it would carefully review the U.S. Department of Education’s interim guidelines on how to investigate allegations of campus sexual misconduct under federal law on Friday. The guidelines were introduced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos who has said the previous rules from the Obama administration were unfairly skewed against the students

On Friday, Missouri Planned Parenthood affiliates asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an appeals court order so that abortion services could expand to three health centers. In April, a federal judge issue a preliminary injunction to block abortion-restricting rules in Missouri. The Kansas City clinic got its license in mid-September, but last week’s ruling

Lincoln University in Jefferson City held a ribbon cutting Friday morning for a new building on campus, which honors a former University president, as well as the owners of Arris Pizza. The lower level of the LINC is named the Dr. James Frank Center, in honor of the former president. Dr. Frank is a 1953

All scores are final and will be updated throughout the night. JEFFERSON CITY (21) AT ROCK BRIDGE (32) MEXICO (21) AT CENTRALIA (20) HICKMAN (0) AT BATTLE (42) SOUTHERN BOONE (7) AT BLAIR OAKS (30) HELIAS (24) AT TOLTON (20) OSAGE (48) AT VERSAILLES (8) FAYETTE (42) AT PARIS (18) KIRKSVILLE (27) AT BOONVILLE (6)

Two Missouri lawmakers have recently drawn controversy after their provocative social media postings. Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, posted her hopes that someone would assassinate President Donald Trump. She later apologized for her post and was censured by her colleagues in the Senate. Rep. Warren Love, R-Osceola, called for the execution of the vandals of