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Part of a busy intersection in west Columbia is closed as construction crews work on the new diverging diamond interchange at Interstate 70 and Stadium Boulevard. Worley Street east of Stadium Blvd. is closed through Thursday morning as crews work to widen Stadium. The Missouri Department of Transportation says more than 24,000 cars go through

Columbia police released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted in the armed robbery of Kaldi’s Coffee downtown. Friday morning, police say a man entered the business through the back door after an employee opened the door for a coworker. The man then pointed a gun at an employee and demanded money. The suspect fled the

The community is left grieving after 20-year-old Heather Cole was killed Friday morning after her car collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70. Her passenger, 20-year-old Sara Buxton, is still in critical condition. Those who knew Cole best remember her as a sweet, dedicated girl who would do anything for someone else. Her coworkers at

A school near the Lake of the Ozarks was briefly evacuated Monday after a truck crashed into power lines near the school. The Sunrise Beach Police Department says a semi-truck struck a power line near Highway 5 and Lake Road 533. The crash caused a power line to fall on the road and atop a

Pulaski County authorities have charged a man after a Monday attack on his relatives and deputies. Joshua Julius, 28, is charged with domestic assault, burglary, assault on a law enforcement officer, assault on a police animal and resisting arrest. His bond was set this weekend at $250,000. Julius is accused of fleeing the scene of

A Dixon, Mo. man convicted of making a bomb threat against the Pulaski County courthouse in August will spend four years behind bars. Joshua Lachowicz, 32, was sentenced Saturday for making terroristic threats. He will also serve two eight-year sentences for probation violations. Lachowicz was arrested two days after the August 13 threat against a

A Camdenton woman was rescued early Saturday morning from a log-filled ravine just north of Fulton, after crashing her car. Police said Sydney Foor called dispatchers because she was lost and disoriented in a wooded area near Highway 54 and County Road 210 around 1:47 a.m. Foor had driven her 1995 Chevy Suburban off the

Six people on a joy ride in Pulaski County ended up smashing into a tree and a mailbox. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Shane Hall, 21, was driving on Raceway Road at high speeds when he lost control of his pick-up truck. The truck slid off the road into a tree, then crossed

A large college party ended early Sunday morning after a group was denied entry and left, firing guns into the air. Columbia police said 20 to 30 people had gathered around 2 a.m. in the 3500 block of Aspen Heights Parkway for the party. The two unknown suspects tried to get into the party, started

An overnight shooting and stabbing left two men wounded in Jefferson City. Police did not say Sunday if the two incidents were related. Emergency dispatch originally got a call about a gunshot victim around 1:56 a.m. from a business in the 1400 block of Missouri Boulevard. Judy Pruett, a resident on Edmonds, where the shooting

After months of delays due to construction and problems with contractors, the final 60-90 students have moved into the student housing complex Aspen Heights. Stuart Watkins, a spokesperson for Aspen Heights, said delays like those are normal in student housing complexes. Aspen Heights tried to make up for the problems by putting the students who’s

A suspect is still on the loose after cutting gas lines at at least one Columbia business Saturday morning. Sam’s Club on Conley Road was the first business hit. A worker there called emergency crews after hearing a hissing noise outside of the back of the building. Ameren and the Columbia Fire Department responded and

James Franklin threw for four touchdowns and Missouri squashed any doubts about its early season schedule with a 51-28 victory at Vanderbilt Saturday. The Tigers moved to 5-0 and opened conference play without missing a beat in the program’s first trip to Nashville as a member of the SEC. Franklin guided Missouri on scoring drives

A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy was assaulted Friday night after responding to an animal complaint that turned into an attack and short chase. Around 7:50 p.m., the deputy responded to the animal complaint near Rippeto Road and Easley River Road, which is southwest of Columbia, near the Missouri River. As he was investigating the complaint,

One woman is dead and another is seriously injured following an early Friday morning car crash on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Heather L. Cole, 20, of Columbia, was driving eastbound around 2:30 a.m. when her car traveled off the left side of the road. Troopers say the car

A woman was airlifted to University Hospital on Friday after her car was broadsided by another vehicle on Highway 54, west of Fulton. The accident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, when Anna Gallatin, 74, tried crossing Highway 54 near Highway 306. Gallatin was transported by ambulance to a Fulton hospital and then airlifted to Columbia.

Several local and state agencies will come together this weekend for an emergency preparedness drill. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Boone County Fire Protection District, Columbia/Boone County Public Safety Joint Communications and Air Methods will all participate in a drill involving the University of Missouri Health Care’s Staff for Life helicopter.

Three men have been arrested after two people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in Jefferson City Friday morning. Police were called to the scene in the 600 block of Ohio Street around 4 a.m. Witnesses told officers that two people had been hurt by gunfire coming from a passing car, and described both the

The man who escaped from a Missouri county jail and was on the run for more than three weeks appeared in court Friday. Brian Adkison entered not guilty pleas in a Cleveland courtroom to charges including burglary and failure to comply with a police officer. He was captured in September after escaping the Caldwell County

Former nursing home owner, Benchmark Healthcare is under attack in Moberly, accused of not paying its former employees. Benchmark Healthcare owned Loma Linda Nursing Home until Sept. 15. Fundamental is the new owner, and employees said they are happy. However, they said they need their last paychecks from Benchmark. Checks that have been issued have