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The Columbia Police Department is requesting money to hire an outside consultant to figure out if the department is efficiently using its staff. The proposal was first introduced Monday night at the city council meeting. City staff is asking to use $40,000 to pay for the consultant. That money would be taken from what’s called

A woman was assaulted on the University of Missouri campus early Wednesday morning. University Police said it happened around 1 a.m. in the parking lot at Tiger Avenue and Stadium Boulevard. The woman told police a man grabbed her arms and pushed her into the side of the car, but she was able to escape

Mizzou got its fifth consecutive run-rule win on Wednesday, but the focus was on ace Tori Finucane after she left with an injury early in the win. The Tigers held their breath as catcher Kirsten Mack slid into Finucane on the final out of the first inning. Finucane remained down on the ground for almost

A state audit report released Wednesday shows Gov. Jay Nixon’s office spent, over a three year period, nearly $2 million from other agencies in order to fund a number of things, including salary and travel expenses. “This is money for AG (agriculture) and this is money for corrections and this is money for DED (Department

Missouri legislators are considering changing the way a minor is held in jail while awaiting trial. House Bill 708 says when a minor is standing trial as an adult, they will be detained in a juvenile facility. Cole County Sheriff Greg White testified in favor of the bill. An example of this was the horrific

The Missouri Supreme Court will be deciding on whether or not Larry Welch will serve less time for his involuntary manslaughter charges. There was not a ruling Wednesday, but the main arguments by both attorneys regarded the definition of violence. Cole County Prosecutor, Mark Richardson, said the violent act was the fact that Welch got

Wednesday, University of Missouri officials are reviewing the MU Alert System after a bomb scare and a report of shots fired near campus. Tuesday night, University Police evacuated Memorial Union and the Student Center on campus after receiving a bomb threat. Alert beacons and computer desktop alerts went off in both buildings, but a campus-wide

High pressure will move over Mid-Missouri Wednesday night giving us mostly clear skies and nearly calm winds by morning. This will allow temperatures to fall into the low to mid 30s by early Thursday morning. Most areas will drop into the mid 30s but lows of 32 degrees are possible in valleys north of I-70

The City of Fulton is now trying to give residents greater access to their utility information. The city has now unveiled a new web portal for utility customers. The online utility kiosk allows customers to chart their monthly, daily, and hourly energy usage, as well as the cost for each category. The goal is to

A Callaway County suspect is behind bars after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into a yard. Fulton Police arrested Jonathan Swims Tuesday. Police said he damaged several items in the yard off 7th Street., near Westminster College. Officers said he ran from the scene, but they later found Swims and his car a few blocks

Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in multiple vehicle thefts. A still image attached to this article is a photo of the suspect. If you have any information about the identity or location of this man, you’re asked to call Columbia Police or contact Crime Stoppers at 573-875-TIPS.

A Miller Co. teen was killed in a crash in Maries County. 19-year-old Saryn Milam of Brumley was pronounced dead at the scene after she hit a tree. Troopers said her car caught on fire near Highway 42, about 30 minutes east of Osage Beach near the Miller County line.

A Mid-Missouri man faces drug charges Wednesday after police near the Lake of the Ozarks found more than 9 pounds of illegal drugs. Michael Hall was stopped last week for expired dealer tags on his car in Osage Beach. Troopers said it appeared that the inside of the car had been changed to carry drugs.

A new state audit chides Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon for continuing to use money budgeted for state agencies to cover some of his office expenses. The report Wednesday by the Missouri auditor’s office says Nixon’s office would have exceeded its budget by $1.9 million over the past three years had it not shifted expenses to

Tuesday night before 10 p.m. police arrested Deron Todd, 17, from Columbia, on suspicion of armed criminal action and robbery in the first degree. Todd was picked up at 2904 Range Line Street. The armed robbery took placed Sunday at 12:26 p.m. at 900 Vandiver Drive. The victims reported Todd was in their hotel room,

The man wanted by multiple agencies for allegedly brutally beating a woman surrendered early Wednesday morning to Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies, with ABC 17 News there. Brandon Terrell called ABC 17 News and asked us to escort him to the jail and share his side of the story before he turned himself in. He said

The student unions on the MU campus were evacuated after a bomb scare was phoned in Tuesday evening. MU Police used K-9 units from the Capitol Police Department to search the MU Student Center and Memorial Union. The search found no bombs and the “all clear” was given for both buildings between 9:30 and 10:00.

Two Columbia high school students are under arrest for groping two women near Memorial Union on the MU campus early Saturday morning. Just before 1:00 Monday afternoon, police arrested 18-year-old Luke Kezekiya Kuol, a Hickman High School student, for his alleged role in the incident. On Tuesday afternoon, MU police arrested a second suspect, 17-year-old

Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a dangerous man after they say he brutally beat a woman Monday night. Brandon Terrell is wanted in Boone County for domestic assault and kidnapping and in Cooper County for domestic assault and stalking. The warrant out of Boone County stems from an incident Monday night, when a

An Osage City man is in critical condition Wednesday morning after igniting a propane tank. Cole County sheriff deputies first received a call Monday morning threatening an explosion — “the largest Osage City has ever seen.” Authorities canvassed the area and found nothing. At about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday , the caller called to say he