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On Thursday the Boone County Joint Communications Center is now world renowned. The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch formally recognized Boone County Joint Communications making it one of only 27 fire dispatch centers with this level of accreditation world wide. It is an application process where Joint Communications had to meet 20 points in three

Mid-Missouri authorities say a woman has died after falling from a second-story porch in Moberly. Police and first-responders were called to a home in the 700 block of West Reed on Wednesday. They talked to a 53 year-old man who said a woman had fallen from a balcony. She was treated by ambulance crews at

The Diocese of Jefferson City issued an alert on Thursday warning Mid-Missouri residents about a scammer who is asking for donations to build a fictitious convent or monastery. Diocese officials were alerted by the police chief in Salisbury, Mo., about a recent case in Armstrong, Mo., in Howard County, about an hour northwest of Columbia.

Highway 63 southbound over Stadium Boulevard will be closed Wednesday night for unexpected road repairs. Drivers will have to use the entrance and exit ramps on Stadium to get back on 63 from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday. Right now, U.S. 63 from Broadway to Stadium Boulevard is under construction to repair the

Troopers say one man is dead after a crash in Maries County. It happened Wednesday on Highway 63 and Highway AA. Troopers tell us a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit another pickup truck head on. Wesley Scarbrough, 33, of Mountain View was a passenger in the first truck and died at the

Jabari Brown announced on Wednesday that he will enter his name into the NBA draft. The junior can return to the program if he withdraws his name from draft consideration by April 15. Wednesday Brown officially announced he will stay in the draft. “This is an exciting day for our family, but it’s also a

Boone County Public Works and the city of Columbia are working on a joint project to fix a heavily traveled and structurally deficient bridge on Rustic Road, just east of Columbia. Earlier this month, the bridge became off-limits to emergency vehicles and school buses after the weight limit was reduced from 15 tons to three

Wednesday, the No. 13 Missouri softball team dropped their doubleheader on the road against Iowa 3-1 and 13-8. In the first game Iowa scored all three their runs unearned on Mizzou errors. The second game, Missouri got on the board first and scored 3 runs in the top of the 4th. But the Hawkeyes answered

Wednesday the Missouri tennis team advances to the second round int he 2014 SEC Championship after a 4-0 shutout over Arkansas. This marks Mizzou’s first ever Championship win, improving the team record to 9-20. After taking the doubles point, Missouri won singles matches at No. 6, No. 4 and No. 1 competition to complete the

Traffic was backed up Wednesday on Highway 63 between Stadium and Broadway due to the Missouri Department of Transportation repairing bridges. MODOT official Chuck Sullivan said, “We’re putting a new riding surface or a wearing surface down.” The current bridge is deteriorating underneath and have been given a structurally deficient rating. MODOT has had traffic

The MU athletic department put together a task force to investigate how the department handles student reports of incidents and concerns. This follows an announcement made Wednesday by UM System President Tim Wolfe that it is hiring a risk management group to assess the findings of a sexual assault and mental health resource task force

Jefferson City Police arrested 6 people in a shooting that happenedFriday night in the 400 block of East Dunklin Street. As of Tuesday night, 17-year-old Javier Morris and 24-year-old Dennis Summers have been charged with armed criminal action and assault. According to court documents, Summers drove Morris to an apartment at 428 E. Dunklin Street

The Cole County Commission is moving forward with the demolition of the old county jail and sheriff’s quarters. The county has been looking to do this for the past four years, but has faced opposition from the local historical society. The old jail was built in the 1930s and those opposed to its demolition say

The University of Missouri will hire a national risk management group to assess materials collected by the sexual assault and mental health services task force that lists the University’s resources. University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe announced Wednesday the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management will handle the assessment. NCHERM offers advice for

Columbia police have arrested a man in connection to an armed robbery at a central Columbia store. Derrick Webster of Columbia is suspected of robbing the Passions adult store on the Business Loop near College Avenue on April 13th. Webster was arrested on charges including armed criminal action and first degree robbery. The Columbia Police

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released information on two deadly accidents in mid-Missouri Tuesday afternoon. The first happened in Camden County on Lakeview Drive north of North Ozark Drive. Troopers say Jason Kennedy, 38, from Osage Beach was trying to pass another driver and hit another car head-on. He died at the scene; the

A St. Louis-based radio host spoke to Jefferson City High School students on Tuesday about drinking, drugs and crime. The assembly had ended around the same time Jefferson City police arrested a sixth suspect in a Friday evening shooting on Dunklin Street. That suspect was barely one year older than many of the students who

The future of the Student Parent Center daycare at University Village could be decided in just a few weeks. Parents of the daycare met with Chancellor Bowen Loftin Tuesday to give him their petition to save the daycare, as well as hear what the university feels about saving the daycare. The daycare is set to

The Missouri Highway Patrol created new zones for roadways and waterways in an attempt to make the Lake of the Ozarks a safer summer destination. Sgt. Paul Reinsch with the Patrol hopes with a stronger police presence, it will reduce the amount of fatalities and accidents. Since 2008, Miller County has averaged 11 traffic fatalities

There is another push by some Missouri lawmakers to ban texting and driving in Missouri for everyone. Right now it is illegal for anyone under 21. Today, lawmakers had a chance to experience the dangers firsthand. Using a simulator, lawmakers saw just how quickly a crash happens when texting and driving. The National Safety Council