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JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — As Republican state lawmakers consider increased access to firearms, a new study claims Missouri’s gun-friendly policies have increased gun violence.The study’s author says homicides involving firearms have increased in Missouri by 25 percent between 2008 and 2010. Daniel Webster, a professor and gun policy analyst at Johns Hopkins University, cites the

Thousands of people are expected to pack downtown Columbia over the weekend for the True False film festival. But the extra snow could complicate parking.Traffic was already snarled by mid-afternoon Friday, and less parking is available because of the snow.It is difficult to find an open metered spot. Columbia has less than 6,000 spots downtown,

One of the sequester budget cuts could cost jobs inside the control towers at Columbia Regional and Jefferson City Airports. Columbia city leaders believe the cuts to the control towers create a safety concern for pilots and passengers because, although no one will be in the tower, flights will still arrive and depart from the

Columbia police responded to calls of shots fired in the north east part of town Thursday just before 9 p.m. The gunshots allegedly occurred in the 3200 block of Elm Grove and Brown Station Road as the passenger of the vehicle fired two shots into the air.Officers pulled over a mid-sized SUV that matched the

*** UPDATE Saturday 6:21 P.M. *** Police still do not have a suspect description Saturday evening. They are in the process of getting their criminal division to look further into the investigation. A back windshield of a black SUV was shattered, with glass shards still visible on the ground Saturday morning. A gray/silver sedan also

The SWAT team in Moberly arrested three people from a home off 800 block of North Ault overnight Saturday, according to a press release by Moberly Police. The arrest came after police responded to a shots fired call at another location, on 400 blk of Morehead, around 3:00AM and traced it back to the home

Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Alex Oriakhi had 18 points, 10 boards and four blocks, helping Missouri bounce back from an awful start and stay perfect at home with an 87-76 victory over LSU on Saturday. Phil Pressey added 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Tigers (21-8, 10-6

***UPDATE SUNDAY 8 A.M.***The Associated Press reports that Springfield police Lt. Brian Phillips says the young girl was reunited with her family Saturday evening and the stolen car was recovered, but he declined to release details.There was no arrest reported.***UPDATE 10:35 P.M.**The AMBER Alert for Harmony Blue has been canceled. She has been found and

ROYALS:SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Ervin Santana pitched a pair of scoreless innings in his Royals debut, and Brett Hayes’ eighth-inning homer helped Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.Chris Getz also homered for the Royals, who improved to 7-0-1 and remain the only team without a spring training loss. Salvador

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Columbia man after he fled during a traffic stop Friday night.Deputies say they tried to pull over a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Daniel Peek near New Haven Road and Warren Drive around 9:40 p.m.. According to authorities, Peek did not stop and a vehicle pursuit occurred. Dispatchers say the

Carl Edwards finally won.After his second longest drought of his career, Edwards pulled away on a late start to snap a 70-race winless streak Sunday.He won for the first time since Las Vegas in 2011. Edwards broke the longest slump of his career by winning at Phoenix in 2010. Coming off a miserable week at

The work week will start off mild as high temperatures reach the upper 40s to lower 50s Monday under mostly cloudy skies. Another storm system will bring the chance of light rain to Mid-Missouri from late afternoon Monday into the overnight hours. Light showers will briefly turn to light snow early Tuesday morning and end

A Holts Summit man got caught in the act early Sunday morning when the homeowner he was trying to burglarize turned a gun on him and forced him outside until deputies arrived.Nelson Barnes is accused of breaking into a house on Missouri O outside of Fulton just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Deputies said in a

Almost five days after Tuesday’s winter storm, Co-Mo Electric Cooperative has restored power to all of its members.During the height of the storm, the utility company had reported more than 13,000 customers without electricity. Its linemen and and workers from several cooperatives from across Missouri worked for days to restore power.Just before 10 p.m. Saturday,

Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot employees at a truck stop.According to authorities, a 55-year-old man from Glencoe, Mo. entered the Oasis Truck Plaza around 3:30 a.m. Employees say he tried to sell firearm ammunition and when they denied him, the man became violent and threatened to shoot

After several days of freezing temperatures, milder air will move in for Sunday and Monday. Highs will reach the low 40s Sunday with increasing clouds then the middle 40s on Monday.A quick-moving system will drop in from the northwest Monday afternoon bringing light rain showers through the evening and overnight. As colder air arrives, light

Meteorological winter, which runs from the beginning of December to the end of February, ended up being one of the warmest and snowiest on record. In Columbia, the 2012-2013 Winter was the 16th warmest (compared to last winter’s third warmest), with an average temperature of 35.7 degrees. It was also the 15th snowiest. Columbia picked

In a Public Health Alert, the flu shot may not protect people as much as health officials once thought. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest numbers show this year’s vaccine is only 56 percent effective.With a month left in one of the worst flu seasons, more people are expected to get the

A 17-year-old from Bland was killed in a weekend crash.The accident happened in Gasconade County Sunday afternoon, on Route ZZ, just east of Missouri 19.Troopers say Evora Logan, 38, ran off the road, vaulted over a driveway and flipped. She was seriously injured in the crash. The passenger, Ashley Logan, was killed.Neither was wearing a

On Sunday, Fulton police investigated an attempted car break-in on Westminster Ave. The officer smelled marijuana coming from the car and after a search, police found around a pound and a half of marijuana in several bags. Michael W. Peters, a student at Westminster College, was arrested for a felony of having more than five