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A year ago, a small electrical fire temporarily closed Columbia’s Joint Communications and a year later officials say there are measures in place to prevent a disruption in calls. The problem, however, remains having someone to answer those calls.”Well, we’ve had some disruption in service, but it wasn’t caused because of power outages,” Joint Communications

***UPDATE 8:59 P.M.***Firefighters have cleared the scene of the fire on Smith Hatchery Road. Crews say the fire is extinguished. ***ORIGINAL STORY***A house south of Columbia was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon.The blaze was first reported around 4:15 p.m. off Smith Hatchery Road, less than two miles from Cooper’s Landing on the Missouri River.Crews

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have a chance to sharply increase the state’s tobacco tax, change the way judges are picked and prevent state officials from setting up a health exchange without the public’s support.Those were among the top ballot issues voters will decide Tuesday. Another ballot issues asks voters to decide whether

***UPDATE 12 P.M***JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he’s feels good about his chances of winning re-election. His Republican challenger, Dave Spence, also is making plans to become governor.Spence voted early Tuesday with his wife and children at a St. Louis County library. Nixon was greeted by two dozen cheering supporters

Election Day will be slightly warmer than Monday with highs in the low 50s. Clouds will gradually clear the area through the afternoon as high pressure moves in from the west, bringing drier air with it. Temperatures will fall into the 40s for the evening and overnight lows will drop into the mid 30s under

COLUMBIA (AP) — The race between first-term GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler and Democratic Cass County prosecutor Teresa Hensley is among the most closely watched contests for U.S. House in Missouri this Tuesday. Six other incumbents also are seeking re-election, while a former diplomat and Republican leader hopes to succeed Rep. Todd Akin in his suburban

Voting is now underway in Missouri and thousands have already been out to polling places around Mid-Missouri.At some locations in Boone County, people lined up to cast their vote when polls opened at 6 a.m.Earlier reports may have caused some confusion about what it is needed when heading to your precinct. Election officials say bring

Missouri Task Force 1 has been released from its duties in the Northeast and will be headed back to Mid-Missouri.The group had been stationed in New York and New Jersey during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. According to a spokesman, crews covered some 34 miles of streets, searching over 4,000 homes and making contact with

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6 P.M.***Columbia Regional Airport leaders say they would love to have three airlines flying out of Mid-Missouri, but they believe Delta left at a good time for the airport. Officials say they were happy with the service from Delta and that service helped to show other airlines that flights could be successful and

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has defeated GOP challenger Todd Akin to hold on to a Missouri Senate seat that Republicans once considered ripe for their taking.McCaskill’s victory Tuesday caps an unusual campaign that began with McCaskill declaring herself the underdog in a state that increasingly leaned Republican. But Akin damaged

***UPDATE 12:30 A.M.***KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For the third time in a decade, Missouri voters have rejected a bid to raise the state’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax.Proposition B would have increased the excise tax on tobacco by 73 cents per pack to 90 cents, but like they did in 2002 and 2006, voters decided the

After another cool day Wednesday, temperatures will start to climb for the end of the week. High temperatures will reach 70 by Friday, climbing into the lower 70s Saturday as southerly winds advect warm air into the region ahead of a strong area of low pressure. Showers and t-storms will increase Saturday night through early

DETROIT (AP) – Britax Child Safety Inc. is recalling about 60,000 car seats because children can bite off a piece of the harness pad and choke on it.The recall covers Boulevard 70-G3, Advocate 70-G3 and Pavilion 70-G3 models sold in the U.S. and Canada.U.S. regulators say the seats were made with softer chest pad material

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler has defeated Democratic challenger Teresa Hensley to win a second term representing Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.Hartzler is a Cass County Republican from Harrisonville who earned national attention with her 2010 general election defeat of longtime Rep. Ike Skelton. She held off Cass County prosecutor Hensley on

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay has won a second term, turning back a challenge from Republican St. Louis businessman Dave Spence.Nixon’s victory Tuesday came after a campaign in which both candidates highlighted the need to create jobs in Missouri. Nixon said he was doing so while Spence claimed Missouri was falling

***UPDATE 3:45 P.M.***Columbia police say officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of West Sugar Tree Lane in east Columbia for a shots fired call.Police confirm a 17-year-old male was taken to Women’s and Children’s Hospital in a private car with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Witnesses say the gunshot wound was to the chest.

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – Incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer will return to Washington for a third term, this time representing a revamped and renumbered mid-Missouri district.The St. Elizabeth Republican now hails from the 9th Congressional District. Starting in January, he will represent the 3rd District after defeating Democratic business owner Eric C. Mayer in

Callaway County deputies make one arrest and are still looking for one more suspect after a traffic stop.Around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, a Callaway County deputy made a traffic stop on County Road 482 near State Road AA, outside Holts Summit.The driver was Lindsey Duncan and the deputies recognized the passenger as Bryce Vittetoe, knowing

Sen. Kurt Schaefer will now start his final term as the 19th District State Senator.Schaefer beat out Rep. Mary Still by more than 12,000 votes and announced the win around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The race was very competitive with a lot of vocal attack advertisements.From here, Schaefer told ABC 17 News he is ready