Work to expand Route H near Columbia Regional Airport began this week. The work, which will cause road closures, is broken down into four phases. Residents from the Englewood area held several meetings in September with officials from the airport, engineers working on the project and fire officials to discuss concerns about the scheduled work,
Continue ReadingAn attorney for a government transparency group filed a lawsuit against Missouri lawmakers Wednesday over a public records rule that he claims violates state law. “A Constitutional crisis is being whipped up in the state of Missouri,” attorney Mark Pedroli, of the Sunshine and Government Accountability Project, wrote in the lawsuit against the state House
Continue ReadingAn Oregon man pleaded guilty in a Missouri federal court after prosecutors accused him of a racketeering scheme. Court documents filed in the Central Division of the U.S. Western District Court of Missouri on Wednesday show Byron Telford of Medford, Oregon pleaded guilty charged with racketeering involving narcotics. He’s accused in a scheme to distribute
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Wednesday afternoon, Columbia leaders are set to unveil new African American heritage trail markers. A live playback of the event can be watched on the player below. The announcement was held at the Blind Boone home on 10 N. 10th St. at 4 p.m. It’s the second event in as many weeks unveiling 13 new
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Sheriff’s Office announced it’s checking on registered sex offenders on Halloween. Deputies said they will be going around Jefferson City and the county on Halloween night to make sure sex offenders are complying with state law. The law requires offenders to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children and stay inside their homes
Continue ReadingA historic motel is still undergoing repairs five months after an EF3 tornado ripped through mid-Missouri in May. Historic Randles Court owner Jennifer Hart said the 1830s motel was damaged by a fire in 2017 and she planned to have a grand reopening May 24, 2019, but the tornado struck two days before on May
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: A few clouds are possible this afternoon with breezy conditions. Expect highs near 70. TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with chilly temperatures. Lows will be in the low 40s . EXTENDED: Those rain chances increase pretty quick on Thursday, possibly affecting the morning commute. And you’ll want to keep that umbrella with you throughout the
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A man accused of being involved in a car chase across mid-Missouri could soon face criminal charges. Thomas D. Lawrence, 23, of Bellflower, Missouri, was arrested by troopers in Callaway County around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence could face possible charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and resisting arrest. The
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A Jefferson City woman will spend one year and one day in federal prison after she admitted to embezzling $65,000 from two businesses. Laura Lynn Winge, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday and will also have to pay $65,531 in restitution. Winge pleaded guilty in February to one count of bank fraud and one count of
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KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri prosecutor and sheriff will give an update Wednesday into the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers missing since July and presumed dead. LIVE PLAYBACK of the update can be viewed in the player below. Court documents show Missouri farmer Garland Nelson is charged with murder in the deaths of two
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A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in September was sentenced to five years of supervised probation on Monday. Antwane L. Grant was arrested and charged in January after Tavious Grant was shot and killed on Dec. 19 at a residence in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane. After an investigation, detectives found
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Construction started Tuesday near Route H ahead of a runway expansion project at Columbia Regional Airport. Right now, the North Rangeline Road connection is closed, and the South Rangeline Road connection is down to one lane. The Southern Boone Fire Protection District posted to Facebook Tuesday about the project’s timeline. Phases 1 and 2 began
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The New Franklin R-1 School District held the last of three meetings tonight to discuss increasing the operating tax levy under Proposition 1 in Rocheport. The levy helps pay for the cost of operating the schools, including salaries, textbooks, utilities and more. The school board is proposing to increase the levy by $1 per $100,
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Under a new agreement, Columbia and Jefferson City building permit reviewers might be able to help each other out in the event of a natural disaster. The Columbia City Council approved a memorandum of understanding Monday between the two cities. The agreement allows one city’s building and site development department to ask the other for
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A Chariton County woman was taken to a Columbia hospital after state troopers said a medical issue caused her to crash into a tree. Missouri state troopers said Ann Burks, 31, of Salisbury, experienced the medical issue around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The MSHP crash report shows she was driving on Highway ZZ southeast of Marceline
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Twelve attorneys in the Boone County’s Public Defender’s office are handling almost as many murder cases. Sarah Aplin, the district defender in the local office, said she and her staff are handling 10 ongoing murder cases. “In the six years that I have been here, that is a large number of murder cases to be
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No injuries were reported after Columbia firefighters responded to a fire in north Columbia on Tuesday night. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted around 7:30 p.m. that crews were on scene at the 2000 block of Sunflower Street. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/1186801374861778950″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia Fire Department crews working a structure fire in the 2000 block of Sunflower Street.
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The Sedalia Police Department is asking the public for information on the whereabouts of a missing teen. Marie McDonald, 17, was last seen Thursday leaving Liberty Park with someone she knew, police said in a Facebook post. Anyone who has seen her is asked to call the Sedalia Police Department at 660-826-8100. Marie is described
Continue ReadingAlmost five months after an EF-3 rated tornado wrecked parts of Jefferson City, people are still coming forward in need of help, and one charity organization says that won’t end anytime soon. Catholic Charities of Missouri is a part of the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee, a coalition of not-for-profit organizations providing victims and families with
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Lincoln University officials released more details about the tumultuous scene outside a homecoming concert Saturday night. The 9 p.m. show at Jason Gymnasium capped off a week of LU homecoming events and cost the college an estimated $30,000. The university sold 2,322 tickets for the show, nearly selling out the 2,519 capacity of the venue,
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