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Tests on samples from Stephens Lake were positive for a toxin associated with algae, a state official said Tuesday. Lynn Milberg, the Water Quality Monitoring Section chief with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, said samples taken from the lake were positive for one toxin associated with algae but at very low levels. Milberg said

A Holts Summit woman convicted of killing her husband has died in prison. The Missouri Department of Corrections said Sandra Plunkett died in prison, but did not say when she died or how she died. An online obituary posted by Sassmann’s Chapel said Plunkett died Friday at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri. She

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say a California, Missouri, man was killed Sunday in a crash in southwest Missouri. Billy Penn, 26, died when his 2005 Dodge Neon crossed the center line and hit a GMC Sierra head-on at about 7:25 a.m., according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The Sierra driver, Carrie

Republicans in Moniteau County have found a candidate to replace former prosecutor Shayne Healea on the November ballot. The county Republican central committee nominated Mary Kay Lutz, a private practice attorney working in California, Missouri, for the November general election, County Clerk Roberta Elliott said. The Democratic central committee did not submit a name for

Residents that live near the 700 block of West Texas Avenue are still wondering what caused the deaths of two individuals that were found in a home there over four months ago. “As a member of this neighborhood and this community, we need answers,” said nearby resident Michael Wolfe. “We need to know why things

UPDATE: Residents said Monday afternoon that they hear gunfire in the area almost daily. “There’s shots fired every day, and if not every day, every other day,” said one resident. “The police don’t do anything about it.” Columbia police refuted that claim, with spokesperson Steve Sapp writing in an email that they “can’t imagine a

Attorneys representing the Highway Patrol said a former sergeant has no evidence proving the top ranks of the patrol conspired to punish him for critical comments. Assistant Attorney General Jordan Williams laid out that argument Monday afternoon in federal court, while Randy Henry, a former sergeant, looked on from his right. To Williams’ left, seven

The Jefferson City Police Department said it is looking for a person connected to a burglary that occurred at the construction site of the new Capitol City High School on Saturday. According to police, while patrolling the construction site, an officer saw the subject burglarizing a trailer on the site. However, the subject fled on

TUESDAY: A warm afternoon is underway across Mid-Missouri, as clouds are beginning to break up with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s. We could see some locations top out in the lower 80s through the day ahead of a cold front that will bring a chance for scattered showers and storms into the evening. Some

A Rolla man was arrested after police found a “large quantity of suspected methamphetamines, prescription medication, marijuana and items related to the distribution and use of controlled substances.” Brandon M. Williams, 31, was stopped by Maries County police in Vichy while he was speeding. According to police, he also failed to stay on the right

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is defending his lawsuit against the operators of a duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people. Hawley’s August lawsuit accuses Branson Duck Vehicles and Ripley Entertainment Inc. of violating Missouri’s consumer protection law and putting profits above safety, citing the July 19 accident

A 7-year-old Jefferson City boy is recovering from minor injuries after a school bus crash Monday afternoon. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the collision happened just after 4 p.m. on westbound U.S. 50 near Henwick Lane. A JCPS spokesperson said six students were on Bus 71 at the time of the crash,

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminded drivers that as the harvesting season starts, more slow-moving farm vehicles will be on the roads causing traffic to slow down. Troopers said that in 2017, there were 174 crashes statewide that involved farm equipment. Of those, five people died and 50 were injured. Online crash reports showed that

TUESDAY: We’ll see another warm day Tuesday with high temperatures near 80. A few showers and t-storms are possible in the morning but most will hold off until later in the day as a cold front approaches. These will increase from the northwest by late afternoon into the evening hours. There is a chance of

The Missouri Supreme Court won’t hear the case hoping to invalidate a proposed constitutional amendment, sending it instead to voters in November. The court denied the request from Miller County resident Paul Ritter and Missouri Chamber of Commerce president Daniel Mehan to consider their challenge to Amendment 1. The initiative petition seeks to bring several

Miller County Prosecutor Ben Winfrey issued an arrest warrant for a Chicago man in connection with a homicide. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Monday that Joseph Mckenna is being held on a $750,000 bond for second degree murder and is awaiting extradition. Human remains found in June were later identified

Governor Mike Parson announced two appointments to the Missouri Housing Development Commission on Monday. ABC 17 News reported last week the Missouri Housing Development Commission, which has not met since December, had four vacancies. Parson appointed Mark Elliff of Carthage and Rick McDowell of Parkville on Monday. Eliff is the President/CEO and Director of Economic

Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced $300,000 is missing from the Callaway County Collector’s Office from January 2016 to March 2018, and the former collector pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling the funds. Galloway was joined by county officials when she announced the audit findings during a press conference in the state auditor’s office

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Police were still searching for at least one suspect Monday after a shooting in northeast Columbia that left one home with damage. Police were called to the 2500 block of Eastwood Drive at 5:30 this morning. When officers officers arrived, they said they found several shell casings and a house with bullet holes. No one