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Since 1998, nearly 750 children across the United States have died from heatstroke when alone in a vehicle. It’s the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children and it has already contributed to 29 child deaths so far this year. According to kidsandcars.org, only 19 states in the country have laws that specifically make

Columbia Public Works is planning to install speed bumps on Sexton Road next month, pending a public hearing and approval from the city council. The department said the plan is to put the speed bumps on Sexton Road between Business Loop 70 and Providence Road. Crews would install the bumps Aug. 7 – 9 as

The Columbia Public School District announced De’Vion Moore will be recommended to the Board of Education next month to become the principal at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School for the 2018-19 school year. Moore currently works as the assistant principal at West Boulevard Elementary School and has been with Columbia Public schools for six years.

UPDATE 7/27: The Fulton Police Department released a complete list of animals removed from the home in the 600 block of Grand Avenue on Wednesday. Police said officers recovered six cockatiel and parakeets, five hedgehogs, one guinea pig, one box turtle, one hamster, eight dogs, 57 quail, 41, chickens, seven ducks, one turkey, two lambs,

TONIGHT: The full “buck” moon of July will rise at 8:29 with the planet Mars visible to the lower right of the moon. Clouds will increase after midnight with lows by morning in the lower 60s. There is a slight shower chance north of I-70 toward daybreak. SATURDAY: Light showers are possible in the morning

FRIDAY: It is a beautiful end to the work week, as sunny skies and northeasterly winds warm us into the low to mid 80s this afternoon. A few passing clouds are possible through the day, with low humidity sticking around. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will build in tonight, ahead of a series of upper level

UM System President Mun Choi received a two-year extension on his contract Friday. The UM Board of Curators made the announcement in Springfield at the end of a two-day development session. Choi, who previously served as provost at the University of Connecticut, started his position with the UM System in March 2017. His current contract

Drivers in Cooper County will come across road closures over the next few months while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace the Route 87 bridge over I-70. MoDOT crews said the 60-year-old bridge has deteriorated and needs replacement. Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, crews will reduce lanes on I-70 in both directions near the bridge.

FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. Patchy morning fog will burn off and skies will be mostly sunny through the day. Temperatures will reach the mid 80s with a north breeze up to 10 mph, keeping humidity low. TONIGHT: Clouds will build tonight with partly cloudy skies as lows drop into the

It’s the time of year when you may be heading to an amusement park, but how do you know if the rides are safe? In Missouri, legislation regulating amusement park rides was first enacted in 1997. The Division of Fire Safety’s Amusement Ride Safety program is responsible for enforcing regulations. Missouri law requires both annual

The fate of 200 E. High Street is still undecided, pending a decision by the owner, but a recent discovery city engineers has made things “a lot more complicated,” according to Building Official Larry Burkhardt. “The building is tied to the adjacent building (202 E. High St.),” so if the damaged building were to be

Former Mizzou point guard Terrence Phillips spoke out on social media Thursday night saying his Title IX investigation was over, and he was found not responsible for three of the four allegations against him. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03/status/1022650303697498112″,”author_name”:”Terrence Phillips”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;My 6 month Title IX investigation is over. See below: &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/PbDsilCH8m”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/PbDsilCH8m&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Terrence Phillips (@FloorGeneral03) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03/status/1022650303697498112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;July

Columbia police investigated an accidental shooting Thursday night. The University of Missouri Police Department and the Columbia Police Department responded to the South Providence Medical Park at Providence and Southampton before 9 p.m. An officer at the scene said the gun went off accidentally while the person was driving. The person then drove to the

An 18-year-old woman is in serious condition Thursday night after she ran into the side of a vehicle while jogging in Moberly. Vehicle versus pedestrian on South Morley. Road is now open. Pedestrian was transported for serious injuries. — Moberly Police (@MoberlyPolice) July 26, 2018 Police said the teenager hit the side of a vehicle

UPDATE: President Donald Trump touted his trade deals Thursday at a steel mill near St. Louis. The plant in Granite City, Ill. brought jobs back after Trump announced tariffs. Trump started his speech by thanking CEO David Burrit and the hundreds of workers in the audience. Trump said the trade deals he is working out

Workers from a local temp agency called People Ready are assisting with the city’s trash collection. The newly hired agency is paid $20 an hour per employee. The city paid the previous agency $13.20 an hour. Patricia Weisenfelder, a spokeswoman for Solid Waste, said the city does not know the number of additional employees the

Since July of last year, Columbia and surrounding areas have seen less than thirty inches of rain. It’s this lack of rain that not only has led to an evolving drought, but an activation of the drought response team. July 18, Governor Parson issued an executive order that activated the drought assessment committee. In a

The Camden County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced the sentencing of a sexual predator for several offenses against a child. Andrew Wayne Lester was sentenced to 20 years each on five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving a child under the age of 12. Lester was convicted by a jury on April 17 and

TONIGHT: Skies will clear out with areas of fog developing mainly south of I-70. Lows will dip to the low 60s as winds come in from the north up to 6 mph. FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. Patchy morning fog will burn off and skies will be mostly sunny through the

A Columbia man accused of arson is found not guilty on Thursday. The jury deliberated for about 24 hours after the final day of the trial wrapped up Wednesday. James Hall was accused of being paid to set a home on fire back in December 2014. Hall went to trial in February 2018 for first-degree