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None of Columbia’s park playgrounds are handicapped accessible and changing it will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The city wants to invest more than half a million dollars — and nine months — in just one of those playgrounds. It’s a plan parks and recreation leaders will push for starting at Cosmo Park’s Steinberg

The Show Me State Games’ opening ceremonies were held Friday night at the Mizzou Arena. Officials of the Gamessay that they will have an economic impact of $15 million. Show me State Games executive director Ken Ash said nearly 30,000 athletes will be competing over the course of the three weekends. The economic impacts comes

Police uncovered new evidence about a Mid-Missouri inmate who escaped from jail earlier this week. Walter Estay got a seven hour headstart Monday morning after taking the jailer’s keys and cell phone and locking the door behind him. Estay remains on the loose. But on Friday Kansas City officers found the Rav4 he allegedly stole

A well-known restaurant could be heading back to Jefferson City. Viet’s was approved for a new location this week by the planning and zoning commission. The original business closed down in 2005. It used to be a familiar spot for many state lawmakers. Elvis ate also there once in the 1950s. Now the same owners

A second suspect who police call the triggerman in a Columbia murder from April is charged and behind bars. 24-year-old Casey Lewis is now charged with first degree murder of Brian Daniels at his house in south Columbia. Lewis has a $1 million bond in Boone County and is the second person to be charged

Eight people are behind bars today after a number of arrests were made Thursday night. It all started Wednesday, when three men reported they were robbed at gunpoint at 1200 East Capitol Avenue. The SWAT team was called in and meth was found in the home. There were several other people present in the home

A Saline County man was killed late Thursday night in a car accident in Johnson County. According to a Highway Patrol report, Jerry W. Wilder, 53, of Sweet Springs was traveling northbound on Missouri Route 23 around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Troopers say he entered a curve too fast, causing the vehicle to run off the

A Moberly woman suffered moderate injuries in a morning car crash on Highway 63 in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Mary L. James was traveling southbound on Highway 63 near Claysville Road around 5:15 a.m. when she drove off the road and into a creek. The car overturned and James was

The Benton County Sheriff’s Department is looking for 72-year-old Hellen Erlene Cook. Cook is a white female,5 feet tall, 97 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen at Walnut Grove Road, Warsaw, at 12 p.m. Saturday. Cook was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jean shorts, tennis shoes and was carrying a

Columbia police make two arrests related to thefts from cars. Thursday night police got reports that four juveniles were taking items from cars in the Greens Apartment Complex off Clark Lane. Police were able to arrest two of them and recover some of the stolen property. Over the past couple of weeks law enforcement in

Roughly 30 people are arrested and taken to the Boone County Jail each day. Of those, 25 post bond and are back on the street. That had us wondering if the current bond process puts the community at risk. After speaking with the county prosecutor, jail administrator and a local bail bondsman, we discovered low

License plate scanners have been used for a year in Boone County and are becoming a vital tool for authorities on the roads. This past week, nearly a quarter of the number of stolen vehicles have been recovered compared to all of 2012. But the fact that all cars are scanned by the license plate

With Thursday’s hot temperatures, parents have to worry about another kind of burn other than sunburn on their children. Emergency responders say that parents need to be cautious about thermal burns from hot temperatures on playground equipment. They say that any kind of playground equipment is susceptible to getting too hot, not just metal playgrounds.

The MUSTANG Drug Task Force received its money from the federal government for the year, but it is dramatically less than previous years. Now task force members say they won’t be able to do everything they have done in the past. The money the task force gets usually goes toward funding its members, office space,

In a public health alert, a parasite found on fruits and vegetables has infected 170 people in the Midwest leading to dangerous weight loss conditions. Cyclospora is a parasite that is transmitted by swallowingfood or water that is contaminated.It isnot transferred from person-to-person. The parasite has affected people in Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, Iowa and Nebraska.

The Jefferson City Council met Thursday to discuss the city’s budget. Mayor Eric Struemph presented his budget proposal to the council and city leaders held a discussion on revenue projections. Struemph said JCTV is a “nonessential service” and should be cut from the budget. In his proposal, there would be no salary raise or floating

A Mid-Missouri man is facing multiple charges for sex with a minor. The Moniteau County prosecuting attorney filed eight charges against 37-year-old John C. Smith for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor. Smith was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, use of a child in sexual

Two people face murder charges following a motel shooting in the central Missouri town of St. Robert. 29-year-old Charles Howard and 43-year-old Libby Charles both are charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree assault related to Monday’s shooting death of 33-year-old Laila Carpenter. Court documents show Howard told police he had been involved

A Pulaski County man has been charged to shooting a woman during a domestic dispute. Authorities say 32-year-old Shawn C. Gregory is behind bars for allegedly shooting Francis Blackwood on Wednesday. Sheriff Ronald Long said Gregory and Blackwood were arguing when Gregory pulled out a rifle and shot the victim in the should and chest.

A man went home to find an empty lot where his family’s house of decades had stood. Local officials still don’t know how it came to be mistakenly demolished by a crew last weekend. According to ABC News, David Underwood and his wife returned from out of town on Saturday and decided to stop by