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The Jefferson City Police Department confirmed that a man was inside of Kay Jewelers on Thursday when he threw a substance at an employee and ran off with a necklace. The incident happened around 1 p.m. Detectives from the police department were on scene investigating for several hours. A JCPD officer did not have any

If Columbia Public Schools stays on course with its planning and expansion schedule, it could reduce the number of external classroom trailers to 17. That’s down from their peak trailer number of 173. The district’s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee met Thursday to discuss several planned projects, as well as which schools officials should keep

An amended environmental review of the future site of an American Outdoor Brands warehouse and distribution center indicates the company plans to expand slightly. Boone County commissioners approved a 50 percent tax break for AOB to build off Route Z and St. Charles Road just a few months ago. On Tuesday, Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission

Tom Larson the acting United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced Thursday that Stephan Whelan, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms that he had previously stolen. Whelan was initially arrested in December, when a deputy stopped a vehicle that had Whelan as the passenger. Numerous burglaries had been

Deputies with the Moniteau County Sheriffs Office went to a residence located in Lupus on Wednesday to locate a wanted fugitive. When deputies arrived at the house, they made contact with a man named Joseph Klinefelter who lived at the residence. Deputies were looking for Ashley Rybolt, a woman they had an active warrant out

UPDATE: 8:45 a.m.: Boone County deputies arrested one person after an early morning chase through Columbia. According to BCSD, the chase started at a gas station on Providence and Nebraska Avenue after a traffic stop. The passenger, Racheal Warren, had a failure to appear warrant. The chase ended on West Brandon Lane near Stadium Boulevard.

On Tuesday, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department received a phone call from a woman stating her son, Robert Delp, had just purchased land on Indian Creek Hills and someone had recently threatened him to get off the property. According to the probable cause statement, dispatch claimed a gun was involved. Minutes before,Thomas Schroeder called the

A Cole County man has been charged with first degree property damage and fourth degree assault after grabbing and yelling at a man who was playing Pokemon Go. The incident happened on Aug. 11 of 2017 on 4205 Horner Rd. Kendall Kell approach Ronny Ruediger’s vehicle on foot, reached through the driver side window and

Laurie police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of South Main Street on Tuesday to help assist in a domestic assault investigation involving a firearm. According to the probable cause statement, a gun was pulled out at the Sonic Drive Thru. When officers arrived on scene they approached a vehicle alleged to be involved

TONIGHT: Temperatures will drop into the lower 60s through the overnight hours under mostly clear skies. There will be a light breeze out of the southeast under 7 mph. FRIDAY: It will feel more like summer as a southerly breeze and mostly sunny skies bring temperatures up into to near 90 degrees. Friday evening will

Boonville police officers were called to the Isle of Capri on Wednesday after hotel security personnel reportedly found narcotics in a room. According to the probable cause statement, officers found a clear plastic bag with a substance inside that tested positively for methamphetamine. Security personnel alerted officers the room had been just vacated by Bradley

The Callaway County prosecuting attorney released a statement on the DeBrodie investigation after fielding numerous call and emails. In the release, Chistopher Wilson details the events from the beginning of the investigation to when the prosecutors recieved the death certificate. You can read the entire statement below.

A Moberly man is charged after police found meth and a gun in his house. According to the probable cause statement, the Moberly Police Department and other agencies executed a narcotics search warrant to a residence in the 1900 block of Eastbrook Court. When officers entered the residence there were five people inside, including the

UPDATE 9/14: According to an official press release, Cheatham was charged with one count of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, one count of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime and one count of assaulting a federal law enforcement task force officer on Thursday. These charges are in addition

The Missouri Department of Transportation has launched a statewide survey with the goal of hearing the public’s opinion about transportation priorities. The information will be used for updating the Long Range Transportation Plan, a federally required process that sets the state’s 25-year vision for transportation. According to MODOT Director Patrick Mckenna, the long range planning

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was hit on Thursday after a traffic stop on Raytown Rd. south of I-470. According to Troop A’s Twitter account, the suspect fled in a grey Ford Taurus and the trooper didn’t suffer any injuries. The Taurus has the temporary tag of 03WUQE, and was last seen on 105th

The Missouri Department of Transportation opened a survey Thursday to gather the public’s feedback on the recently completed replacement of the routes J and M interchange bridge over U.S. Route 50 in Cole County. The survey has eight questions concerning the need for the project, the availability of information, and the public’s satisfaction with the

On Thursday, the Boone County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed they have finished Carl DeBrodie’s autopsy. The examiners also confirmed they have signed a death certificate but the records will be closed to the public. The examiner’s office would not answer any questions about the results of the autopsy since the case is still an active

County leaders, including the county auditor, commissioner and sheriff met to discuss Proposition L, a supplemental budget that helps support the county court and sheriff’s department budgets. The group meets once a year to look at the fund and what they can expect in the coming year. Prop L gets its funds from a 1/8th-cent