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A Jefferson City man who posted photos of stolen property, illegal drugs, guns and cash on his Facebook page was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for illegally possessing two firearms. Tremaine Cordell Smith, also known as “Sak Boy Fatt Maine,” 28, of Jefferson City, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. On Feb.

Heading into Thursday Evening we have seen a decreased threat for severe weather as storms are expected to move through mid-Missouri this evening. Heavy precipitation from this morning has eaten some of the atmosphere’s energy and the air mass may not be able to recover quickly for tonight’s round of storms. All of mid-Missouri has

TODAY: The afternoon brings a slight thunderstorm chance mainly north and along I-70. Areas south of I-70 will stay dry until evening. It will be a hot and humid afternoon with high temperatures in the upper 80s to 90 and heat indices reaching the mid 90s. Southerly winds of 8-15 mph will gust to 20

Moniteau County Deputies went to a home located on Round Hill Road just north of Tipton on Wednesday to find a wanted fugitive. When deputies got to the home, one subject jumped into a vehicle and fled. The subject was identified as Steven L. Fairfax Jr., 40, of Bunceton. Fairfax fled in the vehicle across

Moniteau County Deputies were on Round Hill Road just north of Tipton Wednesday, trying to locate a wanted fugitive. Deputies said they arrived to see 40-year-old Steven Fairfax jumping into a vehicle and driving away. “Fairfax fled in the vehicle across some fields just north of the residence until he came to a stop in

Police have arrested two people for allegedly squatting in a northwest Columbia home that didn’t belong to them. Officers say they responded to a reported burglary around 7:30 Tuesday night in the 1900 block of Garnet Drive. The female victim apparently told officers she has not lived in that resident for more than a year,

TODAY: Areas north of I-70 are seeing a continued chance for showers and thunderstorms diminishing by late this morning. Through the afternoon there is a slight t-storm chance mainly north of I-70 but areas south will stay dry until evening. It will be a hot and humid afternoon with high temperatures in the upper 80s

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday that E. D. Smith, 75, was pronounced dead Wednesday at 6:18 p.m. Troopers said the St. Charles man suffered a “medical issue” Tuesday that caused him to fall into the water. Smith’s body was later recovered near the 26 mile mark of the Osage Arm. This is 2017’s

TODAY: Waking up areas north of I-70 will see a chance for showers and thunderstorms diminishing by later this morning. Temperatures will be cooler to the north where the rain is located, but many places to the south will bottom out in the the 70s by the morning. Through the afternoon there is a slight

The Boone County Commission is expected to vote on several properties at Thursday afternoon’s meeting. Commissioners will decide whether or not to issue an order of abatement to be conducted by the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services. The properties are located in the 6000 block and 6200 block of O’Rear Road,

TONIGHT: Storms will continue to move through areas north of HWY 24 and weaken as they end by morning. It will be muggy with lows near 70 as a southerly breeze continues near 10 mph. THURSDAY: There is a slight t-storm chance mainly north of I-70 but areas south will stay dry until evening. It

Rounds of storms are expected from Thursday night through Friday as a cold front slowly moves through Mid-Missouri. Isolated storms are possible north of I-70 during the day Thursday but most will hold off until evening as a line of storms moves in from the northwest. These will move in as early as 8 PM

Missouri Representative Vicky Hartzler proposed and then withdrew an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would bar transgender citizens from joining the military. Rep. Hartzler issued a statement after withdrawing the amendment. She said the Department of Defense should address the matter internally, though she said she could bring it up again in

City staff and residents discussed the future of Columbia’s investment into how it protects its water. The meeting went over what priorities the city would have in its Integrated Management Plan. The plan is designed to help clean the city’s streams of pollution and keep in compliance with the federal Clean Water Act. Columbia Utilities,

Boone County sheriff’s detectives arrested a second suspect Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting that wounded two 35-year-old women on June 18 outside the BP Kwik Store on E. St. Charles Road. Detectives arrested a 15-year-old boy Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. The teen was arrested on suspicion of hindering prosecution and delinquent behavior

A Boone County man was charged with child abuse after the child said the man beat and strangled him. Larry Morris was arrested after a series of interviews and searches this month by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. The child said Morris repeatedly abused him mentally and physically since January. The child was removed from

Callaway County deputies charged a woman with domestic assault after she allegedly hit her husband with a fire poker. Deputies responded to a home on State Highway 94 in Callaway County on May 1. Rhonda Becker told them her husband hit her and locked her out of the house. When deputies spoke with her husband,

A new task force created by Gov. Eric Greitens started looking at ways to improve the state’s roads and bridges Wednesday. The 21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force met for the first time Wednesday at the state Capitol. The Missouri Department of Transportation gets about $2.5 billion a year from federal, state and local

The Airport Advisory Board predicts the total cost of the new terminal for the Columbia Regional Airport will be $38-40 million. The board also says it’s possible for everything to be finished by 2023, but it could be later. As of now there are three major sources for the funding of the operation: The 1%

Governor Eric Greitens has asked dozens of industry leaders from across the state to come up with new ideas to promote innovation and new technology startups in Missouri. “Accelerating the growth of good paying jobs is critical to Missouri’s future,” Greitens said in a news release. “Missouri must find smart, efficient ways to support innovation,