Web Extra: Kim Anderson previews Arkansas (part 1)
Web Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson previews Saturday’s game against Arkansas (part 1)
Continue ReadingWeb Extra: Missouri men’s basketball head coach Kim Anderson previews Saturday’s game against Arkansas (part 1)
Continue ReadingA blood drive is being held Friday afternoon to honor a Columbia Police officer killed in the line of duty. Molly Bowden was a Columbia Police officer who was shot during a routine traffic stop near Forum and Nifong in 2005. The annual blood drive in her honor got underway Friday afternoon and will go
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Fire Department is investigating a Friday morning house fire. It happened in the 4100 block of Valleywood Court just after 9:00 a.m. A neighbor called and said they saw smoke coming out of the roof. Flames were shooting out the top of the garage and part of the garage roof collapsed. No one
Continue ReadingTwo people were arrested in Moberly in separate assault cases on Thursday. In one case, police investigating a shots fired call in the 700 block of Taylor Street. Officers found a loaded pistol and a shell casing. They later arrested a 17-year-old girl in connection with the shooting. She was booked into the Randolph County
Continue ReadingHundreds packed the Knights of Columbus Hall in an Osage County town Thursday night to learn more about a proposed recreation trail that would connect the eastern and western border of Missouri. The Rock Island Trail would require turning 144 miles of railroad in mid-Missouri into a trail, from Beaufort in Franklin County to Windsor
Continue ReadingIn front of both bodies of the state legislature, Chief Justice Mary Russell took the podium in the House chamber to deliver her “State of the Judiciary” speech on Wednesday. “It has been the honor of my life to serve as your chief justice, leading a court system devoted to fairness for Missourians,” said Russell.
Continue ReadingOfficials in eastern Missouri are waiting for a 27 year-old woman to turn herself in, after claiming she shot her husband in self defense. The Warren County Sheriff confirmed on Thursday Ashley Hunter is not in custody. Nicholas Hunter, 29, was found dead on the living room floor a week ago inside their home on
Continue ReadingThe execution scheduled for next week for a Missouri inmate has been called off by the Missouri Supreme Court. The court on Thursday withdrew the execution warrant for 46-year-old Marcellus Williams, who had been set for execution at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. A court spokeswoman declined to discuss the reason. After a state record 10 executions
Continue ReadingOfficials are working to offset a large deficit in Columbia Public Schools and that could mean more money out of taxpayers’ pockets. The school board met Thursday morning to talk about growth in the district and the impact it is having on the budget. Officials said they are getting less money from the state than
Continue ReadingA former Tiger is heading back home. Former Helias football coach Phil Pitts was named Mizzou football’s defensive analyst, Missouri announced on Wednesday. Pitts was 40-15 in four seasons as head coach at Helias, including two appearences in the state final game. Pitts also spent six seasons as an assistant at Helias from 2005-2010. “We’re
Continue ReadingOur pleasant winter weather continues as we head into the weekend. Temperatures will be chilly Saturday morning but top off in the upper 40s by afternoon with a westerly breeze. Clouds will increase Saturday night as a cold front approaches. Forecast models are taking the low pressure area through Illinois early Sunday morning with a
Continue ReadingThe Dunklin Street bridge in Jefferson City is structurally deficient. This morning Jefferson City Public Works met with MODOT to talk about the issues that need to be fixed on the bridge. The concrete on and underneath the bridge is cracking and there is debris under the bridge. Wires are also exposed in several areas
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury in St. Louis this morning indicted two Mid-Missouri men for their role in a bank robbery in Moberly last summer. Clarence Lamont Williams, 25, and Daniel Mark Rudroff, 24, both of Columbia were charged in the August 22 crime that sparked a daylong manhunt for the pair. Police say Williams and
Continue ReadingWeb Extra: Missouri softball head coach Ehren Earleywine previewing the upcoming season.
Continue ReadingGovernor Jay Nixon called on legislators to put partisanship aside Wednesday night as he discussed several issues to tackle during his State of the State Address. “Here in Missouri, fiscal discipline is a value. We balance budgets, we keep taxes low. And we continue to downsize state government while improving services through innovation,” Gov. Nixon
Continue ReadingThings got heated at Tuesday night’s Columbia city council meeting. The director of the Columbia Police Officers’ Association, Dale Roberts, claimed the city has taken funds that were promised to public safety. But the city said that’s not true. The issue was brought up because of a December 1 council vote. At that December meeting,
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to add two utility-related issues to the April 7 ballot. The first issue, titled “Proposition 1” would ask voters if the city should borrow $63.1 million in bonds to pay for electric projects through the next five years. More than half of the bond money would go
Continue ReadingColumbia police arrested a man Tuesday night on suspicion of setting items belonging to an ex-girlfriend on fire. Officers and firefighters responded to calls for an arson investigation in the 1400 block of Raleigh Drive shortly before 11 p.m. There they found clothing on the stove, and all burners of the stove set on “high.”
Continue ReadingGovernor Nixon will deliver the annual State of the State address from Jefferson City Wednesday night. ABC 17 News will begin live coverage on KMIZ with ABC 17 anchor Daniel Winn and Missourinet managing editor Mike Lear at 6:30 p.m. at the Capitol. Live coverage of the Governor’s address moves to MyZou-TV at 7:00 p.m.,
Continue ReadingIn Wednesday’s State of the State address, Gov. Nixon said he plans to propose more funding for public education. Nixon is working with legislative leaders right now on a bonding package that will include $200 million for needed improvements at public colleges and universities. An official with the University of Missouri said the total campus
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