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Columbia business leaders are not optimistic about the future of the city’s mail processing center. At a meeting Wednesday, members of the Regional Economic Development Board said they expect the United States Postal Service to shut down the processing facility. If that happens, all mail would be processed in St. Louis, potentially delaying mail delivery

Emergency crews responded to the University of Missouri for a hazardous materials call. According to law enforcement, a call came in around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday for a report of an “unknown substance” coming from underneath a door in Middlebush Hall. A sign on the door stated to call 911 in case of an emergency. Another

Rep. Chris Kelly’s office confirmed to ABC 17 News Wednesday that the legislator suffered a heart attack Tuesday. Kelly’s office said the representative had two blocked arteries and had two stents put in at University Hospital in Columbia. Original tests did not show signs of a heart attack Tuesday, but further tests confirmed did suffer

The Missouri House is not planning to give Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration data related to an attempted access of the list of gun permit holders. The Office of Administration requested computer logs last week after a House computer was used to access a secure website containing the gun data. The House computer used credentials the

The Columbia Police Department has announced it will be conducting a warrant roundup. The roundup will last through the end of May and officers will place special emphasis on finding and arresting wanted individuals. Officers are hoping to find fugitives who have outstanding warrants for more serious offenses like stealing, DWI, resisting arrest, etc. However,

The Columbia City Council met Tuesday night for a special mini retreat to discuss how taxpayers’ money will be spent next year. Their focus Tuesday evening was on the last six month’s financial statements and the 2014 fiscal year budget. City leaders did not release specific numbers but they are “better than anticipated.” The current

A University of Missouri baseball player was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student and vandalizing a building on the MU campus. Officers say 22-year-old Gavin Stark threatened and assaulted a student Monday night outside the Reynolds Alumni Center and threw the student’s laptop on the ground. Stark then allegedly threw a rock into a window

Jefferson City will spend more than $1 million to improve roads after the City Council approved the spending Monday night. Edgewood Drive, Stadium Boulevard and Ellis Boulevard just a few of the major routes set to get makeovers. Overall, there are approximately 15 paving projects set for this summer in the city. Roads that will

Columbia police are investigating a theft that happened in late April. Officers say someone took copper wiring from three different air conditioner units at Faith Baptist Church on Brown Station Road. Police believe the theft happened more than a week ago, but CPD just released the information. As of now, they do not have any

Three weekend burglaries on a northeast Columbia street have neighbors concerned about their safety. All three break-ins happened on the same side of the street within a 24-hour time frame. A call came in a little after midnight on Friday about a burglary on Jenne Hill Drive. The next night, two more calls came in

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people for an April burglary. Sheriff Chris Heitman said deputies arrested Keri A. Barnhart, 34, of Dixon and Matthew Romine, 40, of Crocker for an April 17 burglary on Highway N. The Maries County prosecutor has charged both individuals with second-degree burglary. Barnhart in in the Maries

The University of Missouri System’s retirement fund is short of money. The UM Board of Curators met Monday to talk about the current shortfall. The fund has a little more than 84 percent of the money needed to cover the cost of retirements. This problem has been a concern for almost four years, since the

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it will begin striping I-70 later this week. The agency said striping with begin on I-70 Thursday then crews will start striping area roadways on Monday. Those roads include all major highways like I-70 and I-44. MoDOT hopes to have the project completed by Memorial Day. Crews will

A Centralia woman was arrested early Tuesday morning after threatening to shoot police and kill her neighbor. Centralia police said 41-year-old Angel Marie Anderson threw a large object at her neighbor “in the manner as a person would throw a spear with the intent of impaling someone.” Police Chief Larry Dudgeon said she then threw

Construction on a new fire station in Jefferson City could start as early as June. On Monday night, City Council heard a bill that would authorize Prost Builders of Jefferson City to build the $2.2 million station. The new station would be a significant upgrade from the current facility and interim fire chief Jason Turn

Police in Jefferson City are investigating after arresting an alleged burglar Monday. Around 5 p.m., police were called out to the 400 block of East Capitol for a burglary in progress. When officers got there, Eric Brown, 46, and a woman were walking out of the home in question. Police say Brown was holding a

A University of Missouri graduate student is suing a Columbia apartment fire complex nearly a month after a devastating fire. A large fire destroyed dozens of units at Ash Street Place Apartments on April 9. According to fire officials, the building was not up to code and did not have city-mandated pull-down fire alarms, but

A Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to unsuccessfully trying to help a jail inmate escape. 35-year-old Amanda Leigh Lesh admitted to smuggling a hacksaw blade into a Morgan County Jail cell shared by Mitchell Atterberry and Steven Pyykhola. Atterberry is in jail on federal charges of meth distribution while Pyykola is

Two Fulton grandparents were arrested over the weekend for allegedly putting their grandchild into the trunk of car to transport tables. On Saturday, Jefferson City police were called to the Menards store on Stone Creek Drive for a report of child endangerment. The caller told police she heard a child in the trunk of a

A Holts Summit man was sentenced to probation Monday on child endangerment and drug charges. Bryan Sartor pleaded guilty in February to the charges after a 9-month-old was found dead last June. While investigating the death of Kyson Weathers, officers found meth in the home. Sartor admitted to using meth and checking on the baby