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Five of six home heating fire deaths are caused by portable heaters, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Columbia Fire Department said to use caution when using space heaters. Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier said the department is frequently called to fires in the winter months started by space heaters. He said people

Police arrested two men men Wednesday after a woman was robbed at gunpoint on Business Loop 70. Deangelo N. Porter, 27, and Keaveon Z. Harris were arrested on suspicion of first-degree armed robbery after a woman reported being robbed in the 1300 block of Business Loop 70 E. According to court documents, the victim met

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds and unseasonably cool weather hold heavy across Mid-Missouri this afternoon, a complete 180 from what we saw to kick off last weekend. We hold in the low to mid 40s throughout the rest of the day with light to moderate rain showers continuing through the afternoon hours, becoming more hit or miss

A Boone County judge sentenced a Springfield, Missouri, man to 20 years in prison Thursday for a 2016 rape in a University of Missouri dorm room. Austin J, Campbell, 21, was charged in January 2016 and convicted in August of raping a woman while he was an MU freshman. Campbell’s defense attorney argued for a

Parts of Columbia Street in Rocheport remained flooded on Thursday following heavy rain. The water comes from the Moniteau Creek, which is continuing to pour in from the Missouri River. The Missouri River is forecast to be above twenty-five feet, which includes moderate flooding conditions. Conrad Yates, a 28-year resident of Rocheport, said he isn’t

A multi-vehicle crash on Broadway and Fairview Road shut down one lane of traffic Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the incident around 7:45 a.m. According to crews on scene, the crash occurred between two vehicles, and the driver of one vehicle was transported to the hospital. The driver of one vehicle said he was

FRIDAY: A raw and cold morning will kick off your Friday as a system tracks form the west. You’ll want to grab that umbrella as we’ll see steady rain increasing through the day. To start of the morning rain will be very light west of Hwy 63 and gradually spread eastward. By midmorning most areas

The attorney seeking to uncover what former Gov. Eric Greitens discussed with his staff on the message-destroying app Confide has asked a judge to order a group to submit to questioning. On May 31, Cole Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ordered the governor’s office to turn over the list of all staffers who used or downloaded

UPDATE 12:30 P.M.: A Laclede County jury has convicted Martin Priest of first-degree murder in the death of Eldon teenager Tammy Rothganger. The jury deliberated for about two hours Thursday morning after reaching a verdict in the trial that began Monday. The case was being heard in Laclede County on a change of venue from

A consultant working for an electric scooter company that has drawn criticism locally met Thursday with the Columbia Disabilities Commission. Jeremy LaFaver, a former Democratic state representative from Kansas City who now works as a lobbyist, touted the company as a new model for transportation and said Bird wants to cooperate with local governments as

TONIGHT: A cold night is expected across Mid-Missouri as temperatures will bottom out in the upper 30s. Mostly clear skies are expected for the first part of the night before increasing clouds arrive from the west. This should hold temperatures steady in the 30s and keep them from falling as we head into the rest

A window manufacturer said Thursday that it plans to create 300 full-time jobs in Eldon. Quaker Window Products Co. plans to expand to the Miller County town of about 4,500 people, investing up to $65 million over the next six to 10 years, the Missouri Department of Economic Development said in a news release. The

UPDATE 1:55 P.M.: Six line workers from Columbia Water and Light arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, to help with recovery from Hurricane Michael on Thursday morning. Water and Light spokeswoman Lissie Wade said the workers were staged in Montgomery, Alabama, while the storm hit and had difficulty reaching Tallahassee because of debris blocking roads. More than

A Fulton man faces criminal charges after police found him in the employee break room of the Fulton Public Works Building early Thursday. Police were called to the building at 1259 Brookside Drive for a business alarm at about 1 a.m. Officers found James Kuciejcik inside in the break room when they arrived, the Fulton

UPDATE 11:50 A.M.: The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a notice of appeal in the voter ID case with the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office filed the notice late Wednesday asking for a stay or a Cole County judge’s ruling striking down parts of Missouri’s voter ID law less than a

THIS AFTERNOON: Skies have cleared out for the most part across Mid-Missouri as winds continue to blow steadily out of the NW from 8-12 mph. It’s that NW breeze that will keep us feeling like fall for much of the day, with temperatures slowly rising through the upper 40s, topping out in the mid 50s

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a St. Louis man early Thursday morning after he led deputies on a chase from Columbia to Jefferson City. A deputy saw James Hunt run a red light on Highway 63 and Conley Road in Columbia. Hunt did not immediately pull over and continued to lead the deputy on

The Audrain Ambulance District and the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to Jackson Street in Mexico, Missouri, Wednesday night in reference to a man who had been burned. When officials arrived, they found the 28-year-old Arizona man had poured gasoline on a fire that was burning in a recreational fire pit. The fire traveled to

As we head into the next several days it is going to be feelin’ a lot more like late fall, with unseasonably cool temperatures across the entire 7-day. Overnight lows will be falling into the 30s, allowing for the opportunity for patchy fog to develop. Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney explains what conditions allow for frost formation

On Thursday morning, Austin Campbell, 21, of Springfield, is expected to find out how long he will be in prison. Campbell was convicted in August for raping a victim in her Mizzou dorm room in 2016. Campbell was a freshman at the university at the time. Campbell’s first jury trial in the fall of 2017