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One Columbia school is about to get major renovations next year, moving students out of the building. The issue will be brought up Monday night when Columbia Public Schools Board of Education gets a report on the district’s attendance numbers. Douglass High School, a building that is nearly 100 years old, will be closed for

Two Kansas City firefighters were killed Monday night while battling a fire at an apartment complex. Our Kansas City affiliate KMBC reports crews were called out to the scene around 7 p.m. on Independence Avenue. The building partially collapsed while the two firefighters were trying to leave the building. Two other firefighters were also injured

Columbia police are investigating multiple burglaries in the Springdale Estates neighborhood in north Columbia. Police responded to three burglaries in the 2400 block of Thornberry Drive early Monday morning within a three hour window. Columbia police said the first call came out just after 3:30 a.m. Credit cards, money and prescription medications were reported stolen

West Middle School in Columbia was put on an elevated alert Monday afternoon, after police were called for a suspicious person walking across the athletic field near the administration building. Students saw someone possibly holding a weapon near the school. Doors were locked at the Aslin Administration building for about 10 minutes, while officers investigated

A man’s body was found floating in the Lake of the Ozarks Friday afternoon was identified Monday. Corporal Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said a resident called to report the body at around 12:30 p.m. in the Gravois arm of the lake near the 2 mile marker. Highway Patrol troopers recovered the

Police confirmed they found two shell casings in the street Monday afternoon just north of downtown Fulton. Officers were called for a possible shooting near Ninth Street and Westminster Avenue around 12:45 p.m. They recovered shell casings, but so far, they have not found any damage or victims. Investigators are still interviewing witnesses, and expect

A 911 outage reported Sunday, the second within a week, has been fixed and the issues with the Columbia Boone County Joint Communications 911 system have been resolved, officials said Monday. Joint Communications officials said they will “continue to monitor the system to ensure the safety of Boone County residents.” Officials said the outages were

Columbia police are investigating another shots fired incident in south Columbia. This is the third shots fired case since Friday. All of them took place within a mile of one another. The latest incident happened early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of Rolling Rock Drive. Investigators found several shell casings on the ground in

Columbia police are investigating an overnight strong arm robbery Sunday. Officers responded to an attempted robbery in the 1200 block of Walnut Street just before 3:15 a.m. Three men attacked a 19-year-old man and tried to take items from him. The three suspects were unsuccessful and ran away before officers got on scene. Crews took

Columbia police respond to reports of a suicidal man with a gun. It happened Sunday around 7:00 p.m. in the 5400 block of Gem Stone Drive. Bryana Larimer, public information officer for CPD, said they were hearing reports that an armed man had threatened to harm his neighbors. Later reports indicated the man might be

A dedication was held for the new food pantry in Mexico Sunday. The Laura Miller George Help Center and Atkins place on Fairground Street opened in July and started serving residents right away. The ceremony was held at 2:00 p.m. for the $1.2 million facility. The 15,000 square-foot building includes space for food storage, a

Emergency crews responded to a deadly four-car crash in Morgan County Saturday. It happened around 10:00 a.m. near Highway 50 and Potters Ford Drive, which turns into Morgan County Drive. Jeffrey Ryden, 38, did not yield at the intersection before driving onto Highway 50, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Ryden crashed into another

Authorities arrested three people after serving a search warrant in Boonville Friday night. The Boonville Police Department, Mustang Drug Task Force and Cooper County Sheriff’s Department served the search warrant int the 800 block of Sycamore Street. Authorities arrested Derrick Sleet, Deanna Offineer and Ethan Hessing all on suspicion on multiple counts of possession of

Tonight into tomorrow morning, a weak cold front will slide southeastward through Missouri. Although this front will not bring any wet weather or a drastic cool down in temperatures, it will noticeably affect the wind pattern, causing winds to shift in direction and increase in speed. After our region has been receiving a predominantly southerly

Callaway County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people after leading authorities on a chase Sunday morning. Around 6:45 a.m., a deputy investigated a stealing offense at a convenience store in Kingdom City, according to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. About 30 minutes later, a deputy found the suspect vehicle in Fulton on 4th Street near Westminster

A 62-yard drive ending in a field goal stood up as the only scoring drive for the Missouri Tigers Saturday night, losing to No. 11 Florida at Faurot Field. Freshman Tiger quarterback Drew Lock passed for 151 yards and threw two interceptions, one of them returned for a touchdown, as the Florida Gators improved to

One person is recovering after a crash in Camden County Friday. It happened just before 11:00 p.m. David Hammond, 45, was trying to pass another car on Missouri 7 south of Route Z, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Hammond drove off the left side of the road, over-corrected and hit the other vehicle.

Emergency crews took three people to the hospital after a car crash in Fulton Friday. It happened just after 9:40 p.m. on Westminster Avenue south of Jefferson City Road. Teresa Cole, 30, drove off the side of the road and hit a tree while going around a curve, according to Fulton police. Cole and two

Concerned Jefferson City residents took action against crime Saturday. Residents living in public housing near Elizabeth and Buena Vista Streets voiced concerns about too much crime in their area at a town hall meeting. City officials and representatives from the Housing Authority of the City of Jefferson also attended the meeting. Jefferson City police officers

Beginning tomorrow and lasting through next week, the continental United States will be affected by a shift in the jet stream, the upper level “river” of high-speed winds in the atmosphere, causing major changes in weather for some regions and the intensification of current conditions in others. As we dive deeper into the fall season,