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A Senate committee hearing on a bill that would address wrongful conviction protocol in Missouri was canceled Monday night because the full Senate remained in session during a filibuster. The powerful sponsor of a Senate bill nullifying some federal gun laws launched into an attack on the National Rifle Association on the chamber floor Monday

A Springfield man who is blind and mentally impaired is getting some national attention – and a year’s worth of McDonald’s value meals – after hitting a 3-point shot during halftime of a college basketball game. Fans at a College of Ozarks basketball game cheered wildly Saturday when 54-year-old Michael Quin hit the shot. A

The president and CEO of MFA Oil will retire effective August 31. Jerry Taylor worked as the CEO since 2003, but has played a role in the business since 1982. He will remain within the company to lead various company projects, but said this is the right time to retire. “First, the company has performed

A medical examiner says an 18-year-old Illinois man found dead in a University of Missouri dormitory room in October died from natural causes. Boone County Chief Medical Examiner Carl Stacy says Gregory G. Holthaus, of Highland, Ill., died from sudden cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart. Holthaus was found dead Oct. 13 in the

Deputies from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a homicide inside the Jefferson City Correctional Center Sunday afternoon. Inmates from a neighboring cell notified prison staff after hearing a violent disturbance around 5 p.m. in facilities 7 House. One was man, Ryan A. Vaught, 23, was put in an isolated unit. Attempts to revive

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled an endangered person advisory that was out for a toddler from Cedar Hill in Jefferson County. Ellanna Jade Spear, 2, was dropped off at her non-custodial grandparents’ house Friday night. It’s still unclear where she was found. She was supposed to be returned to her custodial grandparents’ house

The No. 14 Mizzou softball team defeats No. 16 Baylor 2-1 in Getterman Classic. Finucane, Randazzo and Fagan named to the Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team. The Missouri women’s basketball team started strong in their 68-58 win over Auburn on the road Sunday night. Heading into half time the Mizzou led 42-12. Mizzou baseball in Louisianan

Aiden Taylor, the Columbia second grader battling a rare form of cancer has a team of supporters, who call themselves Aiden’s Avengers, continuing to stand behind him. Nearly a month ago, doctors diagnosed the eight-year-old with a rare form of cancer called, medulloblastoma. Aiden is currently at Saint Jude’s in Memphis undergoing treatment. The cancer

This week’s Sunday Sit-Down guest is Blake Toppmeyer from the Columbia Daily Tribune. Blake and Austin break down the forward play for Mizzou men’s hoops, the nice start for the MU softball team, and who to keep an eye on as Missouri wrestling eyes post-season play.

More male cheerleaders are on the sidelines of football and basketball games. Danny Heartwell is one of eight on the Mizzou sidelines. “It is just a surreal, amazing feeling,” Heartwell said. His cheer career started out as a challenge from a friend on his high school squad, but once he tried it, Heartwell was hooked

The future of downtown development in Columbia is dividing city leaders. Some want a tax increment financing district, or TIF, to help pay for much needed infrastructure upgrades. The issue is set to go before city council Monday night. A TIF district means sales and property tax rates would freeze for up to 23 years.

Two Dallas, Texas residents were arrested Friday for having meth in a Pulaski County motel. According to a Sheriffs Department news release, the men were picked up at a motel off Interstate 44 and Highway 28. Johnas McKinney, 27, and LeQuinton Randall, 28, were arrested after deputies raided a room and found a large amount

Four people were hurt in an early morning crash just south of Rolla Sunday. According to Highway Patrol reports, the dour were in a Dodge Stratus on Phelps County Road 5010, three miles south of the city. Driver Thomas Rector, 33, of Licking, lost control of the car. It went off the road, into a

Boone County deputies said Sunday they had few leads after a weekend shooting incident south of Columbia. Investigators found several shell casings at the intersection of Sinclair Road and Cascades Drive around 4 a.m. Saturday. No one has reported injuries after the incident. Neighbors said they only heard the shots, but did not see anything

Boys Basketball scores Jefferson City 72 Rock Bridge 73 (OT)Tipton 47 North Callaway 49Pilot Grove 61 California 79 Girls Basketball scores Smithton 41 Rock Bridge 68Tolton 17 Hickman 51

Hundreds of University of Missouri students lined major streets around campus Saturday afternoon to support former Tiger football player Michael Sam. The rally was to counterprotest an assembly of the Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church outside Mizzou Arena before the Tiger basketball team took on Tennessee Saturday. “We’re basically building a giant wall to protest

A Rolla man was arrested last week after a search uncovered an active meth lab in his Phelps County home. Dale Perry Sr., 58, was arrested Thursday after multiple agencies searched his home in the 1000 block of Private Drive 8044. According to a post on the Sheriffs Department Facebook page, investigators found an active

Boys high school scores – Rock Bridge 89 , Ace 38Hannibal 56, Moberly 61Harrisburg 57, Southern Boon 56Marshall 64, Boonville 75Helias 52, Hickman 68Monroe City 40, Centralia 41 Girls high school basketball – Monroe City 28, Centralia 53

The new MU chancellor is only two weeks into the job, but already has big plans for the future. Many people know Dr. Bowen Loftin as a bow tie lover and Twitter guru, but the media got to know him a little better on Friday. Loftin arranged a conference with the media and discussed everything