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State Treasurer Eric Schmitt’s appointment as Missouri attorney general means the governor will soon have appointed three of the state’s six executive branch elected officials. Gov. Mike Parson announced his selection of Schmitt to become attorney general Tuesday, filling the position Josh Hawley will leave vacant Jan. 3 after his win over incumbent Democratic U.S.

An officer at Jefferson City Correctional Center returned to work Monday after he was slashed in the face earlier in the day by an inmate with a homemade weapon, Department of Corrections officials said. The officer was escorting the inmate to a cell in a segregated housing unit when the inmate freed his hands and

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s current state treasurer, as the state’s newest attorney general Tuesday morning. Schmitt will replace current Attorney General Josh Hawley when Hawley becomes a U.S. senator in January. Hawley, a Republican, defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in the Nov. 6 election. “Missouri will witness a smooth, stable

TONIGHT: Another night of bitterly cold temperatures is expected, with lows bottoming out near 15 degrees. With clear skies, we could even see some spots dip into the lower teens tonight. It could potentially be one of the coldest nights we’ve seen this season. Thankfully with fairly calm winds, wind chills will only be a

A Nigerian national in St. Robert, Missouri has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in various internet fraud schemes. The indictment alleges Segun Prosper Otaru was charged on 12 counts last Wednesday in Springfield, Missouri. Federal authorities allege Otaru’s conspiracy lasted from 2015 to last month. He and other conspirators would

Jefferson City Public Schools approved the maximum guaranteed prices on two large projects at its board meeting Monday night. The school district is moving forward with construction of a new high school and massive renovations on the old high school building. Jefferson City Public School voters overwhelmingly approved a $130 million bond issue in 2017.

Two men were arrested and charged after they allegedly robbed Lange Middle School in Columbia. According to court documents, William H. Doolady and Wyatt A. Paulson entered the school through the roof early on Monday, Oct. 29. Video surveillance footage then showed the men checking various classrooms for items of interest. The men then allegedly

THIS AFTERNOON: Don’t let the sun fool you. It’s cold out there with much of Mid-Missouri still in the low to mid 20s just before noon. Impressive cold air over top the area. We’ll see temperatures flirt with the freezing mark by 2 or 3 but that doesn’t last long. Once we see the sun

UPDATE 9:15 A.M.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in the crash Monday as Bonnie J. Heying, 41, of Perry, Missouri. The crash happened when Heying lost control of her Jeep Wrangler, went off the road, hit a ditch and overturned at about 4:50 p.m. on Highway 54 in Audrain County,

UPDATE, 9:15 P.M.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it’s investigating a fatal crash in Audrain County. The patrol’s Troop F tweeted just before 9 p.m. that it was working to notify the family members of the victim. The tweet said the crash happened on Highway 54, and involved just one car. Sgt. Scott White

The staff at the Continental Products building in Mexico, Missouri, almost completely extinguished a fire that broke out in the 2000 block of W. Boulevard on Monday morning. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, an uncontrolled fire was burning in and around one of the building’s furnaces. “Staff had almost completely extinguished the fire

The temperatures will be well below freezing Tuesday morning, which can cause the leftover snow or any liquid to refreeze on the roads and make them slick. Columbia Public Work and Boone County crews treated roads overnight to lessen the chance of slick roads, but officials urged drivers to still use caution. Less-traveled roads and

TODAY: It’s a bitterly and cloudy start to the morning, with temperatures hovering in the teens and 20s. While clouds will stick around for the first part of the day, expect sunshine into the afternoon hours. Despite this, it will still be bitterly cold as we struggle to climb above freezing for the first time

Plows and trucks will be hitting the road early Tuesday after pre-treating their routes Monday evening. Jefferson City Public Works had drivers cover designated neighborhoods Monday evening until about 6:30 p.m., and they will be called back in to possibly go over them again Tuesday around 5 a.m. “I try to hug the centers as

According to Deputy Chief Jill Schlude, the Community Outreach Unit’s efforts work. They’re just not sustainable with current Columbia Police Department staffing levels. “Really if the options are do nothing or try to evolve it somewhat and get it more spread out throughout the city, this is what we thought was a logical next step,”

TONIGHT: Clouds will decrease through the night, with a bitterly cold night expected. Under clear skies and any snow pack we see, temperatures will quickly fall to near 15 degrees. With winds out of the north up to 12 mph, we’ll easily see wind chills in the single digits for Tuesday morning. You’ll want to

At least eight shootings have occurred this year in one of the neighborhoods that have been areas of focus for the Columbia Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit. However, a high-ranking CPD leader says a plan to possibly disband the unit does not mean police will stop focusing on those areas. The latest was Sunday, when

A Morgan County man pleaded guilty Friday to abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence. Darrell D. Willis, of Rocky Mount, Missouri, will be sentenced Nov. 27 at the Morgan County Justice Center. Abandonment of a corpse is a class E felony in Missouri, which carries a sentence of no more than four

Arguments have been set in the lawsuit filed by a local attorney against a state representative who blocked him on Twitter. Lawyers for state Rep. Cheri Reisch, R-Hallsville, and Mike Campbell are set to present their arguments over a motion to dismiss the case Friday in federal court in Jefferson City. Campbell in the lawsuit

***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON, BOONE, CALLAWAY, CAMDEN, COLE, COOPER, GASCONADE, HOWARD, MARIES, MILLER, MONITEAU, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, OSAGE, PETTIS, PHELPS, PULASKI, AND SALINE COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM.*** THIS AFTERNOON: Continuing to track snow push east across Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Most placest west of HWY 65 are beginning to see the snow taper down. We’re even