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TODAY: A batch of showers and t-storms in western Missouri is continuing to track to the east and will gradually fall apart. Areas west of HWY 63 have the best chance of seeing rain during the day Thursday with a lower chance east. Clouds will keep us in the upper 70s to near 80 for

One person was charged Wednesday in connection to an armed robbery at the Highway 24 Breaktime in Moberly on Aug. 17. Anquan Jabrieug Eugene Glover, 19, of Kansas City was charged with first degree robbery in Randolph County. According to surveillance video obtained by police, the suspect, who was later identified as Glover, walked into

Fulton police responded to a reported shooting Thursday morning. It happened in the 600 block of Westview Street just after 4:40 a.m. Officers found a vehicle on scene that was shot four times by a shotgun, according to Fulton police. No injuries were reported. Police have no suspects at this time. If you have any

A woman was arrested Wednesday in connection to a home invasion. Police were sent to the 1000 block of Queen Ann Drive Sunday and found a resident who had been assaulted with a weapon. The victim told police the intruder had forced entry into the home. The victim was taken to the hospital with serious

Hurricane, Typhoon, & Cyclone: We’ve all heard the terms, but do you know the difference? Really, it only comes down to one thing. Meteorologist Brigit Mahoney explains in the Insider Blog.

The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday morning to increase the district’s property tax rate by 9 cents. The board voted unanimously on a 9-cent per $100 assessed value increase in its tax ceiling, effective this month. The 9-cent raise is the last part of a voter-approved measure in 2016 that allowed property taxes

Carl DeBrodie has been missing since Monday morning after he walked out of his group home. Local volunteers have been trying to find him ever since. On Saturday, the group got help from two out-of-town groups. K-9 search-and-rescue teams from St. Louis and Illinois joined the efforts to help find the 31-year-old. “The K-9s can

A man is at large after a police chase and crash late Wednesday in Audrain County. The chase started after a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper tried to pull a vehicle over near Audrain County Road 214 and Route E near Thompson and Centralia, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The

THURSDAY: A batch of showers and t-storms in western Missouri in the morning will slowly track to the east and gradually fall apart. Areas west of HWY 63 have the best chance of seeing rain during the day Thursday with a lower chance east. Clouds will keep us in the upper 70s to near 80

A Columbia Public Schools principal admitted to his role in a Cooper County crash that injured two people last month. Mark Burlison, principal of Blue RIdge Elementary School, pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor charge of driving in a careless and imprudent manner, causing an accident. Online court records show Judge Keith Bail ordered

Columbia police confirm a man was shot Wednesday just before 6:00 p.m. on Leeway Drive in east Columbia. Witnesses said they heard between three and seven shots, and heard tires pealing just afterwards. The center of the investigation is an apartment building just north of Leeway Drive. There are several evidence markers on the ground

UPDATE: Both Collins and Thomas were booked into the Boone County jail around 8 p.m. Wednesday. They are scheduled to appear in court Thursday. ORIGINAL: Prosecutors have charged a Boone County woman with using a mentally and physically disabled minor for prostitution out of a motel room and a man with raping the girl. Renee

During Chancellor Alexander Cartwright’s address Wednesday, he touted the University of Missouri’s growing enrollment numbers and retention rates. “We are seeing the highest student retention rate in MU’s history.” Cartwright said. “Our residence halls are almost at full capacity, with 29 percent more returning students living on campus. Diversity in our freshman class is up

The news of the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts and the capture of her accused killer this week has highlighted the need for safety while jogging. Police have been called more than 100 times in the last year to the MKT Trail, a popular spot for Columbia and Boone County joggers. In the

A bus was delayed taking students from Jefferson City’s Thorpe Gordon Elementary School home Wednesday after students on board were shot with a pellet gun. The district said in a post on its Facebook page that bus No. 8 pulled over to allow law enforcement and district officials to investigate. Officials determined a student brought

Columbia police arrested a man wanted on suspicion of assault out of eastern Missouri after a chase along Highway 63 and Interstate 70 early Wednesday afternoon. The chase and crash happened around noon when law enforcement working from a tip found Ted N. Treece in south Columbia. A chase ensued, going north on Highway 63

A mid-Missouri judge won’t delay the trial for Moniteau County prosecutor Shayne Healea. Judge Rick Tucker kept the Sept. 4 trial date set for Healea’s assault and leaving the scene of an accident case. The multiday trial will take place in nearby Shelby County, with 70 possible jurors called. Healea is accused of backing his

Callaway County deputies have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle from a home in the Auxvasse area. The vehicle and other items were reported stolen Aug. 15 and deputies found the vehicle Tuesday in a “concealed location” just west of Fulton, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

TONIGHT: It will be a cool night as temperatures drop into the upper 50s by morning under mostly clear skies. Winds will gradually shift out of the southeast under 7 mph. Clouds will increase toward daybreak in our western counties. THURSDAY: A batch of showers and t-storms in western Missouri in the morning will slowly

Missouri Task Force One will send three of its members to Hawaii ahead of Hurricane Lane’s landfall. The Boone County Fire Protection District posted on Twitter that the task force members left Wednesday morning. The fire district is the task force’s home base. #MOTF1 On Wednesday morning, three members of Missouri Task Force 1 were