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TONIGHT: Cooler conditions will be sticking around into the evening hours as temperatures begin to slide into the lower 70s. Skies will be mostly clear overnight with a dry easterly wind up to 6 mph. MONDAY: Morning temperatures will be cool in the lower 60s, quickly rising into the mid to lower 80s for the

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office charged a Linn Creek man Friday with several sex crimes after he was arrested by the sheriff’s department Thursday. George Koch, 47, was charged with first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy and incest. According to online records, Koch was a doctor associated

The Jefferson City Police Department is looking for a person who broke into an FFO Home store Saturday night. Police responded to the furniture store around 9:45 p.m. Police said they found a broken glass door, where they suspect the person entered the business. A sergeant at the Jefferson City Police Department said several officers

TODAY: A cool start to your morning will give way to temperatures the lower to mid 80s. Conditions will remain dry and comfortable for your entire Sunday with sunny skies. TONIGHT: Cooler conditions will be sticking around into Sunday night as we can expect low temperatures to be in the lower 60s.

TODAY: It will be a cool start to your morning with temperatures in the lower 60s and the upper 50s. We will continue to warm up after sunrise with high temperatures reaching the lower to mid 80s. Conditions will remain dry and comfortable for your entire Sunday with sunny skies. Winds will be out of

The MKT trail will be closing bridges 5, 7 and 8 Monday to prepare for a replacement project that will start in November. The bridges are expected to reopen Tuesday. The three bridges are between the trail connectors at Stadium and Forum Boulevard. Click here for a map of the trail and recommended detours. Monday’s

TONIGHT: Surface high pressure will continue to dominate Mid-Missouri bringing cooler and drier conditions. Temperatures for tonight will slide into the lower 70s, getting cooler as the night persists. Skies will remain clear with northeast winds near 6 mph. SUNDAY: Morning conditions will feel cool with temperatures in the lower 60s and the upper 50s.

Columbia Police said they took a 16-year-old girl into custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter after she hit and killed a child who was crossing the street earlier this month. The crash happened on July 10th just before noon in the 3300 block of Oakland Gavel Road. Police said 9-year-old Kimberlynn Bartlett, of Kirksville, Mo.

With surface high pressure settling just north of Missouri for the next few days, this will set us up for clear skies, low humidity, and a lack of significant rain. We don’t expect any rain until a cold front passes through by late next week. Although chances are slim as of now, this is our

A 29-year-old man died after a single-car crash on Highway 5 in Cooper County Saturday morning. The crash happened just north of Eastwood Road around 9:15 a.m. The Highway Patrol said the driver, John Dicus, went off the left side of the road and crashed into two brick driveway approaches. Dicus was pronounced dead at

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a vandalism case at a Catholic church in Westphalia. Investigators said the incident happened sometime between 3:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Deputies said someone discharged the fire extinguishers, which led to a major clean-up effort

The Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote a post on Facebook that says it teamed up with three other law enforcement agencies and arrested a man and a woman after finding meth during a search of a home Friday. The East Central Drug Task Force, Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Mexico Department of Public Safety and

A two-car crash that involved a sedan and an SUV closed two turn lanes at Stadium Boulevard and Bernadette Drive for a short period of time Saturday morning. Three people were involved in the crash. Columbia police said no one was injured but one driver was taken to University Hospital as a precaution. The cause

TODAY: We will be feeling cooler and less humid here in Mid-Missouri with high temperatures only in the lower 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny and winds will be out of the northeast at 4-10 mph. TONIGHT: Surface high pressure will continue to build south into Mid-Missouri bringing cooler and drier conditions. Low temperatures for

TODAY: Afternoon highs will reach the lower 80s under sunny skies and northeast winds at 4-10 mph. TONIGHT: Low temperatures for tonight will dip to the upper 50s with clear skies and northeast winds up to 6 mph.

The UM Board of Curators will ask the state of Missouri for more than $250 million to fund four key capital projects. The board approved the capital appropriations request for fiscal year 2019 at a teleconference meeting Thursday. More than half of the $250 million would go towards projects at the University of Missouri. Vice

Missouri law enforcement officials said a recent crackdown on speeding in the state lead to 1,951 speeding citations. From July 21-23, Missouri law enforcement participated in, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” It was a six-state effort to crack down on speeding. A list of the issued citations included: 3,728 total traffic citations 54

Two people from Arkansas are dead after a plane crash in northeast Missouri on Thursday morning. According to the highway patrol, the victims are Bobby and Shannon Faulkner, both 41, of Greenwood, Arkansas. Troopers said the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center gave GPS coordinates to help locate the missing aircraft at 11:24 p.m. The highway

Jefferson City Public Schools is wrapping up its summer building inspections and other preps before students come back to school in less than three weeks. Each summer, multiple inspections are done in all JCPS buildings with local fire department officials. “They’re looking at things like does the fire alarm work and … checking out the

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a 26-year-old man charged with multiple felonies including robbery, kidnapping and domestic violence. This stems from an incident earlier in July in the 7400 block of Arratt Court. Jordan M. Wisely, of 755 Demaret Drive, Apt. A, is also facing attempted burglary and driving under revocation charges as