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Morgan County deputies seized 16.4 grams of methamphetamine, less than 10 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and plastic bags on Saturday after being called to a suspicious vehicle. Deputies got to the scene and found a vehicle parked in the middle of Big Buffalo Road south of Stover. The vehicle was on and Jessica Weaver,

Jude Sparks and his brothers were focused on testing their new walkie talkies in the desert around Las Cruces when one wrong step led to an amazing discovery. Jude, 10, fell right on his face and when he opened his eyes, he was staring at the remains of a one-million-year old elephant-like creature. “I was

The Chief of Police for Macon will be retiring after 15 years in the position. Chief Stephen Olinger made the announcement Wednesday morning. Chief Olinger said that his retirement become effective on July 24. “I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and the Macon Police Department over the last 15 years while

WEDNESDAY: It’s another hot and humid afternoon across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures continue to climb into the lower 90s. Heat indices through lunch, will be in the 100-102 degree range and approaching 105+ through the afternoon. It’s for this reason that heat advisories are in effect for all of Mid-Missouri, excluding Phelps and Pulaski counties, until

According to a release from Lincoln University, LU employees will no longer see a .5 percent reduction in their salary. Faculty and staff were told in May that the decrease would take place on July 1. But, because of the elimination of two vacant positions, the university saved $96,000. Other positions were reconfigured and the

WEDNESDAY: The Heat Advisory continues until 9 PM tonight for all mid-Mo counties, besides Phelps and Pulaski counties, where heat indices will reach 104 to 107 degrees. High temperatures will reach the mid to upper 90s Wednesday. Everyone needs to be aware of the heat as heat indices will be in the triple digits through

WEDNESDAY: The Heat Advisory continues until 9 PM tonight for all mid-Mo counties besides, Phelps and Pulaski, where heat indices will reach 104 to 107 degrees. High temperatures will reach the mid to upper 90s Wednesday. All counties need to be aware of the heat as heat indices will be in the triple digits through

Missouri has been given more time by the federal government to comply with the identification requirements under the Real ID Act. U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill praised the extension. The state now has until Oct. 10 before state licenses are no longer accepted at federal buildings and nuclear power plants. It comes after

A man is accused of abusing two children in Callaway County, causing serious injuries to one of them. Deputies said Tymothy Wolfe was arrested in June for domestic assault. After his arrest, the victim told deputies Wolfe had abused two young children. An investigation showed one of the two children had bruising on his ear

One of the six detectives that implicated Ryan Ferguson in the murder of Kent Heitholt stood by his and the Columbia Police Department’s investigation. “They’re all fine people, and they did great work,” Jeff Westbrook said of his colleagues. “Without exception, they did nothing wrong. And it’s being implied that they did.” Westbrook, along with

UPDATE: Christiansen has been found safe. ORIGINAL: An Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at mile marker 115 on I-70 westbound on Monday has been issued by The Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F. The endangered missing person is Kenneth P. Christiansen a white male, 37, six feet and four inches tall,

Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill Tuesday turning over a portion of the former state prison site to Jefferson City. Senate Bill 486 transfers about 30 acres of the Missouri State Penitentiary site to the capital city to further redevelopment efforts. “It can help us to create more jobs with higher pay to attract people

On Tuesday, the Columbia Police Department said the child who was hit and killed in a crash in northeast Columbia was from Kirksville. Kimberlynn Bartlett, 9, was walking across the street with two other people on Oakland Gravel Road when the collision happened. A visitation will be held for Bartlett from 6 to 8 p.m.

Two people, Richard Henry and Arline Diedrich, have been charged with first-degree murder after Leon Wilder was found in a ditch in Audrain County on Thursday. Another man was seen with Henry and Diedrich in security footage when they forced Wilder into a truck before driving off. Audrain County Sheriff Matt Oller told ABC 17

Ronald Moore will be the first to tell you: his brother Tanzell Johnson was not the type to take his own life. “Can’t nobody tell you that he was ever depressed,” Moore said. Johnson was a cafe manager at Columbia College and Moore said he was well known there. “If you walk through Columbia College,

TONIGHT: It will be another warm, muggy night with winds out of the southwest at 5-8 mph and mostly clear skies. Low temperatures will fall into the mid 70s. WEDNESDAY: The Heat Advisory continues until 7 PM for Chariton, Saline and Macon counties where heat indices will reach 104 to 107 degrees. High temperatures will

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, traffic is backed up for miles on I-70 eastbound in Callaway County, The traffic is due to a tractor trailer and a truck towing a boat crashing, causing the boat to come off of the trailer that it was on. The crash happened at mile marker 153. It

UPDATE 7/11: The 9-year-old child that died after being hit by a car has been identified as Kimberlynn Elizabeth Bartlett, of Kirksville, Mo. Her obituary can be found here. UPDATE: The Columbia Police Department has confirmed the 9-year-old has died. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital.

According to data provided by the National Weather Service nearly 131 people die from the heat each year. It’s a growing problem, especially when heat is the number one weather-related killer each year, well ahead of the 30-year average from hurricanes (46), tornadoes (70) and floods (84). With the heat continuing to build in Mid-Missouri

In a release from the City of Columbia, the city says that, “the officers involved in the litigation maintain that they conducted a thorough, professional and ethical investigation into the murder of Kent Heitholt and deny they violated Mr. Ferguson’s constitutional rights.” According to the release, the city says that they decided to settle the