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Mizzou wrestler and Columbia native J’den Cox is headed to the Olympics after finishing first in the freestyle 86 kg weight class at the World Games Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia onSunday. Cox dominated en route to the championship, outscoring the opposition, 36-3, in five matches. The top-three placers at each weight class from the Qualifying

A Missouri state house committee has had almost two weeks to think about testimony both for and against the controversial SJR 39 religious freedoms bill. The bill would “prohibit the state from imposing penalties on individuals and religious entities who refuse to participate in same sex marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious beliefs”. Supporters

Columbia Police are looking for a suspect who took off from police after refusing to stop for a traffic stop. It started shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday when a CPD officer attempted to stop the suspect for a traffic violation near Stadium Drive and I-70 Drive Southwest. The suspect then tried to “evade” the officer,

An upper level trough of low pressure will begin pushing its way from Nebraska and eastern Colorado into Kansas during the day tomorrow, eventually making its way into the northwestern corner of Missouri by early Monday morning. Thunderstorms and rain showers are expected to develop along this front, with some storms having the potential to

Protesters gathered at more than 200 planned parenthood locations across the country Saturday in part of a national protest day. Protests in Columbia began at 10 a.m. According to Planned Parenthood, 3% of their services are abortions. But the abortions is what upsets most protesters. They say because Planned Parenthood performs them at, they should

A Mid-Missouri taxi driver is recovering this morning after a crash in Boone County. It happened Friday evening around 9:30 on southbound Highway 63 near Turkey Creek. The Boone County and Southern Boone County Fire Protection Districts responded to the crash involving a vehicle from business Taxi Terry’s. Taxi Terry’s confirmed the wreck involved one

House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, is approaching his anniversary as the presiding officer of the Missouri House of Representatives. He assumed office after a scandal involving his predecessor, and is well aware of the extra scrutiny on his office and the conduct and activities of all Missouri lawmakers. Speaker Richardson and some of his

Columbia Public School teachers will see an increase in their paychecks starting next school year. Columbia Public Schools officials and the Missouri National Education Association agreed upon a 5.77% average base salary increase Friday evening during a second collective bargaining session. The base salary for CPS teachers will now start at $32,115, which is an

The lawyer for a group of current and former Columbia police officers filed their response in the ongoing federal court battle related to Ryan Ferguson’s lawsuit. The six officers appealed a judge’s decision in December to only dismiss some of the claims Ferguson made against them in his multi-million dollar federal suit. The officers contributed

At Monday night’s City Council Meeting, Mayor Brian Treece and the city council talked about putting a possible delay on student housing developments. Some of those details still need to be worked out, which would include what exact period of time the freeze would last, what exactly constitutes student housing, and what are the boundaries

Two more people pleaded guilty Friday in a massive cocaine ring in Mid-Missouri. Ronnie Gillette pleaded guilty in federal court. He delivered and sold crack for other people between 2011 and 2014, including Kenneth Scott, Sr. and Malcolm Redmon. Redmon’s one of the ringleaders who made the drug inside a Columbia home. Another man, Tyrone

Jefferson City police are investigating a string of car break-ins. At least fifteen thefts were reported Thursday alone in one area of the city, primarily off Boonville Road and Hayselton Drive. Andrea McFarland, who lives on Boonville Road, said it was a normal morning Thursday until her husband went outside to take one of their

Four people were hurt after a crash on Missouri Blvd. in Jefferson City Friday afternoon. Police say a car with three teens turned left in front of a truck. The driver of the pickup and the car’s back passenger were taken away by ambulance. The others went to the hospital in a personal vehicle. Officers

One Columbia park is looking as good as new. City of Columbia employees and volunteers rolled up their sleeves to improve the appearance of the Indian Hills park. It’s part of Columbia’s “Operation Clean Streets” program. The volunteers started out Friday morning at 8:30. They picked up trash, repainted bathrooms, cleaned sidewalks and cleared overgrown

Boone Medical Group and Boone Hospital Center are officially taking over the Hallsville Area Family Clinicon Route B in Hallsville. The new ownership will take effect May first. Those who run the non-profit are blaming new regulations under the affordable care act. This announcement comes just one week after the chairman of the Hallsville medical

“All is well,” according to the 911 dispatch and emergency medical services centers in Osage County. As Sheriff Michael Dixon remains on unofficial hiatus, county officials say law enforcement and emergency services have not been significantly affected. “We have not noticed any issues with our responses. The calls are still being sent out and we

Smoke in the basement of a building at Lincoln University prompted a brief evacuation Friday morning. At around 8:30,firefighters from the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Dawson Hall, a residential hall at the school. LU Public Safety officials had found smoke in the basement and on the tenth floor, and

A Columbia woman wanted on a drug-related warrant in Miller County has been arrested by deputies in Callaway County. On Thursday morning, deputies got a call about a suspicious vehicle at the Taco Bell in Kingdom City. When they arrived, deputies contacted Amber Higgins of Columbia and Andrea Robertson of Hermann. While searching the vehicle,

The weekend is looking fantastic with light east/southeast winds for Saturday with plenty of sun. Sunday will bring an increase in clouds during the day as a storm system approaches. Winds will be increasing during the day and gusting from 25-30 mph. Rain and thunderstorms look to move in late Sunday night. Some storms in

Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Columbia lawyer Jeff Harris as a circuit judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit, which covers Boone and Callaway Counties. Harris, who will take the place vacated when Judge Gary Oxenhandler retired, will be sworn in Monday. Harris has been serving as policy director for Governor Nixon since 2009. Before that,