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More than $14 million in bonds would help fund the first construction phase of a new airport terminal, according to interim City Manager John Glascock’s plan. The plan laid out in the city’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget calls for borrowing $14.2 million, backed by money from the hotel tax and passenger fees, to begin building

Jefferson City Public Schools is making progress in its effort to buy property damaged by the May 22 tornado. The district sent letters to 50 homeowners near Jefferson City High School and about half of those homeowners have communicated interest in selling their property to the district, said JCPS spokesperson Ryan Burns. Jefferson City High

Business owners on both sides of the Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport are happy crews will build a new bridge. They said the backups that would have come along with work on the current bridge would have had a major negative impact on business. Drew Lemberger owns The Mount Nebo Inn in Rocheport. He said

Construction on a Columbia affordable housing project is expected to start next week. The development at Third Avenue will reportedly be valued at more than $150,000, though it is expected to sell for about $110,000. Randall Cole, the Columbia housing programs manager, said the city is already working with a potential buyer. “It’s always rewarding

TONIGHT: Becoming mostly clear with cooler temperatures in the mid-60s. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny with lower humidity and highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure takes hold at the surface through Thursday, with a few upper level waves of energy moving through the area through the end of the week into the weekend. These pulses,

The Columbia Solid Waste Department now has 13 vacancies and three people on leave, according to city Communications Director Steve Sapp. In June, the city had 10 vacancies. As of Tuesday, Sapp said there are 28 workers. The raise in vacancies comes after interim City Manager John Glascock had already proposed raising the minimum wage

The Columbia Mall is looking to split its one lot into two separate ones. Clint Smith, a project manager for the city of Columbia, said the current plan is to create a separate 6.33-acre lot that includes the former Sear’s building which has been vacant since July 2018. According to the Planning and Zoning Commission

Boone County leaders are moving forward with a cost agreement regarding the Rocheport bridge project with the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT was awarded an $81 million federal grant in July to help pay for the replacement of the bridge, which is expected to cost $240 million. Both Columbia and Boone County are slotted to

A Boone County judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a Columbia shooting case. Jury selection was set to begin Tuesday in the case against Deangelo Butler, 29, of Jefferson City, who is accused of shooting a bail bond agent in west Columbia in August 2017. Butler allegedly shot the bail bond agent as she was

Kansas City and Saline County authorities are investigating after the body of a missing person was found in a lake. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a conservation agent contacted the office after finding the property of a person missing out of Kansas City on the bank of Blind Pony

A Jefferson City man already convicted three times of driving while intoxicated is facing another DWI charge after a crash Monday afternoon on Highway 54. Court documents say Bryan Dunn, 37, was driving eastbound near the 1400 block on Highway 54 West when he failed to slow down and rear-ended another vehicle. A woman and

An Ashland man turned himself in to Boone County authorities Monday after he was charged with first-degree statutory rape. The incidents began in 2015, and the 13-year-old victim told authorities that Christian J. Wynn had sex with her two to three times per week since 2015. The Children’s Division originally contacted the Ashland Police Department

A man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after he allegedly fired a gun in the 900 block of Hibernia Road. Tyler J. Houston, 28, was allegedly looking for someone in the area, and while he was on a commuter lot, witnesses saw him shoot off a gun multiple times, court documents said. Houston

A two-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lanes of Stadium Boulevard in Columbia on Monday night. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. between Broadway and Rollins. Fire officials did not have immediate information on whether or not there were any injuries in the crash. However, one person was given Narcan, a treatment for narcotic overdose, at

TUESDAY: After some more overnight storms, things will settle down later this morning. Temperatures won’t be nearly as toastym only topping out in the middle to upper 80s , with a northerly breeze working into the afternoon. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies overnight as temperatures cool off back into the middle 60s . EXTENDED: Temperatures will

UPDATE: 6:30 A.M.: Storms that blew through mid-Missouri overnight left thousands of customers without power. Power has been restored to most mid-Missouri counties Tuesday morning. The following counties still have customers without electricity: Camden: 461 customers without power Pulaski: 177 customers without power Maries: 32 customers without power The largest power outage overnight Tuesday was

A man accused of threatening his co-worker with a gun could appear in Cole County court later this month. Prosecutors charge Ryan J. Klein, 38, of Lee’s Summit, with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree harassment. According to court documents, Klein pointed the rifle through his car window at the victim who was sitting

A woman accused of stealing a vehicle could face charges in Callaway County. Elizabeth R. Erbschloe, 36, of Fulton, was arrested by police investigating a report of a stolen vehicle around 11 a.m. Monday at a home off Singer Lane in Fulton. Police said Erbschloe had an ounce of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia when officers

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday against a German citizen accused of sending revenge porn. Maximilian Olthuis, 25, of Ahaus, Germany, was arrested by Columbia police officers earlier this month. According to court documents, Olthuis created a fake Instagram account and used it to send nude photos of the victim to their friends.

Jefferson City is working to change the process to declare a building as dangerous. Declaring a building dangerous and declaring a property a nuisance currently fall under the same city code. Building official Larry Burkhardt said separating the two will make the process more straightforward and prevent mistakes. The nuisance category includes tall grass, weeds