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State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office began the citizen-requested audit of Otterville, located in Cooper County, on Wednesday. The City of Otterville agreed to pay for the audit in an April city council meeting with money collected from an approved water rate increase. The $6 monthly charge will remain until the audit cost is paid, according

Cole County officials believe the county has surpassed the amount of money in damages it needs to qualify for federal assistance. Federal Emergency Management Agency teams began surveying an area including Cole County by helicopter Wednesday and teams fanned out on the ground in Jefferson City on Thursday. The agency is scheduled to assess the

THIS AFTERNOON: Lots of sunshine will continue to be the story for the rest of Thursday. Highs are some 10-15 degrees below average as we only make it into the low 70s. TONIGHT: It’s another cool evening across our area with temperatures falling into the mid 50s. EXTENDED: We’re dry to start the day Friday,

Jefferson City leaders are set to meet Thursday morning to discuss tornado and flooding recovery. The meeting is hosted by Jefferson City Public Works & Planning Committee and will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 East McCarty Street. Leaders will also be discussing flooding at the airport. Sign

UPDATE 6/12: The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for some areas along the Osage River after Ameren Missouri opened the Bagnell Dam floodgates. The weather service said the flood gates opened Wednesday morning and issued the warning through 8:15 p.m. Wednesday for the Osage River in central Miller County. Ameren had said

BOSTON (AP) – Ryan O’Reilly scored for the fourth straight game and rookie Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and their first NHL championship. Alex Pietrangelo added a goal and an

Prosecutors presented their case Wednesday for sentencing a Rolla man in a double homicide at Lake Ozark. Gary Sweet pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault in March. Sweet was arrested and charged in November 2017 in the fatal shooting of Jim and

Communities in and around Boone County are starting to discuss how they will clean up after the floodwaters recede. Brandon Vair lives in Rocheport and owns Meriwether Cafe and Bike Shop. He volunteered when residents were putting down sandbags. Vair said it will be two weeks to a month before residents in Rocheport even consider

Disaster relief and cleanup efforts continued in Jefferson City on Wednesday, three weeks after a twister hit the town. An EF-3 tornado ripped through Jefferson City on May 22 and brought wind speeds up to 160 mph, destroying commercial and residential buildings along the Highway 54 corridor. Homeowners and business have also faced weeks of

A man seeking records of communications between the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and a drug task force asked a judge to reprimand the office for not disclosing the documents, continuing a yearslong open records battle. An attorney for Aaron Malin of St. Louis filed a motion Wednesday for civil contempt because they say the

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms come to an end between 7-10 PM and skies begin to clear. Temperatures drop overnight into the upper 40s to around 50. THURSDAY: It’s cool and beautiful with highs in the lower 70s and sunshine. Lows fall back into the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Friday is dry with a few more

City and county leaders said Boone County’s first Chapter 100 project was a success at the meeting of the Regional Economic Development Inc. board of directors. ABC Laboratories was the first company to apply for the program in 2006. The agreement was signed in 2008. The agreement required ABC Laboratories to retain 224 jobs and

Ken Newton of St. Joseph, Mo., TV station KNPN spoke Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley about a bill to change Missouri River management and his legislation to regulate YouTube, among other topics.

The Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department inspected at least 30 eateries in the last week. During one of those visits, a health department inspector found signs of pests at a Columbia daycare. Shalom Christian Daycare was inspected Monday and is scheduled for a follow-up inspection Friday. The inspection note said the department received a complaint

The Missouri Department of Revenue is still processing at least 123,918 tax refunds from income tax returns for 2018. Refunds for returns that were filed with before April 15 were supposed to be issued by June 1, and now accrue interest payments from the state because they are considered late. To date, the department has

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with its state-level counterpart, began conducting assessments Wednesday of the damage left behind from the recent tornadoes and floods. Carroll, Saline, Howard, Boone, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade are among the counties that were being surveyed via helicopter Wednesday, according to FEMA. The agency said it is conducting two types of

Travel is still a concern for Glasgow residents, Mayor Fred Foley said Wednesday. Foley said the town has two main exits for people to leave: Highway 5 and Highway 240. Highway 5 opened up on Monday after being closed for about 10 days. “It takes me an hour and 15 minutes to drive a 20-minute

Barring an unexpected development, Metro Business College plans to close its campuses in Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City and Rolla by the end of the year. MBC founder and president George Holske said declining enrollment and the increased costs forced the decision to close. Holske is working with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and second-degree robbery on Monday in connection with a 2017 shooting in Columbia that left a 15-year old with life-threatening injuries. Johnny Hurd and another minor were at the victim’s house at Parks Edge Place to ask for marijuana, according to court documents. Documents said they had

A home in Jefferson City had $20,000 in damage after a fire broke out at the residence in the 800 block of Washington Street. Jefferson City fire officials responded to the call just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and when they arrived, they found a fire in a corner bedroom, according to a Jefferson City