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A spokesperson said the Columbia Watlow Electric operation had a “reduction in force,” handing out 60 more layoff notices Monday. Watlow announced at the end of April that it was moving more of its operations to an existing Watlow plant in Mexico. The initial round of layoffs in April left 41 people without a job.

The Boone County Fire Protection District are continuing to investigate Monday after a fire left smoke damage to one home. Crews were called out to the 4700 block of East McGee Road around 7 a.m. Monday. When firefighters got to the scene, they saw smoke coming from the basement of the home. Crews were able

One woman is dead and another has life-threatening injuries. The two women were hit just after midnight Saturday on Ash Street near Eighth Street by a vehicle. Columbia police said Patricia F. Beasley, 25, and Katie S. Paul, 25, were walking north on Eighth and crossing Ash when they were hit by a vehicle, driven

A single vehicle crash killed 56-year-old Linn Creek resident Bryan Means late Sunday night. Means was driving a 1995 Buick Regal when he traveled off the side of the road, hit a culvert, overturned and was ejected. Means was pronounced dead on the scene around 11 p.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports said Means

MONDAY: It looks like we’ll remain dry for most of the day today, but there is an outside shot that showers and storms push into some of our western counties later this afternoon, but with a fairly dry atmosphere in place, that seems unlikely but things will begin to change. It will be another pleasant

The bridge on Route 40 that connects Cooper and Howard County at Boonville is closed due to flooding. The Missouri Department of Transportation Central District announced the closure in a tweet Sunday. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/1135196116318904321″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central District”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;COOPER/HOWARD COUNTY ROAD CLOSURE: The Route 40 Missouri River bridge north of Booneville connecting Cooper and Howard Counties

The woman killed in a Saturday morning crash in Columbia was a fourth grade teacher at Moreau Elementary School in Jefferson City, according to Jefferson City Public Schools. The school posted on Facebook about Katie Paul, 25. “Our Moreau Heights family lost a special member last night. Katie Paul passed away after being struck by

TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear this evening. Overnight temps will be a little cool, in the upper 50s with a light easterly breeze. MONDAY: It looks like we’ll remain dry for most of Monday. Temperatures will be similar to Sunday in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: This week will have to be watched very closely.

A part of Route K is completely underwater. The section of the road near the water treatment plant in Boone County is blocked off by barriers, keeping drivers out of the area. This section of the road is just outside of McBaine . According to signs in the area, a portion of the Katy Trail

SUNDAY: After a loud night for some, things will quiet down today. Temperatures will be pleasant, topping out in the upper 70s with abundant sunshine and winds out of the north up to 10 mph . Get out and enjoy it, but don’t forget the sunscreen! TONIGHT: We hang on to mostly clear skies overnight

The Boston Bruins have taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final with a 7-2 win in St. Louis. Patrice Bergeron opened the scoring on a power play in the first period and Boston jumped to a 4-0 lead before Ivan Barbashev put the Blues on the board 11:05 into the second period.

Another levee has been breached by the Missouri River in Howard County. Bill John, with the Howard County Emergency Management Agency, told ABC 17 News that the levee at Highway Z and Highway 87 was breached shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday. Law enforcement officers are trying to get people evacuated from the New Franklin area.

THIS EVENING: We’re still tracking the potential for strong to severe storms this evening. The bulk of the activity will be focused between 4-10pm . However, storms will move through quickly, any one place that sees these storms will see them out within an hour. Our primary concern is large hail and damaging winds. TON

SATURDAY: We’ll start off the weekend on a warm and quiet note. Temperatures will quickly reach back into the 80s by midday, topping out in the middle 80s this afternoon. That sets the stage for storms to erupt toward the early evening hours along a cold front moving south. Some of these could be strong

A Callaway County man faces weapons and assault charges after allegedly threatening another person with a baseball bat Friday. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a disturbance in the 1500 block of Eunice Court, west of Fulton around 4:30 p.m. Friday. During the investigation, deputies learned a person had been threatened

Dee Dilse and three other church volunteers laid out cots at a carpeted gymnasium, preparing for what the flood might bring in. “We’re a community that help each other,” Dilse said. “It’s what God has laid on our hearts to do, and that’s what he would do. I’m a shepherd that goes out and ministers

As river levels rise, Osage County leaders are preparing as much as they can. The Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham went out to survey the water levels from the River Access in Chamois and properties along the Missouri River on Friday. “We’re checking properties to make sure there isn’t anyone there that shouldn’t be there,”

Sandbagging will continue Saturday morning as Boone County continues to deal with flooding, according to officials with the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District. Efforts start at 9 a.m. at Peace United Church in Hartsburg, located at 121 S. First Street, according to a Facebook post. The agency is still transporting sandbags from the fill

The Southeastern Conference announced a chance to its existing policy that limited the sale of alcoholic beverages at athletics events. Starting Aug.1, each school within the SEC now has the right to decide whether or not it will sell alcohol within the stadium of athletic events. “We are committed as a Conference to make sure

Hundreds of Jefferson City homeowners will need a building permit from the city government before they can repair damage from last week’s tornado, and a nonprofit has pledged to pay 100% of the fee. The Jefferson City Council passed a bill Thursday that temporarily lowers the cost of all building permits for tornado victims to