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The Columbia Police Department is investigating a pedestrian crash that killed David L. Brunk, 61, of Columbia Sunday night. The crash happened on Old 63 North at Country Club Drive at about 8:26 p.m. Sunday as Brunk was walking north in the travel lane. Andrew J. Glines, 28, of Columbia was driving a vehicle and

Dee Dee Smith got dashcam video of a driver passing a stopped school bus with its stop arm out while it was picking up students for Columbia Public schools.

Three people have been charged in a Morgan County child abuse investigation. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to the home of Skylar Duhn on Thursday after receiving a call reporting a child had severe burns to their hands and face. A probable cause statement reveals Duhn identified the 2-year-old child as

One person died, and one person was seriously hurt after a head-on crash in Howard County Monday night. A Pontiac Sunfire was traveling on MO 5 north of New Franklin at 10:49 p.m. when it tried to pass another vehicle. In the process, the Pontiac ran into the path of a Chevy Monte Carlo and

***Winter Weather Advisory from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday for Chariton, Saline, Randolph, Monroe and Macon counties for possible ice due to freezing rain*** TUESDAY: With cloudy skies in place we will be dry for the start of Tuesday, with a chilly morning commute. Rain is more likely in the afternoon and evening as temperatures

UPDATE: The city council approved the rezoning of the land for Westbury Village in a 4-3 vote. Mayor Brian Treece, First Ward councilman Clyde Ruffin, Second Ward councilman Michael Trapp and Fifth Ward councilman Matt Pitzer voted to allow for commercial uses that several residents said would negatively impact the area. That includes 24-hour convenience

The Jefferson City Council decided against joining other Missouri cities and counties in a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers at its meeting Monday night. Several council members said it’s not clear how much the city could be rewarded in the lawsuit, so it might not be worth city resources. Others thought it might overlap with Cole

It’s been more than 20 years since a landmark settlement between state attorneys general and big tobacco companies. Since the 1998 settlement, the tobacco industry has paid more than $126 billion in annual payments to various state governments, including a total of $2,728,830,223 to the state of Missouri as of July 2018. Year Payment to

Every year, the city of Columbia sends out hundreds of surveys to its residents to get a better idea of what it’s doing right and how it can do better. The surveys had been going out every other year since 2003, but now it’s an annual project taken on by city staff. “Getting feedback like

The Mizzou women’s basketball team lost 61-51 to LSU on the road Monday night. The Tigers are now 16-7 overall and 5-4 in the SEC. Sophie Cunningham led the way with 14 points, but she fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter. Amber Smith and Lauren Aldridge each had ten points. Cierra Porter

The Missouri Department of Transportation has started to use a mix in some places that allows crews to fix a pothole in about 15 minutes. District maintenance engineer Jason Shafer said the new material is another tool in MoDOT’s box. “This is very quick. It’s much quicker than if we’d go in, say, with concrete

Columbia ordinances require property owners or residents to clear their sidewalk, but city officials say few did during January’s excessive snowfall. The city received numerous complaints about snow-covered sidewalks after more than 15 inches of snow fell on Jan. 11-12, according to a Community Development Department memo to the Columbia City Council. Those complaints resulted

Columbia police officers found evidence Sunday of gunfire in the 1400 block of West Worley Street, making it at least the fourth incident of shots being fired in the city over the weekend. Police were sent to Worley Street at about 10:20 p.m. on a shots-heard call, Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said. Officers

A Columbia man known for his role in an annual music festival and his former ownership of two live music venues will now be part owner of another local icon — Cooper’s Landing. Richard King said Monday that he and three partners hope to open the operation under new ownership by April 1. King is

At least one person has been charged in connection with a Friday homicide in Mexico, Missouri. Dekhise E. Dorsey and two 15-year-olds turned themselves in Saturday after they were involved in the shooting death of 27-year-old Tajuan Williams. Officers arrived at Muldrow Street at about 5:30 p.m. Friday and found Williams with a gunshot wound

***Winter Weather Advisory from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday for Chariton, Saline, Randolph, Monroe and Macon counties for possible ice due to freezing rain*** TONIGHT: Clouds will break up early in the night with temporary clearing before they return toward morning as moisture increases from the southwest. Lows will dip into the low 20s with

A federal judge sentenced an Iowa sex offender to 15 years in prison without parole followed by 15 years of probation Monday in a case involving Boone County investigators. John J. Lundberg, 31, pleaded guilty in September to attempting to produce child pornography after he responded to an online advertisement targeting sexual predators posted by

At least one person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Columbia on Monday. Columbia Firefighters are currently working a vehicle accident on Providence Road at Worley Street. 1 subject was transported to a local hospital for treatment. pic.twitter.com/GvioYyrjRl — Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) February 4, 2019 The crash happened just after 12 p.m.

MONDAY: After a mild start to the morning falling temperatures will bring a chilly evening commute. This comes as a cold front tracks through the region. The frontal passage will be dry, but it is still a strong boundary as breezy winds pick up out of the northwest ushering in much colder air. Temperatures during

Two men were charged on Friday, accused of dealing drugs in the Jefferson City area. Mark A. Shannon had almost more than nine pounds of marijuana, 23 ecstasy tablets, 56 grams of “crack” cocaine, 28 grams of meth and 100 packaged oxycodone pills between two homes on Kengborg Hills Road, court documents said. When Jefferson