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As the Fourth of July holiday weekend starts, Columbia city employees placed signs across the city to remind residents that fireworks are illegal within the city limits. The Columbia Police Department posted on its Facebook page Monday a list of fireworks that are illegal within city limits. According to the city ordinance, sparklers are allowed.

TODAY: Mostly sunny skies will dominate our Saturday forecast, allowing temperatures to reach the mid 80s. Outdoor conditions will remain comfortable due to low humidity and gentle winds under 10 mph out of the west. Tonight will have calm winds and evening temperatures in the lower 70s. SUNDAY: We will start out with dry conditions

As we begin the holiday weekend, the weather is finally quiet thanks to a high pressure system moving into the area. We will see dry, less humid air and mostly clear skies for Saturday and on into Sunday with temperatures into the upper 80s and 90 degrees. However, some rivers in Mid-Missouri are near or

TODAY: Expect mostly sunny skies with temps reaching into the mid 80s with low humidity and winds WNW up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Tonight will be mostly clear with calm winds and low temps in the mid 60s . SUNDAY: We will start out dry and mostly sunny with high temps in the upper 80s

The Mexico Public Safety Department is looking for three suspects who attempted to rob a resident Thursday evening in the 1000 block of West Street. Several people were in a home on West Street when someone knocked on the front door, and when it was opened, three men forced their way inside, officials said. Two

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in the cities of Linn in Osage County, St. Robert in Pulaski County and Ellington in Reynolds County will close permanently at 7 p.m. Saturday. Officials said that although the centers there will close, survivors of the 2017 flooding and severe storms will still be able to get help by

TODAY: Expect mostly sunny skies for the start of your weekend with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s and low humidity. Winds will be west to northwesterly up to 10 mph. Tonight will have calm winds and low temperatures in the mid 60s. SUNDAY: We will start out with dry conditions and mostly sunny skies

The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office released its mid-year crime statistics on Friday. Sheriff Tony Wheatley said more than 100 arrests have been made since the start of the year, while reported thefts, burglaries and property crimes have dropped. The Sheriff’s Office is also making some extra money taking in more inmates. Wheatley said in February,

An attorney for the city of Sturgeon said it and individual members of the Board of Aldermen have legal immunity in ousting the police chief. Jefferson City-based attorney Theodore Lynch responded earlier this month to the suit filed by former Chief Greg Halderman. The former chief claimed aldermen acted “maliciously” to fire him, spurred by

Emergency crews responded to four different crashes within just a few hours Friday as people hit the road for the Fourth of July holiday. The first crash happened around 2:30 p.m. near the Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport. Witnesses said the car went off the road, hit the guardrail and flipped. Officials with the Boone

A woman is charged in Cole County after witnesses say she drove drunk with three children in her car. Police responded to 701 Eastland Dr. for an assault call May 17. Stephanie Keilholz was at the scene, and police say she seemed to be intoxicated. A witness said Keilholz had been driving, and police had

Jefferson City Public Schools is starting a district-wide study of its boundary lines with a new high school on the way and overcrowding issues at elementary schools. The district has not done a district-wide boundary study in about 25 years, according to JCPS Chief Financial Officer Jason Hoffman. “If you just look at the lines,

A Morgan County Sheriff’s Office drug dog will soon have extra protection in the field. According to the department’s Facebook page, the 4-year-old German shepherd named “Wolf” will receive body armor from the nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc. The department expects to receive the protective vest, which is both bulletproof and stab-proof, in

TONIGHT: A spot shower or t-storm is possible near I-44 overnight but most areas will stay dry. Skies will remain mostly clear with low temperatures in the low to mid 60s and northwesterly winds of 4-7 mph. SATURDAY: Expect mostly sunny skies for the start of your weekend with temperatures reaching into the mid 80s

A Randolph County man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child after his girlfriend died in a vehicle crash. According to the probable cause statement, Nichole Ashbaker was driving on June 10 with her four children and her boyfriend, Danny Bowen. She was driving on Route

Work on a second special session has been delayed until after the Fourth of July holiday. Gov. Eric Greitens called lawmakers back to Jefferson City on June 7 to pass new restrictions on abortion. They include protections for religious anti-abortion organizations. Despite being called back to the capital city three weeks ago, lawmakers were not

This is the Fourth of July weekend, and nowhere in Mid-Missouri is it celebrated bigger than in Jefferson City. Salute to America gets underway Saturday, and will take over the entire downtown area and Capitol complex. Mayor Carrie Tergin is our guest for “This Week.” She starts our conversation highlighting the unique nature of this

Moving into the Fourth of July weekend, hospitals are expecting to see more people hurt by fireworks. In Columbia, because University Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center, doctors said they can see patients from as far south as Lake of the Ozarks to north of Kirksville over the holiday. Many patients are expected to

The Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Senior Services finished the first week of a study at Meramec park on Friday. Their study aims to remove ticks and test them for tick-borne diseases. Two rare tick-borne diseases, the Bourbon and Heartland viruses, have been found in Missouri. There have been a

Fourth of July weekend is here and drivers will not only see more traffic as they head out of town, but also more law enforcement officers. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will be stationed every 20 miles on I-70, Highway 54 and some secondary roads to watch for dangerous driving. It’s part of Operation C.A.R.E,