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Two prosecution witnesses faced intense scrutiny Thursday in the trial of a Columbia businessman accused or orchestrating an arson-for-hire plot. Merhdad Fotoohighiam’s defense lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, attacked the credibility of a woman whose boyfriend was also charged in the plot and a man who said Fotoohighiam approached him about setting the fire. Fotoohighiam is charged

The amount of water being released into the lower Missouri River will remain high at least into September. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that water releases from Gavins Point Dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will remain at current levels of 70,000 cubic feet per second. The Corps says it is still

A Howard County school district will pay $80,000 to settle claims in a lawsuit over the death of a former student who was allegedly bullied. The Glasgow School District released the terms of the settlement with Angela Suttner on Wednesday after a school board meeting. Suttner’s son, Kenneth, killed himself in 2016. Family members say

Abortion-rights advocates on Thursday sued Missouri’s top election official, alleging his actions and state laws denied them the right to put one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws to a public vote. No Bans on Choice Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union sought to put the law on the 2020 ballot in hopes

Charges have been dropped against a Lake of the Ozarks-area doctor who had been charged with rape, sodomy and incest. The office of Miller County Prosecuting Attorney Ben Winfrey, which was serving as special prosecutor in the Camden County case, dropped the charges because of a lack of evidence, ABC affiliate KSPR reported. Koch was

A Jefferson City man was charged on Monday after he allegedly shot off a gun in the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street early Monday morning. Amadeo D. Williams, 30, allegedly shot at a vehicle in the area. When police arrived at the scene, they found a car parked on the street with multiple bullet holes,

TONIGHT: Spotty showers and storms look to dry up after 10pm this evening. Mostly cloudy skies will take us into Friday morning. FRIDAY: After a cloudy start to the day, skies will start to clear into the late morning and early afternoon. High temperatures top out in the upper 70s and low 80s . A

Two people were taken into custody on Thursday morning after a multi-county chase ended in a crash. The chase started in Cole County on Highway 50 and ended at Wieneke Branch Road and Highway 50 in Moniteau County, said Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley. Moniteau County deputies were originally called into the chase around 10:30

A man could face new charges in Callaway County following a chase in Holts Summit. Travis Schoer, 38, of Fulton, was arrested by deputies and police around 11 a.m. Wednesday when he was tracked down to the 100 block of East Simon Boulevard. Deputies said Schoer abandoned his motorcycle and ran from deputies when he

***FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE VIEWING AREA UNTIL 10*** THURSDAY: Rain looks to be moving back in after a brief break in the action and will likely be impacting the morning commute. With plenty of rain having already fallen overnight, we’ll have to keep an eye on low water crossings, and

A former Fulton and Southern Boone District teacher pleaded guilty in a child enticement case on Monday. Teneil Stevenson, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to a first-degree stalking charge after he was originally indicted for attempted enticement of a child, according to online court records. According to the indictment, he sent suggestive messages and photos

A patient or licensed caregiver can grow up to six flowering marijuana plants at home in Missouri after obtaining a cultivation identification card. Marijuana legal expert Dan Viets said people must follow security requirements to cultivate their own marijuana under Amendment 2, which Missouri voters approved in November. “That could be as simple as a

Some city workers want the City Council to make a change to the Fiscal Year 2020 budget. Eric Scott is a union representative from LiUNA for Local Union 773. He spoke at Monday’s council meeting, representing those who work for public works. Some city employees are unhappy with how they qualify for mid-point pay in

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly fled law enforcement officers. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that the Eldon Police Department was involved in a pursuit with a motorcycle on Highway 52. The chase ended just south of Route OO on Wilkes Creek Road in Morgan County. Police and deputies searched

Experts on the federal and state level are working to educate Missouri employers about the state’s new medical marijuana laws. “It’s going to be a little different for everybody, its taking a look at what you’re comfortable with if you are the owner of a small business to your large businesses, what does this mean

The defense attorney for a Columbia man charged with paying another man to set fire to a mobile home sought to discredit witnesses and the woman who lived in the trailer during opening arguments Wednesday. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was charged with first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, but his trial this

A man with a felony warrant has been arrested after police found him at a Jefferson City storage facility. According to court documents, police were called to Black Hawk Storage on June 16 for suspicious activity. There, they say they found two people standing by a car, one of them being Walter Carlson. He allegedly

TONIGHT: Showers and storms last into the overnight hours. Some storms may be strong with locally damaging winds and isolated large hail. Heavy rain is the main concern with 2-4″ possible in some locations. Lows in the upper 60s. THURSDAY: Rain continues through the morning with areas south of I-70 seeing the most consistent showers.

Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms are possible tonight into Thursday morning across Mid-Missouri, where a Flash Flood Watch is in place through late Thursday morning. A cold front is slowly sinking south across the region, and will continue to trigger showers and thunderstorms tonight into early Thursday. This front, coupled with ample instability and moisture

A new restaurant opened in downtown Columbia this week, bringing a Mexican flare to the streets of Columbia. Paleteria El Tajin was given the green light to open after the Boone County/Columbia Public Health Department gave them an operating permit Aug. 1. “There is nothing like this here in Columbia,” co-founder Yoselin Herrera said. “We’re