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Cole County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee convened Monday morning in the Jefferson City Police Department’s training room to discuss and analyze the state of criminal justice. The committee is sponsored by the presiding judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit and the Cole County Commission. Representatives from JCPD, the Cole County Sheriff’s Department, the County Commission,

A water boil advisory was issued on Friday for some customers with Water District No. 9. The advisory affects people in the Fairway Meadows subdivision as well as those in the area off of the Lake of the Woods golf course off of St. Charles Road. The boil advisory will be lifted on Tuesday at

Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia was evacuated early Monday morning due to a damaged gas line. The store was evacuated for about an hour, which started around 4 a.m. Monday. Ameren Missouri was alerted to the damaged line, but since the gas line was inside Walmart, the business had to make its own repairs,

MONDAY: After a mostly sunny start, we’ll pick up some cloud cover toward the afternoon. Highs will reach near 90 with heat indices in the low to mid 90s . TONIGHT: We’ll have a chance of picking up some showers and a rumble of thunder overnight, but looks to hold off until after midnight. Lows

On Monday night, the Columbia City Council will review a downtown lighting project and decide whether or not to approve an agreement to appropriate funds for it. The Downtown Community Improvement District is looking at replacing streetlights downtown with newer ones that would be able to brighten and dim. The lights could be programed to

Three people died in a crash in Springfield on Saturday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Andrew Lynch of Springfield hit a vehicle at a red light. He then failed to yield and struck another vehicle, pushing it into the path of a third vehicle. Those who died in

A power line caught fire Sunday night on Again Street. One firetruck from the Columbia Fire Department was waiting for Columbia Water and Lights to arrive at the scene. In the meantime Columbia Fire Department was making sure the fire didn’t spread from monitoring it. The department is still investigating the cause of the fire.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s. MONDAY: Mostly sunny early, becoming partly cloudy. Highs near 90 with a heat index in the low 90s. EXTENDED: This week becomes more active across Mid-Missouri with a surface cold front moving through the region Monday night through Tuesday. This won’t bring much of

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies close out the weekend– it will be a warm afternoon with highs near 90. With dew points in the low 60s, it will not feel very humid. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear with temperatures dipping back down in to the middle 60s. EXTENDED: Monday looks like another warm day with temperatures

The city of Columbia will start its repairs on the roundabout at Ponderosa Street and Nocona Parkway on Monday. According to a news release, the city said the contractor will be replacing concrete in the area. The repairs will start at 7 a.m. and should be completed by Thursday, weather permitting. The release said flaggers

Contractors will be replacing pavement on Ballenger Lane, according to a news release from the City of Columbia. On May 2, the city started a shoulder widening project on Ballenger Lane. According to the release, the goal is to make the road safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians. On Monday, workers will be replacing the

UPDATE (10:45p.m): Power has been restored to all customers affected by the power outage in southwest Columbia. A spokesman for the city was not immediately aware of the cause of the issue. UPDATE (9:30p.m.): 1,625 customers are without power in Columbia according the City of Columbia Outage Map. ORIGINAL: More than 1,000 customers are without

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services started accepting applications for medical marijuana facilities Saturday. Cultivation, manufacturing, dispensary and testing applications will be accepted beginning Saturday, Aug. 3 at 12 a.m. to Aug. 17 at 11:59 p.m. All applications must be filled out directly on the online registry. The state has already received a

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and nice with lows in the upper 60s. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs near 90. EXTENDED: Monday is similar to Sunday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90, and lots of sunshine. Clouds start to build by the end of the day with an approaching cold front. That

SATURDAY: Partly sunny skies this morning will continue to clear through the afternoon. Spotty showers are possible, no widespread rains are expected. Highs top out in the mid-upper 80s. TONIGHT: Skies will continue to clear out with temperatures bottoming out in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Sunday will have more widespread sunshine across the area as drier

Two people are in serious condition after a crash on Highway 54 in Miller County on Friday. Timothy Carter was flown to University Hospital and Delaney Burns was taken to Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that the wreck happened at Lakeland Road. The post calls it

One person is dead after a crash in Callaway County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report said Ryan Burns crossed the center of the road, striking the front of another car. It caught fire on impact, according to the trooper’s report. Medical examiners pronounced Burns dead at the scene. The driver

The Columbia city council will be looking at appropriating approximately 30,000 dollars for a lighting in downtown Columbia. The funds would come from the Downtown Streetlights Account, according to the council. It would involve amending the 2019 city budget. According to the council agenda, the city is partnering with the Downtown Community Improvement District to

University of Missouri Health Care released information about a data security incident involving patient information on Friday. The information that was breached included patient dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance information and limited treatment and/or clinical information. It also included Social Security Number for some patients, according to a news release from MU

A bill that will change current laws regarding child care is set to go into effect later this month. Gov. Mike Parson signed House Bill 397 in July. Under the law, unlicensed child care providers may care for a total of six children and no more than three children younger than 2 years old. Currently,