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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,

TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and comfortable. Lows in the mid-60s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with an isolated shower possible. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: We finally get underneath the upper level high pressure sending cooler air our way all week, meaning our temperatures will rise into the upper 80s for

Pavement repairs are scheduled to start Tuesday on a road in northeast Columbia. Crews will repair the pavement on Ballenger Lane in front of the intersection of Pierre Street. The work is set to start at 7 a.m., weather permitting. In order to complete the work, crews will close Pierre Street at Ballenger Lane. City

Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with four felonies in connection with an alleged sexual assault. According to court documents, Cristian Lucas, 32, assaulted the victim at a home on Trinity Place on Saturday. Police said they were notified and asked to investigate the alleged attack Thursday. Documents said that the victim told

Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler spoke out against the state audit report on Thursday regarding how non-compliant sex offenders are pursued in Missouri counties. “It’s just erroneous information that the auditor’s office is putting out and what she’s doing is she’s slamming the sheriffs for us not doing our job, and she has no idea

The Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in Missouri started Friday and ends at midnight on Sunday. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers and other items are exempt from sales tax this weekend. Several cities and counties have opted out of the sales-tax free weekend, including Jefferson City and Columbia. Counties in

The proposed contract between the Columbia City Council and John Glascock for the city manager job features a pay raise over his predecessor. The contract offers Glascock a $180,000 salary for the city’s top job. It’s a $15,000 raise over the salary of Mike Matthes, who left the city in November 2018. The city council

The Columbia Police Department announced on Friday that it will conduct an investigation into its process on responding to a missing person. The investigation was prompted by the recent death investigation of Glenn L. O’Neal, 39, of Columbia, according to a news release from CPD. The current CPD policy requires officers to file a missing

Kelvin Joe, who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Columbia Public Schools property in April, was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday night. Joe was seen on camera approaching a student at Gentry Middle School. Police said there was no evidence he had any ill intentions toward the child. He had also been warned

A crash at the Missouri River Bridge was causing delays on Friday afternoon. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be found in the player below. I-70 ALERT: Eastbound delays possible at the Missouri River Bridge in Rocheport (mile marker 115; Cooper/Boone counties) due to a crash. pic.twitter.com/Sj43PKQDQs — MoDOT Central District (@ MoDOT _Central) August

One person was arrested and charged on Thursday after members of the mid-Missouri Drug Task Force found five marijuana plants growing on the man’s property. Members of the Drug Task Force were flying over Morgan County in a helicopter with the National Guard on Wednesday when they spotted the marijuana grow, according to court documents.

THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny skies continue throughout this afternoon. Highs will reach the low 80s. TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy skies, lows in the mid 60s. EXTENDED: Temperatures will continue to warm up this weekend. A spotty storm chance is possible Saturday afternoon but much of the day should remain dry! Sunday is warmer & sunnier with

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri will hold a statewide protest and voter registration drive against restrictive abortion laws. According to a Facebook post from the ACLU of Missouri, demonstrators will gather at noon on Friday in Jefferson City at the Missouri State Capitol. Protests will also take place in Springfield, Kansas City and

Columbia Public schools is renovating its buildings to add an extra layer of security. Each school will have a single point of entry and a secure entryway. During the day, guests will have to be let into the building by speaking with a secretary using a phone, or a door monitor. All CPS buildings constructed

The Moberly Police Department is investigating after a man reported he was threatened with a gun while in Columbia on Thursday. According to a news release, joint communications took the call around 6:15 p.m. The victim claimed he was in Moberly when he recognized a vehicle with a man inside who allegedly pulled a gun

The Missouri attorney general’s office is investigating whether Missouri State University is using a parking ticket quota in violation of state laws. Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Thursday that whistleblowers expressed their concerns about the practice to his office, prompting the investigation of the Springfield-based school’s Office of University Safety. Schmitt says the quota was

Prosecutors charged an Eldon woman Thursday with murder after police found a man dead from a possible heroin overdose. Lisa K. Shockley is charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution in connection with the death Saturday of Charles Weatherford. Police were called to Shockley’s home Saturday and found Weatherford unresponsive on the floor, according to

Troopers arrested three men from Georgia on Thursday morning after authorities say they found nine pounds of drugs in their vehicle. Troop F tweeted that a traffic stop for speeding turned into a drug bust. The tweet said, “Prevent engine overheating by NOT packing it with drugs.” {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1157110291001413632″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Prevent engine overheating

A report from the Missouri State Auditor‘s Office released Wednesday shows the state lost a total of $45,000 in fees and uncollected interest in what the office found was a questionable contract for fingerprinting technology. The audit also outlined an apparent conflict of interest in the method the former director of public safety used in

Lululemon, which coins itself as a “yoga-inspired, technical athletic apparel company,” is set to open a seasonal store in downtown Columbia. The store will take over Allen’s Flowers former storefront at 111 S. Ninth St., Suite 170. The new Columbia store will have a grand opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 9.