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Columbia police investigated two armed robberies Tuesday night that involved victims meeting up with people claiming to sell items online. Police said the armed robberies occurred in different locations. In both cases, the victims met with sellers of Xbox gaming systems, which were advertised on Facebook Marketplace, according to authorities. Officers were dispatched to the

The University of Missouri is touting a decrease in liquor law violations, but liquor law arrests went up in 2017, according to new data from MU’s annual fire and safety report. According to the report, there were 419 liquor law violations in 2017 compared to 800 in 2016, about a 48 percent decrease. In 2017,

The University of Missouri College Republicans hosted a forum Wednesday evening where several groups will discuss three medical marijuana initiatives on the November general election ballot. The first will show up as Constitutional Amendment 2 and was sponsored by A New Missouri. It would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with certain conditions

The Mizzou basketball team began its first official week of practice Monday ahead of the 2018-19 season. Head coach Cuonzo Martin said forward KJ Santos is out week-to-week with a foot injury. He added it is still to be determined when forward Mitchell Smith will rejoin the team. The team suspended Smith following a DWI

Police responded to a shots fired call Wednesday morning in the 2400 block of Springdale Drive. According to Columbia Police Department Officers on scene, it was a domestic situation that led to the shots fired. Police said Brandie M. Sorm, 32, of Columbia discharged a weapon at her partner and then left the area with

Preparations are underway for the annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival at Stephens Lake Park. The festival kicks off Friday and lasts until Sunday. Festival President Richard King said the festival is on track to sell about as many, if not more tickets than it did its record 2016 year. Here’s a look at

More charges were filed last week against a Westphalia man after he allegedly stole a U-Haul auto-hauler trailer Aug. 31 from Affordable Towing in Jefferson City, Missouri. Surveillance video captured Drew Buersmeyer taking the U-Haul. Officers were in contact with Buersmeyer for an unrelated incident on Sept. 1 where they saw the U-Haul attached to

UPDATED 6:05 P.M. SEPT. 26: Fulton police ruled Scoggins out as a suspect in the shooting. Brian K. Healthcock was arrested Sept. 26 on suspicion of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and other charges. ORIGINAL: Fulton police are asking for the public’s help finding a suspect in connection to a shooting at

TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually clear from the northwest to southeast overnight, lingering near I-44 until daybreak. Despite any clouds that do remain, it will be the coolest night we’ve seen since April 30. Overnight lows are expected to bottom out in the mid to upper 40s, with light winds out of the northeast. THURSDAY: After

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a man was in custody on suspicion of Social Security fraud, but did not release further details. In a brief news release, the sheriff’s office said it had worked with Moberly police, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Social Security Administration on the investigation. The suspect’s

Some Sturgeon residents are being advised to boil their water before drinking it for the next two days. Sturgeon officials issued a boil water advisory Wednesday morning affecting the following areas: West Smith Street from North Turner Street to Joann Street; West Harris from North Turner to Fairgrounds Street; West Stone Street from North Turner

A Chicago man has been charged with murder in Miller County after investigators say his business partner died during a drug-selling trip. Joseph McKenna, 26, was arrested in Chicago without incident and was awaiting extradition to Missouri on Monday. He was jailed on a $750,000 bond on a second-degree murder charge. It was not immediately

A man accused of sexual assault a concert was charged with second-degree sexual abuse Tuesday. According to court documents, Alton Conner Junior was at a concert on the University of Missouri campus in August. The victim told police Conner kept moving toward her and that she felt something rubbing against her lower back. When she

Missouri was the eighth most violent state in the country in 2017 according to FBI numbers released this week. However, numbers also show a decrease in violent crime in Columbia so far this year. According to the FBI, more than 7,000 cases of violent crime were reported in Missouri in 2017. Missouri’s violent crime rate

WEDNESDAY: It’s a gorgeous and cool afternoon across Mid-Missouri. Temperatures are slowly climbing into the middle 60s under a layer of very high clouds. The cool conditions stay with us through the day, as a cool northwesterly breeze up to 12 mph pulls in cooler and drier air into the region. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies

One person died, and three people were hurt after a crash that closed Highway 50 in Moniteau County on Tuesday afternoon. Steven Smart, 60, of Tebbets, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three vehicles were involved in the crash, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Scott White said. According to the crash report, one vehicle

For the second consecutive year, Jefferson City Public Schools failed to follow its own policy for monthly fire drills. For the 2016-17 school year, not a single school followed the requirement. Some schools did not record a single drill for an entire year, raising questions of whether or not the fire drills even happened. “There

One person died after a crash in Camden County Tuesday night. According to the crash report, it happened around 9:20 p.m. on Route T, just north of Davis Road. It happened as the Toyota pickup was traveling north and crossed the center line of the road. The driver, Cecil Gideon, ran off the left side

A man initially charged with second degree murder pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Monday in connection with a Columbia homicide. According to assistant prosecuting attorney Jennifer Rodewald, Dariel Reid pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute in connection with the 2016 shooting death of Keith Chambers. Prosecutors initially

WEDNESDAY: The day will start out cool with temperatures in the 50s and clearing skies. Surface high pressure will build in, giving us a cool northerly breeze up to 12 mph which will keep our temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in the afternoon. High clouds will increase through the afternoon. TONIGHT: As clear