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UM System President Mun Choi received a two-year extension on his contract Friday. The UM Board of Curators made the announcement in Springfield at the end of a two-day development session. Choi, who previously served as provost at the University of Connecticut, started his position with the UM System in March 2017. His current contract

Drivers in Cooper County will come across road closures over the next few months while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace the Route 87 bridge over I-70. MoDOT crews said the 60-year-old bridge has deteriorated and needs replacement. Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, crews will reduce lanes on I-70 in both directions near the bridge.

FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. Patchy morning fog will burn off and skies will be mostly sunny through the day. Temperatures will reach the mid 80s with a north breeze up to 10 mph, keeping humidity low. TONIGHT: Clouds will build tonight with partly cloudy skies as lows drop into the

It’s the time of year when you may be heading to an amusement park, but how do you know if the rides are safe? In Missouri, legislation regulating amusement park rides was first enacted in 1997. The Division of Fire Safety’s Amusement Ride Safety program is responsible for enforcing regulations. Missouri law requires both annual

The fate of 200 E. High Street is still undecided, pending a decision by the owner, but a recent discovery city engineers has made things “a lot more complicated,” according to Building Official Larry Burkhardt. “The building is tied to the adjacent building (202 E. High St.),” so if the damaged building were to be

Former Mizzou point guard Terrence Phillips spoke out on social media Thursday night saying his Title IX investigation was over, and he was found not responsible for three of the four allegations against him. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03/status/1022650303697498112″,”author_name”:”Terrence Phillips”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03″,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;My 6 month Title IX investigation is over. See below: &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/PbDsilCH8m”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/PbDsilCH8m&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Terrence Phillips (@FloorGeneral03) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/FloorGeneral03/status/1022650303697498112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;July

Columbia police investigated an accidental shooting Thursday night. The University of Missouri Police Department and the Columbia Police Department responded to the South Providence Medical Park at Providence and Southampton before 9 p.m. An officer at the scene said the gun went off accidentally while the person was driving. The person then drove to the

An 18-year-old woman is in serious condition Thursday night after she ran into the side of a vehicle while jogging in Moberly. Vehicle versus pedestrian on South Morley. Road is now open. Pedestrian was transported for serious injuries. — Moberly Police (@MoberlyPolice) July 26, 2018 Police said the teenager hit the side of a vehicle

UPDATE: President Donald Trump touted his trade deals Thursday at a steel mill near St. Louis. The plant in Granite City, Ill. brought jobs back after Trump announced tariffs. Trump started his speech by thanking CEO David Burrit and the hundreds of workers in the audience. Trump said the trade deals he is working out

Workers from a local temp agency called People Ready are assisting with the city’s trash collection. The newly hired agency is paid $20 an hour per employee. The city paid the previous agency $13.20 an hour. Patricia Weisenfelder, a spokeswoman for Solid Waste, said the city does not know the number of additional employees the

Since July of last year, Columbia and surrounding areas have seen less than thirty inches of rain. It’s this lack of rain that not only has led to an evolving drought, but an activation of the drought response team. July 18, Governor Parson issued an executive order that activated the drought assessment committee. In a

The Camden County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced the sentencing of a sexual predator for several offenses against a child. Andrew Wayne Lester was sentenced to 20 years each on five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving a child under the age of 12. Lester was convicted by a jury on April 17 and

TONIGHT: Skies will clear out with areas of fog developing mainly south of I-70. Lows will dip to the low 60s as winds come in from the north up to 6 mph. FRIDAY: The work week will end with beautiful weather. Patchy morning fog will burn off and skies will be mostly sunny through the

A Columbia man accused of arson is found not guilty on Thursday. The jury deliberated for about 24 hours after the final day of the trial wrapped up Wednesday. James Hall was accused of being paid to set a home on fire back in December 2014. Hall went to trial in February 2018 for first-degree

Two teenagers accused of vandalizing a shopping center in Mexico, Missouri on Wednesday morning are now in custody. According to the Mexico Department of Public Safety, a 16-year-old boy was taken into custody in the 100 block of South Agricultural Street around 5:16 p.m. Wednesday. Police officers said Chandler R. Douse, 17, of Mexico, later

A fire at a home in Mexico caused significant damage, and the Mexico Department of Public Safety said it was caused by the reckless disposal of smoking material. Firefighters responded to the call around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. When they got there, the fire had spread from the back of the home to the attic,

THURSDAY: Scattered showers and storms continue to track into Mid-Missouri, as a cold front slowly progresses to the south. Expect any rain to stick around through at least late afternoon, with a brief climb in temperatures into the upper 70s and lower 80s once the rain ends. Areas north of I-70 that will likely stay

The Columbia Police Department announced it made an arrest in a 2017 west Columbia home invasion and shooting. According to police officers, Derrick Lamont Burnett Jr., 35, of Columbia was arrested near the intersection of W. Worley Street and Oak Street around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Arrest made in the home invasion & shooting in the

Boone County deputies issued tickets to a motorcyclist Wednesday night after a chase ended in a crash north of Columbia. A deputies tried to pull over the motorcycle for a traffic stop near Prathersville and Highway 63, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. The driver, later identified as Christopher Davison, 47, would not stop

Judge Jeff Harris heard arguments on whether the Board of Curators can ban professors from bringing firearms on campus. The judge said no additional hearings are needed and plans to come to a ruling. The Attorney General’s office in support of a MU law professor, Royce Barondes, who wants to keep his gun in his