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Columbia police have announced they are searching for a suspect in connection with a Tuesday shooting int he city.Cops are searching for 20-year-old Rashard Lee Bigham, who they believe was involved in a shooting on West Sugar Tree Lane. He is wanted on charges of first degree assault and armed criminal action. Bigham is described

***UPDATE THURSDAY 3 P.M.***The American Red Cross Heart of Missouri Chapter announced Thursday two additional volunteers are deploying to New Jersey to assist with relief efforts. The volunteers will head to Newark, N.J. by the end of the week. One volunteer from Jefferson City will work as an emergency response vehicle driver, while another volunteer

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man on child pornography charges Tuesday.Detectives say FBI agents seized a cell phone as part of an investigation in Ohio. After searching the phone, those agents found a person had sent child porn images to the Ohio suspect. Phone records indicated the person who sent the images

MOBERLY (AP) – Bank officials say an auction of equipment at a failed sweetener plant in Moberly has so far raised less than 5 cents for every dollar spent to finance the project.UMB Bank, the bondholder trustee for Mamtek U.S. Inc., said the Oct. 24 auction raised $1.8 million, but not every buyer at the

Columbia police have arrested a woman for a hit-and-run crash on Monday evening.Marian M. Ohman, 86, turned herself into police Wednesday afternoon. Officers say a vehicle driven by Ohman was traveling north on Garth Avenue around 5:20 p.m. when it struck a woman who was loading children into a car. The victim suffered non-life threatening

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has secured a third term, becoming the second Missourian to win three elections for the office.Election results Tuesday show Kinder defeated Democratic former state Auditor Susan Montee.Kinder had been expected to run for governor this year but instead decided to run for re-election as

A suspect was arrested Tuesday for defrauding an elderly woman in Mid-Missouri.Investigators believe Michele Brown, 40, charged at $29,000 over two years. Relatives of the victim and Brown’s family both contacted authorities after discovering the accounts.Brown had worked with 80-year-old woman several years ago. She moved into the victim’s house on Kinloch Court in May

***UPDATE WEDNESDAY 12:20 P.M.***Columbia police say the three male victims in the shooting, two 18-year-olds and a 29-year-old, are not cooperating with police. The first victim suffered a gunshot to the hand and was treated at the scene. The second victim received a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to University Hospital. The

***UPDATE 5 P.M.***A Boone County man, now left homeless after a morning fire, is speaking out and claims the entire situation could have been avoided.One resident is blaming the landlord for shutting off water to the building. Michael Brown says he could see a fire on the first floor from his second floor apartment. He

After two shootings in just a matter of hours Tuesday and four victims, one Columbia councilman believes the shootings are gang-related.Third Ward Councilman Gary Kespohl says Tuesday’s shootings are too similar to one that killed a high school student in April.”Here we are again, a crime is committed, they know what happened and nobody wants

***UPDATE THURSDAY 12:40 P.M.***17-year-old Marquez F. Marshall remains in the Boone County Jail as of Thursday afternoon on a $9,000 bond. He is charged with second degree robbery and second degree assault.Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Andi Hayes has requested a bond of $100,000. She is also seeking to ban Marshall from all Columbia Public Schools

The number of people expected this year at a free Thanksgiving gathering in Columbia is increasing and now there is now a challenge to all Columbia residents to help feed those in need. Former councilwoman Almeta Crayton started her food collections on Wednesday in order to get enough food for the annual “Everybody Eats” food

A Columbia murderer appealed his conviction in front of a panel of judges Wednesday.A jury convicted Travis Midgyett of murder and robbery for the 2006 shooting death of Carlos Kelly. Prosecutors say Midgyett and three other men were involved and that it was a robbery centered around cocaine.A judge sentenced Midgyett to 45 years in

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri senior guard Michael Dixon remains suspended and will not play in the team’s regular-season opener Saturday against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.Coach Frank Haith did not provide further details while making the announcement Wednesday.Dixon did not play in either of the 15th-ranked Tigers’ exhibition games after an unspecified violation of team rules.

Highs will reach the low 60s Thursday afternoon with a sunny sky and southerly winds. Overnight lows will only drop into the low-to-mid 40s with a mostly clear sky. Friday and Saturday will be mostly sunny, windy and very warm with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Much colder air will move in late Sunday. Highs

The University of Missouri announced Thursday morning the university will receive the largest endowment gift in its history.The Reynolds Journalism Institute will receive a $30.1 million gift from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. In 2004, the foundation gave more than $31 million to jumpstart the institute on MU’s campus.The university says the latest gift will

A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges in court Wednesday.26-year-old Tracy Session pleaded guilty to second degree murder, first degree robbery and armed criminal action in Cole County Circuit Court.The judge sentenced Session to 20 years in prison.Session is charged in the death of Keith Mosely in Jefferson City in April.

Electric crews from Columbia have moved to New Jersey in order to help restore power after Hurricane Sandy.Twelve Columbia Water & Light linemen had traveled to Ohio to reinstall lines knocked down by the hurricane. Those volunteers have now moved to Pennsylvania and New Jersey to work on electrical problems in the area due to

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters went to the poll in big numbers, but not as big as in 2008.Figures released by Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office on Wednesday showed that 2.7 million people, or 65.7 percent of registered voters, turned out on Tuesday. Both the raw number and the percentage were

Winds will increase from the south Friday with sustained speeds at 10-20 mph and gusts to 30 mph. Expect similar winds for Saturday and into Sunday morning. A strong cold front will move in during the afternoon on Sunday, shifting winds and bringing the potential for soaking rain and t-storms. Winds will be northerly Sunday