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Cold fall mornings, similar to what mid-Missouri woke up to Thursday, is what residents along the river valleys will see daily, as well as fog. The fog at times can be quite dense as it hugs the valley and will burn off slowly during the morning hours. If you were driving near the Route 54

Workers removed all of the wood panels of the arena floor of the Hearnes Center Thursday following flooding. On Sept. 23, a water main broke causing water to get under the wood floor. MU deputy athletic director Nick Joos initially said the damage will exceed $100,000. However, he now said the exact total is still

State Auditor Nicole Galloway says an investigation by her office showed thousands of dollars are missing in Glasgow and pins much of the blame on a former city administrator. Galloway said the “suspicious activity” occurred under the supervision of Kevin Atwood, the former city administrator. “City funds were used to pay personal credit card and

Charges were filed for the suspect in a shooting at at McDonald’s restaurant on Saturday. Police say an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Brian K. Heathcock on charges including unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, assault and property damage. The Fulton Police Department in a news release said Heathcock was already in

A woman admitted to stealing lottery tickets from her workplace on Tuesday. According to court documents, Rosie Barnett worked at the Casey’s General Store in Centralia and was caught by video surveillance. She allegedly stole $7,756 from her employer. The surveillance shows Barnett taking lottery tickets on multiple occasions and placing them on a clip

THURSDAY: Following one of the coolest mornings Mid-Missouri has seen in several months, temperatures will warm to seasonal levels. Afternoon highs under sunny skies will climb into the mid 70s, accompanied with winds shifting out of the south up to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures tonight don’t fall quite as drastically, but it will still be

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A victims’ support group is putting pressure on Missouri’s governor to intervene in a state investigation of potential clergy abuse, but Gov. Mike Parson’s office says he doesn’t have the authority to act at this point. Missouri leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests in a Wednesday

UPDATE – 9/27: The Howard County Sheriff’s Department canceled an endangered person advisory for 2-year-old Isabella Mordica and 9-month-old Wyatt Mordica. The advisory is in reference to an incident at 512 RT Y in Harrisburg around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities took Cody Mordica, 24, into custody and transported him to the Howard County Jail. The

THURSDAY: After a chilly morning, temperatures will climb into the low to mid 70s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Winds will shift to the south up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures tonight don’t fall quite as drastically, but it will still be cool with lows in the low 50s by morning. Winds will

Managers of Hawthorne Park Apartment in Jefferson City did not send any message to their residents warning them of several incidents of sexual misconduct. Anthony Craig, 19, was arrested Friday on suspicion of repeatedly watching others in the complex secretly while masturbating outside their windows. He is charged with several crimes, including six counts of

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