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UPDATE (10/2 4:00 p.m.): Several neighbors said they have noticed crime happening more often on Elm Grove Drive. “I’ve been here 11 years and it’s a pretty quiet block,” said an Elm Grove Drive resident who asked not to be identified. She said she suspects rental properties bringing new tenants has led to more crime.

A Columbia police cruiser was involved in an off-street crash near Stadium Boulevard on Tuesday. Few details about the crash were available Tuesday afternoon, but city spokesman Steve Sapp confirmed a Columbia Police Department officer was involved in a crash and that no one was injured. the crash happened at about 2 p.m. and appears

TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay warm, only dropping to near 70 under mostly clear skies and southerly winds at 5-8 mph. WEDNESDAY: It will be a hot, windy day with high temperatures reaching near 90 and southwesterly winds at 15-22 mph, gusting up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Outdoor burning should be avoided. The humidity

One person suffered life-threatening injuries Monday in a Cole County stabbing. A teen boy was taken into custody, but the sheriff said more people might have been involved. Cole County sheriff’s deputies were sent a little after 9 p.m. to the 5100 block of South Brooks Drive for a stabbing, the sheriff’s department said in

(AP) Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, is dropping out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, citing post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his stint in the military. Kander, who is 37, announced his decision Tuesday. The former Army intelligence officer said in a statement

THIS AFTERNOON: We’re going to continue holding on to partly cloudy skies through the rest of this afternoon, temperatures hold in the low to mid 80s, with southwest breezes steady, 6-8 mph. The weather stays dry through the evening, however, it will stay unseasonably warm and muggy– nevertheless still a good afternoon to get out

The man accused of firing a gun outside Club Vogue early Sunday was angry because he was kicked out of the business, according to charging documents. Columbia police arrested Andrew Barnette-Kruger after being sent to the club in the 900 block of Business Loop 70 E. at about 5 a.m. Sunday. Barnette-Kruger grabbed a gun

Missourians will be able to continue using their current driver’s licenses to board flights after an extension was granted for the state to comply with the Real ID Act. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Revenue, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security granted an extension through Aug. 1, 2019. During the

TUESDAY: Expect a warm, dry day with high temperatures reaching the mid 80s under partly sunny skies. Southwest winds will increase up to 12 mph in the afternoon. TONIGHT: Temperatures won’t drop far tonight as lows only touch 70 by the morning. It will stay dry under partly cloudy skies, but you’ll feel the humidity

Federal judge Brian Wimes is now considering whether or not to block state regulations that would end abortions at the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic.clinic. Attorneys for Planned Parenthood and the state were in Jefferson City Monday to argue their respective cases. Planned Parenthood is asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking

A judge has dismissed a case filed against the federal government after an illegal immigrant allegedly killed five people, four in Kansas and one in Missouri. The suit, which was filed in Kansas City, claims U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a “life-altering mistake” when ICE agents sent a detainer to Johnson County instead of

UPDATE, 10:14 p.m.: City council members said they hope to change the tone of the first draft of the community-oriented policing report. Some members said the report, written by Sgt. Robert Fox and City Manager Mike Matthes, seemed defensive of the department’s performance. Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas said the report lacked some easy first

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office announced Monday that it had been awarded $2.8 million from the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, which will go toward tracking and analyzing over 5,000 untested rape kits. The kits, which are completed by victims of sexual assault for the purpose of forensic

A shooting early Sunday near College Avenue and Ash Street was the fifth in downtown Columbia since July 29. So far no one has been arrested in connection with those incidents, though two people did suffer injuries that were not life-threatening, including on Sunday, when a man was hit by a bullet. The shooting Sunday

Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in northeast Columbia on Monday afternoon. The Columbia Police Department responded to the crash at the intersection of Ballenger and Timber lanes around 4 p.m. and had to briefly close part of Ballenger Lane as a result. The road reopened around 5 p.m. One person was transported

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said she sees a trade deal with Canada as a “step in the right direction” but said more work is needed. The Trump administration announced the deal late Sunday. “This is a step in the right direction for Missouri’s agriculture producers and manufacturers that are ready for some good news after

A Chillicothe man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a Macon fast-food restaurant. Macon police arrested the man Monday morning after the vehicle he was driving crashed into Hardee’s, the Macon Police Department said in a news release. Police were sent to the call a little after 7 a.m. Officers learned the vehicle

TONIGHT: Temperatures won’t drop far tonight as lows remain in the the mid 60s by morning. Partly cloudy skies stick around with muggy conditions by morning with south winds up to 8 mph. TUESDAY: Expect a warm, dry day with high temperatures reaching the mid 80s under partly sunny skies. Southwest winds will increase up

A man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly tried to steal a car at a gas station and hit a 14-year-old boy with a gas nozzle. According to court documents, James M. Davenport entered the Phillips 66 gas station in the 700 block of Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City. He told the clerk he

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about a phone scam in which the caller poses as a deputy. The department has been receiving calls from people in other states reporting the scam, in which a caller identifies themselves as a deputy and asks for money to post bond for a jailed, injured