UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: A CenturyLink spokeswoman said crews restored all services to Mid-Missouri customers Monday. The same company official said the fiber line was cut by a construction crew in Kansas City. UPDATE 1:00 p.m.: Widespread telephone service outages were reported across Mid-Missouri Monday after CenturyLink notified the public about a cut fiber line. A spokesperson for
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Major changes are on the way with an arctic air mass settling into Mid-Missouri this week, bringing cold temperatures and chances for rain and snow. A cold front has pushed south across the area Monday, with cold air filtering in through this evening. Rain moves in late tonight as another wave of energy tracks into
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The husband of a missing Columbia woman is now charged with child abuse, after investigators found evidence during their missing person’s investigation. Joseph Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested Friday and taken to the Boone County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Elledge appeared for his initial arraignment via camera from the Boone County Jail. Judge Tracy Gonzalez ordered a
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Cold weather will move through mid-Missouri to round out the month of October and warming centers and overnight shelters are available to help keep people without shelter out of the cold. Columbia’s warming centers are open during normal business hours and offer access to restrooms, drinking fountains and other publicly available areas. Those centers include
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An officer of the Columbia Police Department was inadvertently hit with a non-lethal weapon Thursday night while taking a person into custody. The incident occurred when two officers responded to a disturbance call at Moser’s Foods grocery store on N. Keene Street just before 7 p.m. “The two officers attempted to take a person in custody who
Continue ReadingA man is charged in Miller County after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase late Sunday. Lake Ozark police accused Curtis Thorne of driving in the wrong lane on U.S. Highway 54 in Miller County just before midnight on Sunday. Court documents show an officer tried to pull over Thorne at 11:41 p.m. on
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6:30 p.m.: A CenturyLink spokeswoman said crews restored all services to Mid-Missouri customers Monday. The same company official said the fiber line was cut by a construction crew in Kansas City. UPDATE 1:00 p.m.: Widespread telephone service outages were reported across Mid-Missouri Monday after CenturyLink notified the public about a cut fiber line. A
Continue ReadingConstruction crews caused a fiber cut on Monday that left people in both Kansas and Missouri without internet or phone services. The outage was specific to CenturyLink customers. CenturyLink said the problem was solved shortly after 6 p.m. Monday but, before the outage was fixed, emergency service crews around Boone County prepared to help. The
Continue ReadingA state public and private committee gave its final report on bringing the Virgin Hyperloop One to Missouri. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Hyperloop outlined impacts the high-speed rail system could have on the state. Its report shows Hyperloop would benefit Missouri with $1.67-billion to $3.68 billion of annual economic impact, create between 7,600 and
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NOTE: This story has been updated to identify some people in the video. Security camera footage outside the Battle High School locker room in Jackson, Missouri shows who went into the building and when. The state of the visitor’s locker room has been one of several issues both Columbia Public Schools and Jackson R-2 School
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Jefferson City Administrator Steve Crowell will present a summary of the costs associated with the natural disasters that have struck the city. The estimate, which includes the costs of the May 22 tornado and the weeks of flooding in the city, is $4,224,559. In the document, the costs are sorted into both actual and anticipated
Continue ReadingThe husband of a missing Columbia woman is now charged with child abuse, after investigators found evidence during their missing person’s investigation. Joseph Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested Friday and taken to the Boone County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Elledge appeared for his initial arraignment via camera from the Boone County Jail. Judge
Continue ReadingCold weather will move through mid-Missouri to round out the month of October and warming centers and overnight shelters are available to help keep people without shelter out of the cold. Columbia’s warming centers are open during normal business hours and offer access to restrooms, drinking fountains and other publicly available areas. Those centers include
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Zaxby’s on Cinnamon Hill Lane in Columbia is back open after a small fire forced it to shut its doors a week ago. Scott Clardy, assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department said a small grease fire started in Zaxby’s kitchen Oct. 9. Clardy said whenever first responders are alerted to fires at
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: Patchy drizzle is possible this afternoon, but heavier, widespread rain showers arrive after dark tonight. That system will move pretty quickly and leave us dry a little after midnight tonight. Lows will be cold in the mid 30s. A few wet snowflakes can’t be ruled out for our northern counties, but impacts are
Continue ReadingMissouri’s Special Blue Ribbon Panel will release its final report on the proposed Hyperloop Monday on the MU campus. Earlier this month, we reported officials said the state of Missouri is a strong contender for the Hyperloop. The Special Blue Ribbon Panel, along with House Speaker Elijah Haahr, will provide its recommendations on how to
Continue ReadingMONDAY: Things will get off to a gloomy start and look to stay that way into this afternoon. We may see some drizzle this morning heading out the door, but the main takeaway will be the gloomy skies and cooler temperatures, with highs only managing the upper 40s to near 50 behind this cold front.
Continue ReadingAn officer of the Columbia Police Department was inadvertently hit with a non-lethal weapon Thursday night while taking a person into custody. The incident occurred when two officers responded to a disturbance call at Moser’s Foods grocery store on N. Keene Street just before 7 p.m. “The two officers attempted to take a person in
Continue ReadingMissouri Department of Transportation crews closed one lane of northbound U.S. Highway 63 over Interstate 70 in Columbia on Sunday to fix a bridge joint. Starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, the driving lane of the Highway 63 bridge over I-70 will close to traffic so crews can repair a bridge joint. Once those repairs are
Continue ReadingOne person was flown to a hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Jefferson City. According to a statement from Jefferson City Police, the crash happened on MO 179 at Missouri Blvd. shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Sunday. A car traveling north was turning left onto Missouri Blvd., when it collided with a
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