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The Jefferson City Fire Department was dispatched to the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday morning in response to reports of a suspicious substance. According to fire officials, those in the building practiced a brief shelter in place while the situation was dealt with. It was determined the substance, which was mailed to the supreme court building,

Missouri Task Force 1 has been diverted to Montgomery, Alabama, ahead of Hurricane Michael’s landfall. Meanwhile electric line workers from central Missouri are also being sent to help with hurricane response. The Boone County Fire Protection District posted on Facebook Tuesday night that it was diverted to Maxwell Air Force Base while en route to

WEDNESDAY: Lingering showers and a few storms are slowly coming to an end this afternoon, with the clouds remaining in place. Expect overcast skies to stick around through most of the afternoon into the evening, with falling temperatures to follow. Winds will gradually shift around out of the west up to 15 mph, with gusts

UPDATE 9:40 A.M. 10/10: The crash that stalled rush hour traffic on westbound Interstate 70 at the Missouri River bridge involved six people, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash happened when four vehicles stopped because of a crash in front of them, the patrol report said. A semi-truck then crashed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri prison guards are criticizing the Department of Corrections director, who was photographed at a September golf fundraiser holding a beer while wearing a shirt with the department logo. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that prison employee union chief Gary Gross says employees would face discipline if they were pictured

WEDNESDAY: Lingering showers and a few storms mainly east of HWY 63 in the morning will end and we’ll cool down through the day. Clouds will begin to break as temperatures will start off in the mid to upper 60s, cooling into the upper 50s by 7 PM. It will also be breezy with westerly

A Missouri judge has blocked election officials from enforcing parts of a voter photo identification law. Senior Cole County Judge Richard Callahan ruled Tuesday that voters without a photo ID will no longer have to sign a sworn statement in order to cast a regular ballot. The ruling also prevents the state from advertising that

Jefferson City leaders are pushing property owners to take action now to address a collapsing wall. Jefferson City’s building official, Larry Burkhardt, sent a letter to three property owners Monday insisting that action be taken to address a collapsing building because of the risk of “total failure” of the building and possibly its neighbor. If

The jury trial for a man charged with capital murder in Miller County began Monday morning. Martin Priest was charged in January 2016 with the 1984 rape and murder of Tammy Rothganger, who was 15. At the time, Priest was the live-in boyfriend of Rothganger’s mother. The girl’s body was never found. Sandy Kuchen, Rothganger’s

A Columbia Public Schools administrator has resigned to take a job elsewhere. Kevin Brown, the CPS assistant superintendent for secondary education, will work his last day Friday, according to an email sent to employees. Brown has worked in that role since 2016. “Please join us in wishing Dr. Brown well in his new endeavor,” district

10 PM TUESDAY: The severe threat has ended but there continues to be a chance of localized flooding in the overnight hours Tuesday as storms bring pockets of heavy rain. UPDATED: 8:20 PM A line of storms continues to push east across mid-Missouri and still poses a threat for severe weather until 11 PM. The

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and t-storms will continue with storms that produce heavy downpours, frequent lightning and gusty winds. There is a lower threat of damaging wind of 58 mph or greater or an isolated tornado. The severe threat will decrease with time. With heavy downpours, localized flooding is possible, especially in low lying areas. WEDNESDAY:

The Columbia Police Department hosted a crime free multi-housing training on Tuesday for property owners, managers and staff to help keep crime out of multi-family properties. According to CPD, crime can be devastating to a rental property, both from a financial and community standpoint. “It’s helps to offer better communication between the property owners and

Two families on Eagle View Court in south Columbia have their cars back after they were stolen. The first theft happened on Sept. 22, but the car was recovered a few miles down the road. The second car disappeared this past Sunday night and the victim tells me they checked the same road the first

Thd deadline to register to vote in the November election is 5 p.m. Wednesday. Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks said Wednesday that 1,300 people have registered to vote since Sept. 25. He cautioned voters to watch out for scams by those telling voters they’re not registered to vote or to re-register. Click on the links

Two people were injured after a crash on Highway 94 Tuesday morning. The crash happened on Highway 94 near the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City as one vehicle was traveling westbound and crossed the center line and crashed head on with another vehicle. Emergency crews shut down the road Tuesday morning after the crash.

Proposals for new middle and high school attendance areas will be released on Dec. 20. Scott Leopold, a consultant with Cooperative Strategies hired by CPS, said their plans for new attendance areas would involve 10-year enrollment data and feedback from several focus groups over the next two months. A new middle school in southwest Columbia

UPDATE 2:05 P.M.: University officials said the campus returned to normal operation at about 1 p.m. ORIGINAL:Lincoln University officials have evacuated a building after a gas line break next to the campus. The Jefferson City Police Department warned of the line break at Dunklin and Chestnut on Twitter, saying emergency crews were on the scene.

UPDATE 10/9 – 7:30 A.M.: Missouri Task Force One departed for Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida just after 7 a.m. Tuesday. ORIGINAL: The Federal Emergency Management Agency activated Missouri Task Force 1 Monday night ahead of Hurricane Michael, according to officials with the Boone County Fire Protection District. According to a news

A federal judge has revoked bond for the son of a Columbia coffee shop owner under prosecution for alleged drug dealing. Nader Yanis was charged along with his father, Osama Yanis, with marijuana distribution in February. Nader Yanis had his bond revoked last Wednesday after he sent a Snapchat message to a witness in his