MU Health Care plans to open Boonville clinic, Pinnacle also plans to reopen Boonville hospital
The company that owns a Boonville hospital plans to reopen the facility as it goes through bankruptcy court.
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Representatives say funding to raise teachers’ pay will be hard to find
Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.
Continue ReadingConcordia University students walk out to show frustration over decision to close
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Students at Concordia University walked out of class Thursday morning to show their frustration with the university’s decision to close this spring. The university announced Monday that the school would close after the Spring 2020 academic semester. Thursday morning, students met on the “green”
Continue Reading‘Horrible hoser?’ Neighborhood peacock pits woman against fellow homeowners
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WDSU) — One New Orleans woman doesn’t want anything to do with a peacock that’s become part of her neighborhood, and that’s causing a rift between her and her fellow homeowners. Catherine Broussard, who lives in the Carrollton neighborhood where the bird roams, said she
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MSHP: Boone County crash caused by vehicle driving off side of road
The report said the vehicle overturned multiple times.
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Ethics commission: Greitens campaign failed to report contributions
The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.
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City of Columbia pays hundreds per night to have Wabash warming center open
The overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station in downtown Columbia will be open Wednesday night. The bus station provides a place for people to get out of the cold overnight.
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Two Jefferson City buildings declared dangerous because of ‘human waste, hazardous materials’
The Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services added two properties to its list of dangerous buildings in as many weeks.
Continue ReadingPolice: About 4 Tons Of Trash Removed From Problem Home in CA
Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, CA (KOVR ) — A notorious problem home in a Fairfield has been cleaned up after months of complaints from neighbors, police say. Fairfield police say they’ve been fielding reports of drug use, criminal activity, and trash building up at the 200 block of Atlantic Avenue home
Continue ReadingBeagle rescued after getting stuck underground inside buried vehicle
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA (WGHP) — One beagle managed to find himself between a rock and a hard place. Franklin County Animal Control and Shelter in Virginia shared photos of “sweet elderly Henry” after he got himself stuck in a buried vehicle, and they documented the whole rescue. “He
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Missouri governor appoints PAC donor to university post
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is giving a top university appointment to a business owner who donated to a pro-Parson political action committee.
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Most mid-Missouri roads clear but remain slick
Most roads across mid-Missouri were clear of snow on Thursday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map.
Continue ReadingRabid coyote killed after attacking two people and a dog
Click here for updates on this story DOVER, PA (WPMT) — A rabid coyote that attacked two people and a dog in York County was killed Feb. 11. The coyote attacked the dog of a man in Dover Monday morning, and the man was also scratched in the scuffle when he intervened. Later that day
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Lawyers for Columbia business owner want AG to dismiss appeal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for a Columbia business owner whose future outside of prison remains in question want the Missouri Attorney General to drop their appeal of his case. The attorneys for Dimetrious Woods wrote to Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday asking that he voluntarily dismiss their appeal of a Cole County judge’s decision
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Dozens of feral cats managed by Jefferson City caretaker program
A small group of people in Jefferson City are in charge of providing food, shelter and care to dozens of stray cats. The goal is to control the population growth of strays and stop the spread of disease.
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Surprise health inspections reveal some violations at Mizzou Arena
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Inspection records completed at Mizzou Arena during the 2018-2019 basketball season show which concession stands had the most and least amount of violations. “Our number one priority is the safety of our guests, we want people coming to the game to be focused on the game, not food safety, that’s our job,”
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Crews respond to poor driving conditions, warn of slick roads
Local officials are warning drivers to stay in Wednesday night with slick conditions reported around Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri schools impacted by winter weather
Columbia Public School and Southern Boone R-I Schools called off Thursday classes.
Continue ReadingDeepwater Horizon spill was about 30% bigger than previously thought, study says
Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests “invisible and toxic oil” made the spill much worse than some experts have estimated. The study, published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed Science Advances journal, says satellites were not able to fully detect oil in large areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010
Continue ReadingExpected temperature drop worries road crews
As winter weather moves through Mid-Missouri, officials are starting to get worried about a drop in temperature that could lead to slippery roads Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
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