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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft rejected a third referendum petition Tuesday afternoon, just as a pair of lawsuitS on the first two were being heard in Cole County court. A Cole County judge will decide whether Ashcroft was on proper legal grounds when he quashed the first two referendum petitions Thursday. The petitions would

REIMS, France (AP) – Alex Morgan tied a World Cup record with five goals as the defending champion U.S. national team opened the Women’s World Cup with a record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand on Tuesday night. Samantha Mewis and Rose Lavelle each added a pair of goals for the United States, which broke the record

Some Hartsburg roads may soon be opening after weeks of closure because of Missouri River flooding. Barrett Glascock with the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District said the district is expecting some roads to open back up by the end of the week or beginning of next week, weather permitting. Currently, there are several roads

The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges after the Missouri State Highway Patrol made a drug bust. Antonio M. Jones, 25, Tristan C. Nunnery, 22, and Kendrick K. Woodrup, 25, all of Fayetteville, North Carolina, were taken into custody around 11:20 a.m. Monday. Troopers said 11.5 pounds of marijuana and 7.5 pounds of THC infused

A Kansas woman is dead after a crash on the Highway 54 bypass in Mexico on Monday. The Mexico Department of Public Safety said Laura Ingold, 34, of Emporia, Kansas, died at University Hospital after her vehicle hit a tractor trailer a little after 2 p.m. The crash closed the road for more than two

The Federal Communications Commission granted two Missouri electric cooperatives $24.1 million to expand broadband internet in rural areas on Monday. Co-Mo Comm, an electric coop, is receiving about $22 million to deploy gigabit connections to more than 8,350 rural locations in Missouri. Customers will receive a minimum download speed of 1 Gbps and upload speed

Columbia fire crews responded to a vehicle that collided with a home on Amelia Street on Monday. According to fire officials, crews responded to the home just before 5 p.m. on Monday. The vehicle ran into the building and was removed from the building before fire officials arrived, said Assistant Fire Chief Brad Frazier. Fire

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. Clouds increase into the evening. TONIGHT: Cloud coverage will increase overnight with showers and storms arriving early Wednesday. Highs drop into the upper 80s. EXTENDED: A powerful upper level jet will push much cooler air into the region on Wednesday, bringing

Parents urged the Columbia Public School Board of Education to change its policy on recording special education meetings with teachers and parents at their meeting Monday. The policy in question forbids parents and students from recording Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings. The CPS Board of Education performed a ‘first read’ of the policy, which opened

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool. Lows fall into the mid-50s. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. Clouds increase into the evening. EXTENDED: A powerful upper level jet will push much cooler air into the region on Wednesday, bringing high temperatures down into the lower 70s. A cold

One person was flown Monday to a hospital for treatment after a crash on the Highway 54 bypass in Mexico. The crash happened at about 2 p.m. and involved a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer, Mexico Department of Public Safety Maj. Brice Mesko wrote in an email. The tractor-trailer overturned and the driver of the

The Columbia City Council is holding two-part work session Monday to discuss the budget for fiscal year 2020. One major topic of discussion was employee pay. The city has had difficulty keeping employees in their positions and hiring people to fill vacant positions. During the work session the city’s human resources director, Margrace Buckler, said

Sentencing could be delayed for the man convicted in a deadly double shooting in Miller County. Lawyers for Gary L. Sweet, of Rolla, filed a request to continue the sentencing hearing to a later date. According to public records, a motion hearing is scheduled at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Miller County. A sentencing hearing is

A judge in St. Louis has issued another order allowing Missouri’s only abortion clinic to continue operating. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer on Monday granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction, which extends his temporary restraining order prohibiting Missouri from allowing the St. Louis clinic’s license to lapse. Stelzer also ordered the Missouri Department of

Part of the Osage River has reopened to recreational boat traffic. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that the Osage River is open from the Route B bridge at St. Thomas to Bagnell Dam. The river remains closed to boat traffic from the Missouri River to Route B in St. Thomas. The patrol said

Low-lying parts of Howard County remained under a mandatory evacuation order Monday, according to county emergency management officials. Though the cities of Franklin and New Franklin’s evacuation orders have been lifted, Howard County Emergency Management said there is still floodwater covering parts of the county. County leaders had no immediate plans to lift the evacuation

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed a roughly $30 billion budget outlining state spending for the next year. Parson on Monday approved the package of budget bills for the fiscal year that begins in July. The budget includes $61 million more in core K-12 public school funding compared to this year. That meets funding goals

A report from Missouri’s attorney general shows that black drivers across the state are 91 percent more likely than white motorists to be pulled over by police and newly collected data shows that African-Americans are even more likely to be stopped in many communities where they live. The Attorney General’s Office for the first time

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny skies and breezy conditions will continue across the region! Beautiful June weather to get out and enjoy! Temps rise into the mid-to-upper 70s . TONIGHT: Clear skies will lead to quick cooling overnight. Temperatures kick down into the low-to-mid 50s . You’ll want the light coat handy out the door Tuesday morning.

Part of a major Columbia road closed Monday for about two months. Road crews closed the Grindstone Parkway bridge over Highway 63 ahead of its rehabilitation and preventive maintenance. The bridge was originally set to close June 3 but that was delayed by weather. Workers closed the route at 10 a.m. Monday. The Missouri Department