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A federal grand jury indicted a Columbia man Wednesday on child pornography charges. Steven D. French, 60, was charged with one count of receiving or distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography in federal court in Jefferson City. The indictment charges him with downloading child porn from the internet and attempting to

THURSDAY: Another warm day will be in store for Mid-Missouri, with the afternoon high just a few degrees cooler than the record of 98. With dew points remaining on the humid side, heat indices tomorrow will once again top out near 100 degrees as the late season heat continues. It will also be breezy with

The University of Missouri Board of Curators will meet in Kansas City Thursday as part of an annual public session at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Campus. The curators are expected to discuss two new degree programs for the UM System: a bachelors of science in microbiology and a PhD in Health and

A jury awarded a Columbia arson victim more than $2,750,000 last week. The ruling comes nearly four years after Marcia Green’s home caught fire in south Columbia at Rock Quarry Road and Grindstone Parkway. The ruling follows a jury trial held on Sept. 7. According to a judgment, the jury awarded Green $100,000 for personal

After just over two months, the new chief of Cole County Emergency Medical Services has changed several aspects of the department, including starting pay and scheduling, and he says he’s only getting started. “We’re trying to makes sure that everything that we do fits the standard nationally,” said Matt Lindewirth, who was an EMS chief

The University of Missouri System is moving forward with plans to build a new research facility to the tune of nearly $230 million. According to documents for Thursday’s UM System Board of Curators meeting, funding is “to be determined” for the Translational Precision Medicine Complex, or TPMC, but construction is expected to be completed in

Several police and fire units were on West Bethany Drive in south Columbia on Wednesday morning to what was later deemed a suspicious fire. Officials at the scene said the fire was still under investigation and later said in a news release that the fire should be considered “suspicious.” The fire started in the kitchen

The University of Missouri has held events this week to educate students, faculty and staff on safety. The events of Safe Mizzou 2018 included active threat training, a personal safety fair and a controlled burn event. On Wednesday, Columbia firefighters conducted a simulated burning of a room to demonstrate the speed at which a fire

Boone County Family Resources is hoping to build a new office on Ash Street, but first needs approval to rezone the land. MBS Realty Partners, a group associated with MBS Textbook Exchange, initially bought the land thinking the textbook distributor would expand across the street from its current building at 2711 W. Ash St. Instead

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is searching for clues to what caused the crash that killed two people in Howard County on Tuesday. The patrol reported that the crash happened when a 2004 Dodge Neon driven by 18-year-old Hannah Norris crossed the center line of Highway 87 about one mile north of Route K near

Gabe Harris was taken into custody at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday after police found him hiding in a hay barn on Adams and Bax roads in Miller County. Police were originally dispatched to Route M and Adams Route after a woman reported being physically assaulted. She also told police she was being followed by a

TONIGHT: We’ll have another muggy night with temperatures only falling into the low 70s by morning. Any evening storms will fizzle out through the night under mostly clear skies. Winds will be light out of the south under 10 mph. THURSDAY: Another warm day will be in store for Mid-Missouri, with the afternoon high just

UPDATED 2:04 P.M.: An OSHA representative said the agency is investigating the incident. ORIGINAL: A worker is in critical but stable at a Columbia hospital after an accident in Jefferson City Tuesday. A Jefferson City Fire Department spokesman said it happened in the 5800 block of Algoa Road, the location of Mid-Missouri Surfaces. The department’s

UPDATE – 9/19 7:00 A.M.: The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the details of a deadly crash on Highway 87, including identities of the two people killed and the two injured. Troop F said the crash happened when a 2004 Dodge Neon driven by 18-year-old Hannah Norris of Glasgow crossed the center line about one

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a man was charged in the fatal shooting of a teen a few blocks from the Kansas City Zoo. Thirty-year-old Brandon Neal has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Aug. 25 death of 17-year-old Raphael Grimmett. Bond is set at $250,000. No attorney

WEDNESDAY: The heat and humidity will continue as temperatures climb into the low to mid 90s in the afternoon, feeling like the upper 90s when factoring in the humidity. If Columbia’s high reaches up to 95 we will see record breaking heat from back in 2000. There is a chance of a spot t-storm late

The City of Columbia is negotiating a one-year agreement with Bird scooters. Jose Caldera, Assistant City Counselor, provided an update at the Downtown Leadership Council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Caldera said the agreement will address a number of concerns the city manager’s office has been receiving, including location, parking regulations, Bird’s response time, enforcement and ADA

Fulton police said two juveniles who escaped from the Missouri Division of Youth Services are in custody. Police said officers received information about their location on Tuesday. ABC 17 News reported when the juveniles escaped from the facility on Route O last week. At the time, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office advised residents to lock

County commissioners awarded Victory Enterprise and Strategic Capitol Consulting a economic development partnership with a 2-1 vote Tuesday, ending their deal with the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce. Eastern and Western Commissioners Jeff Hoelscher and Kris Scheperle, respectively, voted for the change. “I just think maybe it’s time to try something different,” Hoelscher said.