Jefferson City Parks and Recreation director Todd Spaulding has resigned. The city send a release with news Friday. Spaulding had been on unpaid leave since August and …
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(LISTEN): Parson credits state Department of Agriculture employees and Chinn for Missouri state fair’s success
Missouri’s governor is crediting state Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn of Clarence and department employees for what he describes as a tremendous year at the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Arrest warrant has not been served yet on Columbia restaurant owner charged with arson
(Reporter Steve Patton and Monte Lyons at Kennett radio station KBOA contributed to this story) While a warrant has been issued for her arrest on a felony …
Read More »Columbia Achterberg murder trial likely to happen in near future
A trial date is expected to be set soon for a Columbia man charged with killing a man in 2021 and then fleeing to Iowa, before being …
Read More »(LISTEN): Seewood hopeful that federal grant will make Columbia’s roads safer
Columbia’s city manager says no number of traffic injuries or deaths are acceptable. City manager De’Carlon Seewood is hopeful that a $1.4 million dollar federal grant will …
Read More »UPDATE: Parson, Luetkemeyer and Choi highlighting Monday’s Columbia groundbreaking for MURR expansion
Missouri’s governor and east-central Missouri U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will be in Columbia for Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony at Mizzou for the $20-million expansion of the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Parson will be Missouri’s first governor to visit Japan on trade mission in 26 years
Missouri’s governor, the First Lady, state Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn and others will be traveling to Japan in October for an international trade mission. …
Read More »Columbia businesswoman charged with arson in southeast Missouri’s Bootheel
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the co-owner of Columbia’s popular Casa Maria’s Mexican cantina on Grindstone Parkway, for a second degree arson charge …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s city manager praises the caliber of CPD chief applicants
The search for Columbia’s next police chief is down to eight semifinalists. City manager De’Carlon Seewood says interviews will be conducted with the eight. Mr. Seewood tells …
Read More »Columbia’s roll cart system a step closer to starting
Columbia solid waste residential curbside customers will be receiving a postcard in the mail next week, regarding the roll cart selection process. Columbia’s city council voted unanimously …
Read More »Columbia motorist killed in head-on collision on Stadium Boulevard
Columbia Police have identified the motorist who was killed in a horrific head-on collision late Tuesday night on Stadium Boulevard. CPD investigators say the incident happened at …
Read More »Court documents: Columbia murder suspect urged witness “not to tell on him”
A Columbia man charged with shooting and killing a three-year-old child Sunday afternoon remains jailed without bond this (Wednesday) morning. A Boone County circuit judge describes 28-year-old …
Read More »Missouri’s governor to proclaim October as pork month
Missouri’s governor is proclaiming October as pork month in the Show-Me State. Governor Mike Parson will be at the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) headquarters in Jefferson …
Read More »(LISTEN): MoDOT links Missouri’s traffic fatality increase to cell phone use
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director is warning about the increasing number of traffic fatalities in Missouri, linking it to cell phone use while driving. The …
Read More »(LISTEN): Southwest Columbia’s new $4.5 million fire station opens
Fast-growing southwest Columbia has a brand-new fire station, thanks to the voter-approved 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension. About 200 people turned out in the blazing sun …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia murder suspect to be arraigned at 1
A Columbia man charged with Sunday’s shooting death of a three-year-old child will be arraigned this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Chamber of Commerce touting I-70 expansion plan
Missouri’s largest business organization is praising the state’s $2.8 billion plan to rebuild and six-lane I-70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs. Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
Read More »(LISTEN): MoDOT director credits Columbia widow for Missouri’s new hands-free law
A record 520 transportation professionals, law enforcement officers and safety advocates are in Columbia for Missouri’s 2023 highway safety and traffic conference. The three-day event began Monday …
Read More »Ribbon-cutting for southwest Columbia’s new fire station is this morning
Columbia officials will cut the ribbon this morning for the brand-new fire station on Scott Boulevard in fast-growing southwest Columbia. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and other local officials …
Read More »(LISTEN): “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn discusses agriculture and legislative dress codes on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s Joint Committee on Agriculture will hold a Thursday hearing in Jefferson City on the economic impact of Missouri agriculture. They’ll also take testimony on environmental stewardship. …
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