(AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared that there’ll be no “wall money” in any compromise border security deal as she and President Donald Trump signaled …
Read More »Mizzou football banned from 2019 bowl over academic violations
The NCAA is banning University of Missouri football, baseball, and softball from postseason eligibility in their upcoming seasons because of academic violations. The decision announced yesterday said …
Read More »Fire badly damages Jefferson City body shop
Firefighters now say a propane gas leak apparently caused that explosion and fire at a body shop west of Jefferson City. The owner of Xtreme Body and …
Read More »CPS names new assistant superintendent for secondary education
The Columbia Public Schools district has chosen Jennifer Rukstad to be the new assistant superintendent for secondary education. Rukstad has been the principal at Rock Bridge High …
Read More »Columbia police looking for theft, fraud suspect
Columbia police are looking for a man that they say is involved in a theft and fraud investigation. According to spokesperson Jeff Pitts, there were two different …
Read More »Mexico authorities searching for car break in suspect
Officers with the Mexico Public Safety Department are working to find a suspect that has reportedly been breaking into parked vehicles in the area of Bennington and …
Read More »Cold causes more school delays Thursday
We had one more morning of brutal cold in mid-Missouri. Temperatures hovered near zero and wind chills were in the negatives again early Thursday. Most school districts, …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court changing bail rules
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court is changing court rules for setting bail. Supreme Court Chief Justice Zel Fischer announced the changes Wednesday during his State of the …
Read More »Wanted man arrested after west Columbia standoff
A wanted man is in jail after a standoff with Columbia police. Officers got a tip that Anthony Malin was at a home on Longwell Drive near …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia interim police chief Geoff Jones
Columbia interim city manager John Glascock named Geoff Jones interim police chief on Tuesday. Jones says his first order of business is cleaning up internal communication. “We …
Read More »East Columbia suspect charged with murder after shooting victim dies
One of the two men shot in Sunday night’s East Columbia double shooting has died. 43-year-old Myron Woods of Kansas City died from his wounds Wednesday morning …
Read More »Two badly hurt in Moniteau County crash
Two people are badly hurt after a wreck southwest of Columbia in Moniteau County. The Highway Patrol says a car went off Highway 179 near Splice Creek, …
Read More »Report says Afghan forces are shrinking
(AP) As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the …
Read More »Man charged with making terrorist threat at Midway truck stop
The man accused of saying he had a bomb in his backpack at the Midway truck stop last week is facing charges. Torrence Simmons, 46, is now …
Read More »European Parliament in support of Venezuelan opposition leader
(AP) The European Parliament is calling on the European Union’s member states to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president. The 28-member bloc is …
Read More »Historic cold hits mid-Missouri
Expect this to be the coldest day of the year. We are on track to set a record for the coldest high temperature on this date of …
Read More »Flue fire at southern Boone County home
Boone County investigators are trying to learn more about an overnight fire a little south of Columbia. It apparently started near the flue of the house a …
Read More »Columbia car crashes into woodchipper
A Columbia man has serious injuries after a crash involving a woodchipper. Landon Albertson was the passenger in a car on Tom Bass Road south of Meyer …
Read More »Fulton police arrest suspect in violent burglary
Fulton police have found a man who allegedly forced his way into a home, hit someone, and covered the place in gasoline. Robert Pittman Jr. is facing …
Read More »Columbia hires interim police chief
Columbia has hired an interim police chief. Interim city manager John Glascock said Tuesday that Lt. Geoff Jones is the choice. Jones has been with CPD 20 …
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