Columbia’s Fourth of July fire in the sky fireworks display is a go for tonight, according to city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen. Columbia’s Parks and Recreation department met this …
Read More »UPDATE: Elderly mid-Missouri woman still missing after being swept into floodwaters
An elderly woman is reportedly presumed dead after her vehicle was swept into the flooded Perche Creek west of Columbia this afternoon. Our news partner KMIZ reports …
Read More »UPDATE: Most of mid-Missouri’s flash flood warnings have expired
Utility crews from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative have worked around-the-clock to restore power to about 150 customers in the Columbia and Sturgeon areas. Boone Electric’s outage map …
Read More »UPDATE: Hallsville storm damage appears to be from straight-line winds, NWS says
Utility crews from Boone Electric and Ameren Missouri worked around-the-clock to restore power to more than 2,500 residents impacted by severe storms Thursday night in mid-Missouri’s Hallsville, …
Read More »(LISTEN): Strong bipartisan delegation of Missouri lawmakers at Columbia’s I-70 ceremony
Missouri’s governor says the state’s $2.8 billion I-70 expansion and improvement plan will be a model for the nation. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) discusses Hallsville storm damage on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
More than 1,200 residents in the Centralia, Hallsville and Harrisburg areas have lost power, from Thursday night’s storms in mid-Missouri. Boone Electric Cooperative says there were about …
Read More »UPDATE: About 900 Boone Electric customers remain without power
Crews from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative have worked throughout the night, trying to restore power to a few thousand mid-Missouri residents. Thursday night’s severe thunderstorms prompted tornado …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) discusses Israel, 2024 elections on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
President Joe Biden (D) issued a statement this weekend condemning Iran’s attacks against Israel “in the strongest possible terms.” President Biden’s statement said Iran and its proxies …
Read More »(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) discusses possible federal government shutdown on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The “Washington Post” is reporting this morning that a federal government shutdown looks more and more likely. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore), whose district includes Columbia, Centralia, …
Read More »UPDATE: Power restored to much of storm-damaged mid-Missouri
The severe thunderstorms that rolled through mid-Missouri Wednesday evening at about 6 knocked out power to hundreds of residents in mid-Missouri’s Boone and Callaway counties. The National …
Read More »MSHP: Three deadly crashes at busy Boone County interchange since 2017
Missouri state troopers say there have been three fatal traffic crashes at the Highway 63 and 124 interchange in northern Boone County in the past six years. …
Read More »Veteran Missouri lawmaker Basye accepting new position with area congressman’s office
A veteran mid-Missouri state lawmaker who’s served as the powerful Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee chairman has accepted a new position. State Rep. Chuck Basye …
Read More »UPDATE: Flash flooding warning extended for northern Boone County
UPDATE: The National Weather Service (NWS) has extended the flash flood warning for northern Boone County until 1:03 pm. HERE IS OUR ORIGINAL STORY: Centralia, Hallsville, Harrisburg, …
Read More »Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are tight-lipped about Angie Rice investigation
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are confident that the human remains found Sunday afternoon in the Rocky Fork Lakes conservation area are that of Angie Rice. The 45-year-old …
Read More »Columbia sees 4.9 inches of snow; higher amounts of Harrisburg and Higbee
Columbia received about five inches of snow Thursday evening and this (Friday) morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). NWS St. Louis meteorologist Jon Carney tells …
Read More »CPS, Jefferson City Public Schools and most mid-Missouri school districts closed on Thursday
Mid-Missouri’s two largest school districts are among the dozens of districts and schools that have canceled classes for Thursday, because of the winter storm. Columbia Public Schools …
Read More »UPDATE: Harrisburg man jailed without bond, charged after allegedly putting gun against victim’s head
A Boone County judge has ordered a Harrisburg man to be jailed without bond, after the suspect allegedly put a gun to someone’s head and later shot …
Read More »Northern Boone County man accused of putting gun to victim’s head, resisting deputies
A Harrisburg man remains behind bars on Wednesday morning, accused of putting a gun to someone’s head and later shooting at the victim from outside a home. …
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