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Columbia police have arrested the man who may be the naked burglar. Victor Mendoza is accused of burglary, sexual misconduct, and more. Police say Mendoza went into two unlocked homes south of the Lake of the Woods exit of I-70 early Saturday. Residents say they woke up to him in …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson says he will sign a bill that would ban most abortions in Missouri, even though it does not include exceptions for rape or incest victims. Under the proposal, doctors would be outlawed from giving women abortions if the mothers are eight weeks into their pregnancy. At …

Columbia police are looking for a buck-naked burglar. Investigators say the stripped-down suspect went into homes through unlocked doors on the east side of town south of the Lake of the Woods exit of I-70 on Canaveral and Neptune drives early Saturday. Residents woke up to find him in their …

KMIZ– Severe thunderstorms plowed through Mid-Missouri during the afternoon Saturday and left behind a swath of damage. Hundreds were without power in several counties, where reports of damage were trickling in Saturday night. Before 5:00 PM, half dollar size hail was reported in Linn Creek. A boat dock was flipped …

  (AP) Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature on Friday approved a sweeping bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, joining Alabama and other states that have moved to severely restrict the procedure. Republican Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign the bill. The ban would be among the most restrictive …

A wild ride in a Jefferson City neighborhood. Police say Ricky Lister suffered from some kind of medical issued and rolled his truck at an apartment complex Thursday. Lister’s truck hit a utility box at DeVille Apartments on Southwest Blvd. and overturned. Lister and his passenger Cheryl Schmitz had to …

Your lawmakers are dealing with some major sleep deprivation this week. Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth has burned the midnight oil himself watching the debate over the abortion bill … Governor Mike Parson is expected to sign the bill into law when and if it passes the House. It passed the Senate. …

Former Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton now faces DWI charges. Burton was pulled over May 2nd in Columbia on suspicion of drunk driving and for running a red light. The Columbia City prosecutor filed the charge Thursday.

A woman and four children from Columbia have died in a Highway 54 crash. The patrol says 30-year-old Radiance Wright lost control of her car near the Eldon exit (wed) night and flipped it. The dead children are Patience and Arleone Horton, Byra Brown, and Rondrea Anderson. At least three …

It is the biggest increase in Mizzou’s tuition in a couple years. The university board of curators approved a five percent tuition hike yesterday (wed). It’s an eight percent increase for MU med school students. The school has put more money toward scholarships, and made some dorms and textbooks cheaper …