Local News

Columbia Regional Airport reopened to all air traffic Saturday morning. No flights had gone out of the airport since last Monday, when the runway was closed for emergency repairs. The crown of the runway, which helps drain off water, was too bumpy for carriers during takeoffs and landings. Crews finished …

A lane closure on the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City this week. One Eastbound lane of the bridge will be shut down from 9am to 3pm today (mon) through Thursday. MoDot says it’s for a routine inspection. Highway 54 will see daytime lane closures in Cole County too, while …

Jefferson City police have arrested a man on charges he’s behind a weekend murder. 20-year-old Robert Scott was found shot on Hickory Street near Monroe early Saturday. He died at a hospital. Investigators say Marquis Avant admitted to shooting a gun during a fight leading up to the killing. He’s …

A Jefferson City man is dead after a weekend shooting. Police say the 20 – year old victim was found in the 300 – block of Hickory Street early Saturday. Witnesses said several shots had been fired during a fight in the neighborhood. Police arrested an SUV driver who wouldn’t …

Don’t you hate it when you return your rental truck but accidentally leave your meth inside? A Columbia man will spend 10 years in federal prison for pleading guilty to just that. Milton McGruder was arrested in 2017 after employees at Enterprise Rent a Car in Columbia found a toiletry …

(MissouriNet) — The Missouri Senate has struck a deal on Governor Parson’s proposed bridge funding plan. The upper chamber is expected to take a final vote Monday on the outline that includes 301-million dollars, paid back by the state in seven years at about 46-million annually. Majority Floor Leader Caleb …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Planned Parenthood is asking a federal appeals court to delay a ruling on a case involving whether abortions will resume at its Columbia clinic. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a motion filed by the organization asks the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to wait until the …

A Holts Summit man who’s charged with rape and kidnapping now faces additional charges. 49 – year old Anthony Rowell now is charged with kidnapping and sodomy after allegedly impersonating a police officer in 2017 and forcing a woman who was stranded along Highway – 63 at Ashland into having …

Two suspects wanted in some thefts are arrested after a car chase Tuesday. Jefferson City Police pulled over the pair on Monroe Street. They took off down Highway – 54 and were ultimately caught in Miller County after spike strips stopped their car. One suspect was caught after a foot …

Columbia’s interim city manager says the federal government will pay for most of the runway repairs at the airport. Columbia Regional Airport is closed until Tuesday, because the crown of the runway is making landings and takeoffs too bumpy. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports John Glascock said yesterday (wed) the …