You will see five courtrooms up-and-running in the Cole County Courthouse at the start of 2021. Judge Brian Stumpe moves from municipal court to fill the newly-created second associate circuit judge position. County Commissioner-elect Harry Otto says it may be a scramble to find a permanent place for that fifth courtroom. “There were architectural drawings …
UPDATE: missing Columbia 12-year-old found safe
Columbia police say a missing child has been found safe. They said 12-year-old Jewely Clark left her home on White Gate Drive late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. CPD said on Monday morning that Clark was located safely. (This story was last updated at 6:58 a.m. Monday.)
Freezing rain, sleet in forecast for New Year’s Eve
Mid-Missouri will ring in the New Year with a winter storm warning. National Weather Service meteorologist Ben Herzog says a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet will bring up to a quarter-inch of ice, starting right around midnight. “When you start seeing a quarter of an inch of ice, obviously that’s going to have …
No. 7 Tennessee routs No. 12 Missouri 73-53 in SEC opener
(AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 15 points and Yves Pons and Jaden Springer added 13 apiece as No. 7 Tennessee routed No. 12 Missouri 73-53 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The Volunteers shot 50% from the field and 5 of 7 from long range on the way to their seventh straight win. …
Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 31)
Boone County reported another COVID-19 death Wednesday. Health officials say the patient was older than 80. Boone has reported 57 deaths from the illness. More than half of those have occurred in December. Active coronavirus cases in Boone went up on Wednesday, after 117 new positives. There are now 780 active cases. Hospitalizations went down …