Thursday 17 May 2012

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CPS Announces Transfer Policy

With a new high school comes some frustration over transferring students – that’s what Columbia Public Schools will deal with as Battle High School opens in 2013. Thursday, the

More Arrests Connected to Columbia Violence

Three more arrests are made connected to Columbia’s recent gunfire. Nineteen-year-old Aaron Harris and 20-year-old Ahmonta Harris are both believed to be involved in the shooting at Boone Tavern

Student Arrested On Gun Charge at Hickman

A Hickman student starts the day in class and ends it in jail. Police were called around eleven-thirty after reports that 17-year-old Deaundre Lewis-Gatewood brought a gun into the

Alleged Mohler victims say they’re ready for court

By BILL DRAPER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Six siblings who claim they were sexually molested decades ago by older relatives on a Missouri farm say they are

Car Seat Safety Checks in Jeff City

To buckle your child up is good; to buckle up properly could be life-saving. Make sure your child’s car seat is installed the right way this week in

Local Lawmaker OK With Tobacco Tax Hike

State Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer says he supports increasing Missouri's cigarette tax. The Columbia Republican says he backs a higher tax on cigarettes to get more Missourians to

Hackers post W.Va. police officers’ personal info

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group obtained more than 150 police officers' personal information from an old website for the West Virginia Chiefs

Klan Literature Distributed on MLK Day in Sedalia

Several Sedalia residents say they were shocked to find fliers promoting the Ku Klux Klan on their property during Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The fliers were found Monday

Mo. Gov. Candidate Omits Part of College Degree

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence touts on his website that he "earned a degree in Economics" from the University of Missouri-Columbia. What his website doesn't

Springfield City Councilman Arrested

Springfield, MO (AP) - A Springfield City Council member is free on $25,000 bond after being accused of threatening his wife and himself with a handgun.     The Greene County