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Storm chances continue over the area through Friday
We will continue to have storm chances through Friday. Today’s forecast says we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, but otherwise mostly sunny skies with a high of 87. Then, a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 67. The National Weather...
'They'll be all over': Cannabis lounges take root amid patchwork of regulation
As the marijuana industry blooms in Missouri, entrepreneurs seek to provide new avenues for consumers in cannabis lounges. The Treehouse Lounge, a cannabis lounge outside of Nixa, opened in November 2023 and eventually hopes to expand its presence across the state. “We're eventually trying to get to an area where...
Controversial Missouri secretary of state candidate films campaign ad on House speaker’s balcony
Controversial Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez filmed a campaign ad on the U.S. House speaker’s balcony in violation of House rules. Gomez has gained national attention through her brash campaign ads, in several of which she described Democrats and the Biden administration as “weak and gay.” On Tuesday, she released a campaign ad […]
All inclusive park to open this fall in Holts Summit
The City of Holts Summit is teaming up with a local non-profit group to build an inclusive park, perfect for kids of all kinds of abilities. City Administrator Brandon Ruediger says the city is pledging $150,000 to renovate Hibernia Park into an inclusive park. Callaway County Special Services is providing $75,000 for the park. Ruediger says the Executive Director of Callaway County Special Services, Mike Lederle, came to him with the idea for the park.
A Royals-Marlins trade to add more speed and power to the Kansas City lineup
Last season, the Kansas City Royals lost over 100 games. They were horrible. It seemed as though their rebuild was going to take another three, four or even five years to come all the way to fruition. But fast forward a year and Kansas City has already won the same amount of games this year as they did all of last year.
Chiefs Wide Receiver Carted Off Field After Training Camp Injury
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson was carted off the field on Wednesday after suffering a brutal-looking injury during the team's training camp practice. After the session ended, the team confirmed that Watson suffered a left foot injury. Watson, 28, is heading into his third season as ...
Brittany Mahomes Opens Up About Pregnancy Issues With Their Third Incoming Child As Patrick Mahomes Beings Training Camp
Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes recently shared exciting news about expecting their third child. Despite the joyful announcement, Brittany is going through some things that a ton of women can relate to. Taking to her Instagram story, the former soccer player turned owner opened up about some of the challenges...
Fans Feel Bad for Taylor Swift After Patrick Mahomes Calls Out Travis Kelce
The Kansas City Chiefs' entire roster reported to training camp earlier this week, reuniting quarterback Patrick Mahomes with his best friend and most reliable target, tight end Travis Kelce. With such a busy offseason, Kelce and his older brother, Jason Kelce, announced that their wildly popular ...
Orr Street Studios establishes GoFundMe to help studio & artists recover from weekend fire
A GoFundMe page has been established to help local artists recover from a weekend fire in Columbia. The fire was reported early Sunday morning behind Orr Street Studios. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. According to the GoFundMe page, the fire displaced eight artists and damaged their artwork...
Replacing Schrader: Here’s how Missouri football’s running backs shape up for fall camp
There’s a Cody Schrader-sized hole in Columbia. Missouri football enters the 2024 season without one of its all-time greats at running back, as Schrader, who set the Tigers’ single-season record with 1,627 rushing yards last season, heads to the NFL on an undrafted free agent deal to the San Francisco 49ers. Schrader was more...
Jefferson City Council Approves Hiring New Water Operator
The Jefferson City Council met Tuesday evening in regular session. The Council approved a resolution for a farm lease agreement between the Airport Commission and the tenant of the farmland around the airport, Adam Ebersole. The new agreement is for two years and at a rate of $275 per acre of crop and $135 per acre for hay. The amount for the 2025 and ‘26 growing seasons is $35,605.
Teen dead, 5 injured after violent 2-vehicle crash near Kansas City
JACKSON COUNTY —One teen died and five others were injured in an accident just after 9p.m. Tuesday in Jackson County, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Honda HR-V driven by Preston A. McCarty, 18, Holden, Missouri, and a 2008 Chevy Cobalt driven by Nathanel J. Jankura, 19, Holden, Missouri, were both southbound on U.S. 50 at Milton Thompson Road.
Here's how these Missouri candidates are spending contributions
Where are candidates receiving money and how is it being spent as the Aug. 6 primary election and Nov. 6 general election approach? The Tribune looked through the most recent campaign finance reports from the Missouri Ethics Commission to find out, focusing on candidates who will have contested races in August and November for the Missouri Senate, Missouri House and Boone County elected officials. ...
New York City native opens vegan café in downtown Columbia
City of Columbia officials recently marked the grand opening of a new café downtown during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. More Vegan Café, located at 4622 North Main St., officially opened in March in the...
Love to cosplay? Columbia Public Library hosts mini-convention
Take your hero or alter ego public next week when Columbia Public Library hosts Cosplay Con. The event, to be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, offers participants a chance to dress as their "favorite character, be it superhero, anime, sci-fi or your own original persona," according to a library event description. The dress-up fun is open to patrons of all ages. ...
Despite Parson’s monetary cut to expand I-44, drivers can still expect improvements
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers wanted to spend three-quarters of a billion dollars to expand parts of Interstate 44 to six lanes, but the governor slashed some of the funding. The General Assembly approved $730 million to widen I-44 from Rolla to Joplin, but Gov. Mike Parson said since the pre-work on the interstate isn’t […]
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