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Columbia council segues from a residential development to shelter for the unhoused
The Columbia City Council in approving an updated preliminary plat for a subdivision development along Olivet Road south of Richland Road, brought out some community consternation Monday. Public comments related to safety concerns with the proposed Burghley Drive within the development, its relatively straight north and south profile and wildlife...
Motorcycle crash leaves driver in life-threatening condition, passenger critically injured
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department responded to a serious motorcycle crash on Tuesday that sent both the driver and passenger to the hospital. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. on July 2 on US 71 Highway. “For reasons unknown,” KCPD reported, a driver and passenger...
One Last Play: A Former All Star Helped Kill Stadium Financing for His Old Team
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2024 magazine. You can subscribe here. In late March, some of the biggest names in professional sports appeared in a TV ad urging residents of Jackson County, Mo., to vote. It wasn’t an anodyne appeal to civic duty. Instead, the stars — including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, fresh off the latest of their three Super Bowl wins in the past five years — wanted voters to back a sales tax to fund renovations for the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium and help pay for a new stadium for the Kansas City Royals.
Apply now for Missouri’s veteran deer hunts in November
Missouri State Parks, in collaboration with the Missouri Veterans Commission, is offering 35 veterans an exclusive opportunity to participate in a weekend deer hunt. The hunts will take place from November 8-10, 2024, at two locations: Mark Twain State Park (Hero Hunt) and Crowder State Park (General Crowder Hunt). Veterans...
Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, putting on hold a ruling last week by a lower court. The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Storms possible tonight and for much of the week, including the Fourth of July
Rain is the forecast for the Fourth of July holiday. The National Weather Service says there’s a 60 to 80% chance for showers and thunderstorms this Wednesday and Thursday. Some of those storms could be strong to severe, with damaging straight-line winds, hail, torrential rainfall, and localized flooding. Wednesday’s...
Parking brake manufacturer notifies Missouri it’s shutting down
A company that manufactures parking breaks for vehicles has officially served notice that it’s shutting down its factory in central Missouri’s Columbia. OTSCON made its initial announcement back in April but made it official in a letter dated Monday to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. The letter states that 160 OTSCON employees will lose their jobs when the factory closes in or around October 31st.
Travis Kelce Opens Up About Feeling 'Unsafe' and 'Freaked Out' in Early Days of Taylor Swift Romance
The most famous couple in the world over the past year has undoubtedly been Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who took the sports and pop culture world by storm last year with their newfound romance. With Kelce as one of the most popular and beloved players in the NFL and Swift as a global ...
Missouri Says Hurricane-Force Winds Recorded in Tuesday Storms
If you doubted the strength of thunderstorms making their way through northeast Missouri Tuesday evening, here's certifiable proof. Missouri weather stations have confirmed hurricane-force winds have already been recorded and the storms have just begun. UPDATE: New high wind speed in Missouri is now 89 mph in Jackson County, Missouri...
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