Residents can comment on the proposal at the 6 p.m. Board of Alderman meeting at City Hall on Thursday, March 2.
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CORRECTION: this incident occurred on Woodridge Drive (misspelled in original tweet). confirmed to me that they are dealing with a barricaded subject, there are no injuries and do not believe the situation is volatile. SWAT and negotiators are on scene.
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CORRECTION: The police and EMS response is happening on Woodridge Dr. in Columbia.
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Large police and EMS response on Woolridge Drive, just south of I-70 E near the 63/70 interchange. More coming as we learn the details @KOMUnews
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Large police and EMS response on Woolridge Drive, just south of I-70 E near the 63/70 interchange. More coming as we learn the details
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Midway Farm is a 320-acre space that already has multiple bids, according to the real estate broker Mark Robb. Currently, the Midway farm is being used for grazing and housing replacement cows.
The latest numbers are in from the U.S. Bureau of Labor (BLS) and Columbia has a 1.7% unemployment rate, that's half of the U.S. unemployment rate of 3.4%. Jefferson City isn't much higher than Columbia with a 1.9% rate.
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Temperatures to start out tomorrow morning will likely be in the middle 30s and we will see high temperatures in the lower to middle 50s.
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This is the balloon that made its way across the state today: a high-altitude, hydrogen or helium balloon confirmed to originate from China. Although its purpose and exact size are unclear, estimates equate it to the size of multiple school buses.
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54-year-old Boone County Jail detainee Kimberly Denise McDonald was found deceased in her cell just one day after arriving.
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Foremost farm manager, Adam Shetley, on the student impact:
"Making these kind of upgrades to this farm would allow them to transition better into the current dairy industry that we live in."
Hear more from Basi and Shetley on the sale tonight on 9/10.
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When you think of balloons in the sky, these are probably what you think of: hot air balloons, which fly a few thousand feet above ground and range from 70,000-100,000 cubic feet. Today, mid-Missourians saw a different kind of balloon flying much higher in the sky.
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University spokesperson, Christian Basi, states the impact will be felt statewide:
"Better discoveries through research benefits the farmers, which directly benefits every Missouri citizen."
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The University of Missouri has listed the Midway Dairy Farm for $4.8 million. They plan to use it to reinvest in the adjacent Foremost Dairy Research Farm. Technological upgrades will allow agriculture students to be better prepared to enter the dairy industry.
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UPDATE: Tre Joseph Connor was named as the suspect arrested in connection to Jefferson City bank robbery.
Complaints by residents led the City of Columbia to cleaning leftover camps for the unhoused.
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The Columbia Fire Department welcomed its latest recruit this Friday: Tony the arson-detecting black lab.
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Two St. Louis police and one suspect were injured as a traffic stop escalated into a confrontation.
Some mid-Missourians are reporting seeing a white, reflective balloon in the skies this afternoon. Local officials have not confirmed whether it is a weather balloon or other type of airship.
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The Jefferson City SWAT Team has arrested a 28-year-old male in connection with the Jan. 19 robbery of River Region Credit Union.
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I was also able to chat with Darren Morton, who serves as the managing director for the Turning Point Day Center. Morton stressed that he doesn’t believe that the camps pose a threat to the community since, from what he knows, they’re not in public spaces like parks.
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Sydney Olsen, a public informations officer for the city of Columbia, shared that large items like the carts displayed here can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up. Olsen said that trash like this can become hazardous for the community in the long-term.
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You’re looking at an unhoused camp along a wooded area in Columbia. The city of Columbia is currently cleaning this camp up due to a formal complaint from nearby property owners and businesses.
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A proposal from U.S. agriculture officials would set the first limits on added sugars in school lunches, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.
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3Fifteen was the first to sell medical marijuana in 2020 and is one of the first to sell recreational marijuana in Boone County in 2023. 3Fifteen is located outside city limits, so they don’t have to wait until February 7th like Columbia dispensaries.
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Jefferson City buses will begin an alternating, 80-minute route system starting Feb. 6. Buses will still operate on the same roads and service the same stops.
The sign is up… people are starting to file in for the legal sale of recreational marijuana at 3Fifteen.
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Two weeks after 23-year-old Spike was named the world's oldest dog, Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, has taken the crown at 30 years old.
Lots of sunshine today, but you'd better bundle up! 🧥
Temps will be in the 10s this morning, we might reach 30 degrees this afternoon. We Might.
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A cold front of 'epic' proportions began descending on Northeastern America, prompting officials to close schools and implement emergency measures.
The first US job report of 2023 is set to release today, with an anticipated deceleration in job growth compared to previous years.
The Boone County Fire Department Battalion Chief said it took his crew several hours to put out the fire.
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HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Legal Marijuana will hit the shelves for Missourians effective today, but Columbia residents will have to wait until at least Tuesday.
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Senior military officials have advised President Joe Biden to not shoot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, which the government has been tracking for several days.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the federal law preventing those believed to pose a domestic violence threat from possessing firearms cannot stand.
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Boone County Fire Department responded to a fire off of Ponderosa Road in Blue Acres Mobile Home Park. Two homes were completely destroyed in the fire.
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They got the call about the fire around 6:50 pm. By the time they arrived, everyone who was inside the homes had gotten out unharmed. It took several hours to completely put out the fire.
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Boone County Fire Department and the Sheriff’s Department are still investigating the cause of the fire.
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