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  • 4 days ago | krcgtv.com | Mark Slavit

    STATE CAPITOL — Governor Mike Kehoe called Missouri lawmakers back to the State Capitol Monday for a special session. The special session came after lawmakers failed to pass some key legislation during the regular session. The first day of the special session only lasted 30 minutes.

  • 1 week ago | krcgtv.com | Mark Slavit

    COLUMBIA — The father of a Columbia teenager used a simple cardboard sign to send a powerful message of hope Friday to hundreds of people. Daniel Edwards got a lot of attention on social media after someone posted a Facebook photo of him and his sign of hope standing along Clark Lane. The Clark Lane area has been the location of where law enforcement agencies responded to teenagers committing violent crimes with guns.

  • 1 week ago | krcgtv.com | Mark Slavit

    COLUMBIA — Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said she saw more young people who committed violent crimes with guns. Schlude didn’t have any statistics to back up her claim. Schlude said children as young as middle school age committed violent crimes with guns in Columbia. Schlude said most of the young offenders used stolen guns. Schlude said her staff needed to do a better job of keeping crime statistics.

  • 1 week ago | krcgtv.com | Mark Slavit

    BOONE COUNTY — Boone County Sheriff's investigators said evidence showed a 16-year-old boy shot and killed an 18-year-old about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boone County Joint Communications received a 911 call reporting a shooting that occurred in the Valley Creek Subdivision and requesting an ambulance. Officers found a gunshot victim outside of a residence in the 1300 block of North Frideriki Drive. The victim died at the scene after he received first aid.

  • 1 week ago | krcgtv.com | Jennifer Weiser |Mark Slavit

    Wed, May 28th 2025 at 11:41 AMLaw enforcement on the scene of a shooting Tuesday night in Columbia. (Photos from Sarah Cummings/KRCG)The Boone County Sheriff said a teenager is dead after a shooting during a fight on Tuesday night. Sheriff Dwayne Carey said the 18-year-old was shot and killed on North Frederick Drive around 8 p.m.Carey said several people were in the street before a fight broke out. Investigators do not believe the shooting was a random act of violence.

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Mark Slavit
Mark Slavit @MSlavitKRCG13
13 May 25

Governor Mike Kehoe, along with state and local dignitaries, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $73 million expansion of the Schneider Electric manufacturing plant on Columbia‘s Paris Road. The expansion creates 241 new jobs. ⁦@KRCG13⁩ https://t.co/zK8NH7n2pk

Mark Slavit
Mark Slavit @MSlavitKRCG13
12 May 25

Columbia city leaders praised the Puri Group for their plans to build a new conference center, while the Jefferson City Mayor was upset with the Puri Group for failing to demolish the Truman Hotel in serious disrepair. ⁦@KRCG13⁩ https://t.co/7VSejG52vv

Mark Slavit
Mark Slavit @MSlavitKRCG13
9 May 25

Columbia Public Schools Foundation donates $50,000 to Lunch for Learners fund. The donation put a dent into the Columbia Public Schools’ current school meal debt of $124,613. ⁦@KRCG13⁩ https://t.co/VvygnbLxEw