Lower voter turnout expected for mid-Missouri municipal electionsCounty officers anticipate low voter turnout charges for municipal elections throughout the state on Tuesday.”We’ve been pretty average in the 18% to 25% range in the past few years,” Boone County Clerk, Brianna Lennon, mentioned. “Local elections are hard to get people engaged to turn out and vote, so this is pretty usual for us.”Lennon mentioned she predicts about 19% of registered voters in Boone County will show up to vote. CPS attendance area changes seek to fill new addition at Russell Boulevard ElementaryColumbia Public Schools (CPS) is looking for suggestions on two proposed choices for Phase 1 attendance space adjustments.Option 1 proposes to transfer 59 college students from Fairview Elementary School (FES) to RBES. This is just FES college students who dwell north of West Broadway. Option 2 proposes to transfer a mixed complete of 44 college students from West Boulevard Elementary School (WBES) and Grant Elementary School (GES). This option would impression WBES college students that dwell south of West Broadway, and GES college students that dwell east of Westwood Avenue. (*2*)City Council authorised an modification to the hourly wage police officers earn relying on the quantity of years they’ve served as a police officer Monday. The amendments might be efficient within the subsequent pay period, April 14, in accordance to a council memo.
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City Council unanimously authorised a undertaking intending to calm visitors Monday. The metropolis will assemble a single-lane roundabout on the Route Ok and Old Plank Road intersection. The new roundabout might be situated in southern Columbia, close to Rock Bridge Elementary School.Mizzou chess team brings home international winThe Mizzou chess crew is bringing home the President’s Cup.This is the crew’s second consecutive look on the President’s Cup, informally often known as the Final Four of faculty chess. It’s additionally the crew’s first win of each the Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship and President’s Cup.“We kind of had a similar team (compared to last year), but it just seemed as if everything was going right from the beginning,” teammate Harshit Raja said. “It seemed that our team had the composure right from the start.”Charges refiled against former Columbia physician accused of rapeCharges have been refiled Monday towards a former Columbia doctor accused of rape. Travis Birkhead, 38, is charged with rape within the first degree, a felony, and assault within the fourth degree, a misdemeanor. An extra charge of kidnapping within the first degree was additionally filed.The Missourian reported the rape and assault costs have been dropped Friday. Court data in Monday’s submitting mentioned the case is a refile of the earlier case “with an added felony kidnapping first charge, and a changed misdemeanor assault charge.”