Sturgeon, Ex-Officer Settle $500K Lawsuit Over Dog’s Death The city of Sturgeon and a former police officer have agreed to pay five hundred thousand dollars to the owner of a dog shot and killed by that officer in May 2024. The lawsuit claimed the city failed to train, supervise, and discipline its officers properly. The…… Continue Reading
Boone County Woman Faces Serious Animal Abuse Charges
Boone County Woman Faces Serious Animal Abuse Charges A Boone County woman faces serious animal abuse charges after dozens of dead and neglected dogs were discovered at her breeding facility. Deputies say 26-year-old Melissa Nicole Sanders, owner of Magnum Opus German Shepherds, has been charged with three felony and fifteen misdemeanor counts of animal abuse.…… Continue Reading
Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder
Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder Columbia Police arrested 44-year-old David Adams and 37-year-old Julius Cureton, both of Columbia, yesterday in connection to a December 2017 robbery and homicide. According to a news release, investigators said they believe the home invasion was drug-related and that the home was targeted by the suspects. Adams and…… Continue Reading
MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit
MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to remove the barriers on Eastbound I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City tonight, as crews will start moving eastbound traffic onto newly constructed lanes around 7pm Friday. MoDOT expects traffic to be using the new eastbound lanes by Saturday morning. As part…… Continue Reading
Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator
Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator The City of Macon has appointed Mary Lou Craig as the city’s interim city administrator. Craig will replace Scott Meszaros, who was fired last week after being on the job for less than six months. According to a social media post, Craig has worked for the city as either…… Continue Reading
Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today
Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today A preliminary hearing scheduled for a 32-year-old Columbia woman who allegedly took some drugs, and then fell asleep in her car, which was found running on a Jefferson City lawn last month. Bailey E. Thomas was charged with felony counts of Second Degree Drug Trafficking and Possession of Controlled Substance,…… Continue Reading
MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern
MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern More traffic changes in mid-Missouri yesterday. This time on US Highway 63. Traffic shifted in the work zone in Columbia after Missouri Department of Transportation crews completed the new bridge north of Broadway and finished rehabilitating a bridge over Interstate 70. Head-to-head traffic moved from the southbound lanes to…… Continue Reading
Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks
Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks An infection that annually infects fewer than 10 people on average across the United States, has been found in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, commonly called the…… Continue Reading
Mullings Charged With Stealing
Mullings Charged With Stealing A Columbia woman has been charged with two counts of stealing from her former employer. According to court documents, on April 16, police officers were called to the 3100 block of Wingate Court for a fraud report. The hotel’s owner said their former general manager, Samantha Mullings, had made several unauthorized…… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges
Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges A Columbia man was arrested earlier today and charged with possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. 63-year-old Charles E. Hooton was arrested after someone reported seeing child pornography on his phone in May. Hooton has previously been convicted of statutory sodomy in the year 2000, and is a registered…… Continue Reading
