A major winter storm is set to impact our region from Saturday morning through Sunday evening. Expect heavy snowfall and bitter cold, with the heaviest snow likely Saturday night into Sunday morning. […]… Continue Reading
Salisbury man charged with molesting child
A Salisbury man has been charged with child molestation after a November report of wrongdoing with a Keytesville child.. Authorities arrested Gregory Calvert with Second Degree Child Molestation – pertaining […]… Continue Reading
Russellville Schools Closed Friday
Bad health and impending weather have moved the Cole County R-I School District in Russellville to cancel school for tomorrow (Friday, January 23, 2026). It makes the third day this […]… Continue Reading
Initial appearance today for trio in Como murder
The three 18-year-old defendants charged in Sunday’s deadly shooting in southwest Columbia made their first court appearance this afternoon in Boone County court. Alexis Baumann, of Hallsville; Kobe Aust and […]… Continue Reading
Southern Boone Schools asking for $4-million dollar bond issue
The Southern Boone School District will ask voters in April to decide on a $4 milllion bond issue to fund improvements, renovations and repairs at the schools, according to the […]… Continue Reading
Winter Weather Update
Much of Mid-Missouri is now a Winter Storm Warning, which starts early Saturday and lasts through 6 p.m. Sunday. Five-plus inches of snow is expected south of the Missouri River […]… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Killed in Three‑Vehicle Crash on Highway 22
A 35-year-old Mexico man was killed in a three-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Audrain County. The Highway Patrol says it happened around 6:45 a.m. on Missouri 22, about a […]… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Faces Drug Trafficking, Weapons, and Child Endangerment Charges
A Columbia man is facing multiple felony charges after Boone County deputies say a SWAT search turned up drugs, cash and a handgun. Deputies arrested 38-year-old Damon Lashay Thompson Tuesday […]… Continue Reading
Moberly Police Investigate Check Fraud Linked to Mailed Bill Payment
The Moberly Police Department is investigating several reports of check fraud involving bill payments mailed to Ameren’s Chicago post office box. Police say the checks were altered through “check washing” […]… Continue Reading
Morgan County Man Charged in Two Child Sex Crime Cases
A Morgan County man faces multiple child sex crime charges in two separate cases. Nineteen-year-old Peyton Marcum is accused of possessing child pornography and sexually exploiting a minor in one […]… Continue Reading
