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 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
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
Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy
Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy On the docket tonight for the Columbia Board of Education is a resolution to change the school district’s student transfer policy. The school district will evaluate student transfer requests from non-district employees on a case-by-case basis, considering educational needs of the student rather than convenience, according to…… Continue Reading
Columbia Fire Department Performs Technical Rescue
Columbia Fire Department Performs Technical Rescue A scary accident yesterday morning in Columbia as firefighters and paramedics were called to the 300 block of Parkwood Court. A Columbia Fire Department ladder truck, now equipped for technical rescue operations, got a workout. At approximately 10am, a construction accident resulted in the rebar impalement of a person’s…… Continue Reading
Columbia Doctor Not Guilty of Harassment
Columbia Doctor Not Guilty of Harassment A Columbia doctor accused of rape has been found guilty of two misdemeanors in a separate case. Travis Birkhead was found guilty of two counts of violating a restraining order, but he was found not guilty of first degree harassment. He will be sentenced on October 17th. Birkhead is…… Continue Reading
Columbia Robbery Case Moved to Federal Court
Columbia Robbery Case Moved to Federal Court A Columbia man accused of armed robbery has had his case moved to federal court. 21-year-old Noah Cooley was charged in Boone County Court with first degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon after he robbed the Vapor Maven on Business…… Continue Reading
School Vaccination Clinics in Boone County
School Vaccination Clinics in Boone County Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is now offering back-to-school vaccinations for students by appointment. They will host two special consecutive Saturday clinics, August 9th and August 16th, to help prepare for the school year. The clinics will be from 9am to noon at the PHHS Building at…… Continue Reading
Eagle Bluffs Fire Ruled Accidental
Eagle Bluffs Fire Ruled Accidental State Fire Marshals have determined a fire that occurred last Thursday at the new Eagle Bluffs Elementary School on Sinclair Road was accidental. In an email from Columbia Fire Department, it was announced the fire was accidentally caused by construction crews who were using hot torches near the HVAC unit…… Continue Reading
