Unpaid School Meal Debt in Columbia Hits New High The Columbia Board of Education is up to it’s knees in unpaid school meal debt. The system currently has more than $124,000 in collections, Ken Rice, who ran unsuccessfully for a Columbia school-board seat, is touting the Lunch for Learners fund, that was created in 2010…… Continue Reading

Columbia Man Dies in Boone County Vehicle Accident The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the death of a Columbia man after a one-car accident in Boone County during the morning hours of Friday, February 28, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route FF at North Cline Road when a…… Continue Reading

Officer-Involved Shooting in Columbia Leaves One Person Dead One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting on Raleigh Drive in Columbia during the evening hours of Saturday, February 1, 2025. According to the Columbia Police Department, Columbia Police was assisting the Moberly Police Department in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive, and an officer-involved shooting…… Continue Reading

One Person Dead in Columbia Apartment Fire One man is dead following a kitchen fire at an apartment just outside the Columbia city limits on the morning of Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Firefighters responded to the apartment in the 4300 block of Bellview Drive shortly before 4am, where they found a fire in the kitchen,…… Continue Reading