Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Puts Himself in Harms Way to Protect Others Thursday night an allegedly intoxicated driver crashed into the back of a Boone County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. The sheriff’s office said Rebecca Acton, 33, of Centralia, was traveling the wrong direction on Highway 63 at about 10pm. Multiple callers reported the vehicle,…… Continue Reading
School Enrollment, Advising, Safety Awareness is Up School enrollment in the area seems to be booming. Columbia Public Schools are up a record 669 students and State Tech in Linn is also up a record breaking 8%. Mexico 59 School District added 49 new students since May. With their district’s board of education approval, Moberly…… Continue Reading
Head-On Collision Injures Four Near Harrisburg Four people were injured, one seriously, in a head-on collision on Highway 124 near Harrisburg last night. Chandler M. Cooke, 19 of Harrisburg attempted to pass on a hillcrest and struck oncoming Krystal G Smith, 29, of Fayette, head-on. Smith was seriously injured and the children in the car,…… Continue Reading
Columbia, Blair Oaks, and Cole County R-V Share Preparedness Columbia Public Schools report security changes made since 2018 include active shooter training for students and staff, keycard access for all Columbia Police Department officers, and seven armed security coordinators. Classroom doors should be locked and are randomly tested. Blair Oaks and Cole County R-V state…… Continue Reading
Technology Helps I.D. and Track Suspects in Columbia Homicide Over the Weekend Security footage helped police identify and locate the suspects from the deadly shooting in Columbia over the weekend. Court documents say the two suspects planned to rob the victim, Shavez Waage, 22, during an apparently planned meet-up. The surveillance video showed Waage’s vehicle…… Continue Reading
Two Arrests Made in Columbia Homicide Two men are in the Boone County Jail following a homicide Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Moser’s at 900 Keene Street in Columbia. Officers responded to a shots fired call at 4:20 Saturday afternoon and found 22-year-old Shavez Avieon Waage of Columbia with gunshot wounds. Officers provided…… Continue Reading
American to Temporarily Reduce Number of Flights to Dallas from Columbia Regional Airport American Airlines will temporarily cut flights at the Columbia Regional Airport this November due to a nationwide pilot shortage. The airport will only see two daily flights to Dallas-Fort Worth until after Thanksgiving, instead of three. However, the weekend after the holiday…… Continue Reading
Police Chase Ends In Columbia A Columbia man, Danny R. Ramsey, 60, was charged Wednesday with a felony after leading police on a chase that started on Interstate 70 and ended in central Columbia. The chase started over a report of theft of a catalytic converter from a car on the highway and ended with…… Continue Reading
Columbia Citizens’ Police Review Board Temporarily Suspended The Columbia Citizens’ Police Review Board is rapidly shedding members. Most recently Michael Williams has resigned, following two others, Delsie Bonaparte and William Adkins, who resigned in July. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe suspended the board until further notice, citing that two more members reach their term end in November,…… Continue Reading
Boone County 911 Response May Be Slower Than Expected Staffing shortages may delay 911 responses in Boone County. Boone County Joint Communications (BCJC) aims to answer 911 calls within 15 seconds but they currently have just 54% of their budgeted staff, which translates to 28 vacancies, adding precious second of wait time to those in…… Continue Reading
