Joseph Elledge Will Go On Trial For Murder in September Joseph Elledge who is accused of murdering his wife Menqi Ji Elledge will go on trial September 1st. His wife disappeared on October 8th, 2019 and is presumed dead, according to investigators. The Boone County prosecuting attorney filed First-Degree Murder charges against Joseph Elledge in…… Continue Reading
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department Employee Terminated After Body Camera Video was Leaked to a Civilian
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department Employee Terminated After Body Camera Video was Leaked to a Civilian A Randolph County Sheriff’s Department employee is now fired following an incident where a body camera video was leaked to a civilian and later posted online. According to the Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols, the video shows a person making…… Continue Reading
Indecent Exposure Incidents On MKT Trail Being Investigated By Columbia Police
Indecent Exposure Incidents On MKT Trail Being Investigated By Columbia Police Two separate reports of indecent conduct on the MKT Trail are being investigated by Columbia Police. Both incidents reportedly happened within 15 minutes of each other on Wednesday night, near the 1900 block of Forum, close to the 6.5 mile marker. One woman says…… Continue Reading
Callaway County Homicide Victim Identified
Callaway County Homicide Victim Identified The homicide victim discovered in Callaway County Thursday afternoon is being identified. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the victim is 31 year old Ervin Hayes of Columbia. Investigators are following up on approximately 50 leads in the case. Boone County Sheriff’s officials, along with Columbia and Fulton Police…… Continue Reading
Boone County Extends Reopening Plan
Boone County Extends Reopening Plan Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is extending Phase 2, step 3 of their reopening plan. The announcement, made today (Friday), extends the current step of reopening until 11:59pm on August 10th. No additional restrictions or modifications have been issued. The extension has been issued because Boone County is…… Continue Reading
MU Moves Field Days to Virtual Events
MU Moves Field Days to Virtual Events Field Days hosted by the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources will be mostly virtual this year, according to the college. The only Research Center in the state to offer in-person field day is the Graves-Chapple Research Center in Rock Port in Atchison County.…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department COVID-19 Testing Numbers for 7/10
Audrain County Health Department COVID-19 Testing Numbers for 7/10 Two new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Audrain County today (Friday). According to the Audrain County Health Department as of noon today (Friday) there are 8 active cases. Of the 146 total positive cases, 137 have recovered and one death has been reported.… Continue Reading
Homes Being Built By Jail Inmates
Homes Being Built By Jail Inmates One-bedroom homes will be built by jail inmates and sold in 3 states including Missouri. The Aspire Partnership Small Homes Program kicked off yesterday (Thursday). It is an effort of the North East Community Action Corporation, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program.…… Continue Reading
Missouri Governor Says State Must Get Schools Reopened
Missouri Governor Says State Must Get Schools Reopened Missouri Governor Mike Parson is saying the state must get schools reopened. The Governor made his remarks yesterday (Thursday) saying he has had numerous conversations with school administrators and he is confident they can reopen schools safely. Yesterday (Thursday) the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services…… Continue Reading
Callaway County Homicide Investigation
Callaway County Homicide Investigation A homicide and criminal investigation is underway in Callaway County after a body was found west of Millersburg yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department says deputies went to County Road 351 near County Road 350, adjacent to State Road WW directly near the Boone County line west of Millersburg…… Continue Reading
