Boone County To Transfer Ownership Of Fairgrounds Property To City Of Columbia Officials from Boone County and the City of Columbia are announcing they have reached an agreement to transfer ownership of the Boone County Fairgrounds. The announcement was made yesterday (Thursday) that 135.9 acres will be transferred from Boone County to the City of…… Continue Reading

Deadly Crash After Police Chase In Columbia One person is dead after taking police on a chase this (Friday) morning in Columbia. According to reports from ABC 17 authorities in Columbia starting chasing the driver at the Hitt Street garage, the chase was later called off when the driver went near I-70. Police later found…… Continue Reading

Jefferson City Middle And High School May Soon Be Stocked With Anti-Opoid Overdose Medication The Jefferson City Public Schools maybe getting ready to have all middle and high schools stocked with an anti-opoid overdose medication. A first approval to a policy update was given by the district’s policy committee at a meeting yesterday (Wednesday). The…… Continue Reading

United States Facing French Fry Shortage Unusually cold and wet weather during the potato harvest season may soon cause a french fry shortage in the United States. According to reports from CNN processors from across North America are rushing to find potatoes from additional sources to keep up with the increasing demand for fries. The…… Continue Reading

Search Of Lamine River For Missing Columbia Woman Resumes A search of the Lamine River in Cooper County for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Ji Elledge will resume today. Authorities spent most of yesterday (Tuesday) searching the river however it is unknown if progress was made. The Columbia Police Department is in charge of the investigation,…… Continue Reading