Brief Lock Down At Mexico Middle School An upset student at the Mexico Middle School was the cause for a brief lock-down this (Thursday) morning. According to a post from the Mexico Middle School it happened around 9:25, and a school resource officer went to the school and with the help of administrators and teachers,…… Continue Reading

Woman Injured In Shooting on Demaret Drive in Columbia The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is looking into a shooting reported at Demaret Drive early this (Wednesday) morning. It happened around 4 this (Wednesday) morning in the 800 block of Demaret Drive where an 18 year old woman was wounded. The woman was taken by private…… Continue Reading

Nicole Galloway Releases Audit on Missouri Tax Withholding An audit on individual income tax withholding tables in Missouri is now released by State Auditor Nicole Galloway. The audit was released yesterday (Tuesday) and it details uncertainty and confusion related to the withholding table calculation in Missouri. Galloway’s audit says Governor Parson’s administration should take responsibility…… Continue Reading

Gas Smell Causes Southern Boone High School Building Evacuation No explosive gas found at the Southern Boone High School last (Monday) night after a student reported a smell. Fire officials in Ashland went to the school around 8:30 and evacuated the building. The crews report that gas level readings did not detect any explosive gas.…… Continue Reading

Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department Fires Two Employees Over Facebook Posts Two employees fired from the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend after Facebook posts were deemed offensive and showed poor judgement. Sheriff Tony Wheatley said jail employee Dillon Davenport and Lt. Kevin Morse were terminated after what he said Facebook posts by the 2…… Continue Reading