A Hannibal man is dead after drowning at Spencer Creek on the Salt River in Ralls County over the weekend. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the accident happened Saturday evening around 5:15 three miles north of Frankford. Troopers say 20 year old Isaiah J. Vaughn was an inexperienced swimmer, and began to go…… Continue Reading
Fire Destroys Mid City Lumber Building in Boonville
An electrical problem is thought to be the cause of a fire that completely destroyed the Mid-City Lumber building on Klinton Drive in Boonville yesterday (Sunday). Firefighters from Cooper County, Boonville and Prairie Home went to the fire around 3:39 and entered the building from the back when the roof collapsed. No one was injured…… Continue Reading
Police Chase Starts in Foristell Ends With Two Arrests in Boone County
A police chase ends in Boone County this (Monday) morning with two people being arrested. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol the pursuit began in Foristell and was chased on I-70 with spike strips being used twice, and an eventual crash near the Midway exit in Boone County. The two people in the car were…… Continue Reading
Man Arrested For Child Abuse
A Fulton man was arrested today [Friday] after a report a child had bruises and welps that appeared to have come from a belt. According to the police department, 22 year old Derek Dale Ewing was taken into custody at 11:20. The abuse allegedly took place within the Fulton City Limits. He was taken to…… Continue Reading
One Arrest After Day Care Lockdown In Fulton
A Fulton day care center went on lock down this morning after a woman attempted to make entry and took 2 small items from the lobby. Fulton investigators say 22 year old Stephanie Olsson was still outside the facility when officers arrived in the 600 block of Gaylord. Olsson was found to have 3 warrants…… Continue Reading
Greitens Requests To Waive Jury Trial
Governor Eric Greitens is requesting to waive a jury trial citing “constant negative publicity.” Greitens’ defense team alleges the publicity will prevent the governor from receiving a fair trial. Greitens was charged in February on a single charge of invasion of privacy. He is accused of photographing his mistress in a state of nudity without…… Continue Reading
Columbia XBox With A Cop
Some Columbia Police Officers will be getting their “game faces” on for an XBox battle with kids from one Columbia neighborhood tomorrow. [Saturday] Members of the Community Outreach Unit will be parking the incident command trailer at the intersection of Towne Drive and White Gate Drive. The idea came from Officers Tony Parker and Maria…… Continue Reading
Stolen Truck Pulled Out of Creek In Audrain County
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office and troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol worked to remove a stolen truck from the Salt River along Audrain Road 353 yesterday morning. [Thursday] The pick up truck had been reported stolen from the city of Mexico in March. Divers were utilized to ensure there was no one inside…… Continue Reading
Callaway Deputies Discover Stolen Truck, Drug Paraphernalia
An early morning response today [Friday] for the investigation of suspicious activity in the Hunter Lane apartment complex near Holts Summit led to the discovery of a stolen vehicle and drug paraphernalia. Upon arrival, Callaway Deputies located 35 year old Gary Hickman of Centertown in a parked car. The vehicle was determined to have been…… Continue Reading
Mentally Disabled Woman Missing From Columbia Residential Care Facility
A search is on for a mentally disabled woman who walked away from a Columbia residential facility early this (Friday) morning. According to Boone County Sheriff’s Department 34 year old Brenda Collins-Self went missing from the facility in the 600 block of Country Squire Court. She is a white woman, 5 foot 6, weighing 405…… Continue Reading
