CENTRALIA CHURCH FIRE RULED ACCIDENTAL The cause of the fire that destroyed the Friendship Christian Church building in Centralia over the weekend is being ruled as accidental. Little Dixie Fire Chief Ken Hoover says the fire started up high in the church. Little Dixie along with the Boone County Fire Department responded to the fire…… Continue Reading
CENTRALIA PD ARRESTS FOUR
The Centralia Police Department arrested 4 people yesterday for drug charges. [Friday] According to the department, officers were called to the intersection of Highway 22 and Allen Street for suspicious activity. During the course of the investigation, police found packaged Methamphetamine, hypodermic needles, and tools consistent with unlawful entry into locked vehicles. 30 year old…… Continue Reading
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL BACKS 241 YEAR SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDER
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is defending a 241 year prison sentence for a man convicted as a 16 year old. Bobby Bostic was sentenced for 18 crimes, including robbery and kidnapping, as a juvenile. In a brief filed on Thursday, Hawley backed the sentence saying a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed life sentences…… Continue Reading
DNA LEADS TO ARREST, CHARGES AGAINST HOLTS SUMMIT MAN
Columbia Police and the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man for an attack on a woman in November. 48 year old Anthony Todd Rowell is charged with kidnapping and rape on a woman after she called an Uber. Rowell allegedly picked up the victim after she had been drinking with friends at Harpo’s…… Continue Reading
COLUMBIA PD SEEKING MAN FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT
Columbia Police are looking for a man wanted in relation to a domestic assault incident. Sean Hockley is charged with second degree domestic assault after allegedly choking and striking her. A second victim was also injured trying to help the woman. Hockley allegedly bit him multiple times.… Continue Reading
83RD ANNUAL CORN BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER AT ST. BRENDAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MEXICO
The 83rd annual Corn Beef and Cabbage dinner will take place at the St. Brendan Catholic Church in Mexico tomorrow (Saturday). Stacey Kaiser Co-Chair with Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner says they will be serving from 11am until 1pm and 4pm until 7pm at the church. The meals are available for dine in or carry…… Continue Reading
LITTLE DIXIE RESPONDS TO GRASS FIRE IN PARIS
No injuries reported in a grass fire in Paris yesterday (Thursday) that got out of control and spread to a barn and some adjoining areas. Little Dixie Fire Protection District responded to the fire at the 25000 block of Monroe Road 810 in Paris just before 5 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. There was no other damage…… Continue Reading
LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKING DOWN ON IMPAIRED DRIVING THROUGHOUT WEEKEND
Motorists can expect to see extra law enforcement on the roadways this weekend. The Columbia Police Department along with the Highway Patrol, and several other law enforcement agencies will partnering to crackdown on impaired driving. The crackdown started yesterday (Thursday) and will run through Sunday. The event is being funded through a grant from the…… Continue Reading
UNION MAN ARRESTED ON FORGERY CHARGES IN MEXICO, MO
An Union Missouri man is facing forgery charges after an arrest in Mexico, Missouri yesterday (Thursday). According to Mexico Public Safety 46 year old Edward R. Smith was arrested after an alert employee said he came into their business in the 500 block of West Jackson and presented fake identification documents in an effort to…… Continue Reading
CLARK MAN SENTENCED TO ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
A Chariton County Judge sentences a Clark man to 100 years in prison on ten counts of child molestation and child enticement yesterday (Thursday). 47 year old Alonzo Bernard Thorpe was found guilty of 8 counts of child molestation and two counts of child enticement after a two day jury trial in Chariton County. The…… Continue Reading
