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  • Boone County Man Behind Bars After Stabbing

    Boone County Man Behind Bars After Stabbing A Boone County man is behind bars after police say he stabbed someone during an argument early Sunday morning. 23-year-old Isaiah Bowser is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Investigators say the victim told officers they were stabbed with a pair of scissors around 2am after………

  • Columbia Man Arrested at Southside Pizza

    Columbia Man Arrested at Southside Pizza Columbia Police arrested a man Sunday night after he allegedly threatened to stab the owner and an employee at Southside Pizza. Officers say 22-year-old Danial Knott was found sitting inside the restaurant with blood on his shirt and a knife recovered by staff. Court documents say Knott became aggressive………

  • Mizzou Legacy, Secures Fifth Jeopardy Win

    Mizzou Legacy, Secures Fifth Jeopardy Win A University of Missouri Legacy is making headlines on national television. Harrison Whitaker, son of Mizzou professors and Alumni Beth and Todd Whitaker, claimed his fifth consecutive Jeopardy win Monday night, securing a spot in the Tournament of Champions. From memorizing U.S. Presidents in kindergarten to earning degrees from………

  • Columbia Man has Pleaded Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

    Columbia Man has Pleaded Guilty to Federal Gun Charge A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. The U.S. Department of Justice says 31-year-old Lajuan Martin admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Marin was arrested after Columbia Police stopped him for driving without a license. Officers say they………

  • Missing Elderly Man Found Safe After Overnight Search

    Missing Elderly Man Found Safe After Overnight Search Columbia Police say a missing 75-year-old man was found safe after a search overnight Sunday into Monday. Officers responded Sunday night around Providence Road and Green Meadows for Phillip McWhorter, who had recently moved from Florida and suffers from dementia. A Silver Advisory was issued, air support………

  • Columbia Man Pleads Guilty in 2023 Overdose Case

    Columbia Man Pleads Guilty in 2023 Overdose Case In Columbia, a man has pleaded guilty to several drug charges connected to a 2023 overdose death. 33-year-old Derek Miltimore admitted to second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to………

  • Sturgeon, Ex-Officer Settle $500K Lawsuit Over Dog’s Death

    Sturgeon, Ex-Officer Settle $500K Lawsuit Over Dog’s Death The city of Sturgeon and a former police officer have agreed to pay five hundred thousand dollars to the owner of a dog shot and killed by that officer in May 2024. The lawsuit claimed the city failed to train, supervise, and discipline its officers properly. The………

  • Boone County Woman Faces Serious Animal Abuse Charges

    Boone County Woman Faces Serious Animal Abuse Charges A Boone County woman faces serious animal abuse charges after dozens of dead and neglected dogs were discovered at her breeding facility. Deputies say 26-year-old Melissa Nicole Sanders, owner of Magnum Opus German Shepherds, has been charged with three felony and fifteen misdemeanor counts of animal abuse.………

  • Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder

    Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder Columbia Police arrested 44-year-old David Adams and 37-year-old Julius Cureton, both of Columbia, yesterday in connection to a December 2017 robbery and homicide. According to a news release, investigators said they believe the home invasion was drug-related and that the home was targeted by the suspects. Adams and………

  • MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit

    MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to remove the barriers on Eastbound I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City tonight, as crews will start moving eastbound traffic onto newly constructed lanes around 7pm Friday. MoDOT expects traffic to be using the new eastbound lanes by Saturday morning. As part………

  • Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator

    Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator The City of Macon has appointed Mary Lou Craig as the city’s interim city administrator. Craig will replace Scott Meszaros, who was fired last week after being on the job for less than six months. According to a social media post, Craig has worked for the city as either………

  • Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today

    Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today A preliminary hearing scheduled for a 32-year-old Columbia woman who allegedly took some drugs, and then fell asleep in her car, which was found running on a Jefferson City lawn last month. Bailey E. Thomas was charged with felony counts of Second Degree Drug Trafficking and Possession of Controlled Substance,………

  • MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern

    MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern More traffic changes in mid-Missouri yesterday. This time on US Highway 63. Traffic shifted in the work zone in Columbia after Missouri Department of Transportation crews completed the new bridge north of Broadway and finished rehabilitating a bridge over Interstate 70. Head-to-head traffic moved from the southbound lanes to………

  • Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks

    Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks An infection that annually infects fewer than 10 people on average across the United States, has been found in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, commonly called the………

  • Mullings Charged With Stealing

    Mullings Charged With Stealing A Columbia woman has been charged with two counts of stealing from her former employer. According to court documents, on April 16, police officers were called to the 3100 block of Wingate Court for a fraud report. The hotel’s owner said their former general manager, Samantha Mullings, had made several unauthorized………

  • Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges

    Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges A Columbia man was arrested earlier today and charged with possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. 63-year-old Charles E. Hooton was arrested after someone reported seeing child pornography on his phone in May. Hooton has previously been convicted of statutory sodomy in the year 2000, and is a registered………

  • Fulton Board of Education to Consider Tax Rate Hike

    Fulton Board of Education to Consider Tax Rate Hike Fulton School Board set to meet in regular session tonight, with a hearing on proposed property tax rates on the agenda. The school board will convene for a closed session at 6:30pm in the high school library tonight, before returning to a regular open session at………

  • Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges

    Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges A Callaway County man was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with multiple drug charges. On Monday, a narcotics search warrant was executed at Robert Gibson’s camper on County Road 276 in Stephens, MO. Gibson had multiple previous drug charges on his record. According to probable cause statements, the search party found 20………

  • Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing

    Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing Jefferson City Fire Crews were dispatched to a commercial structure fire yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Modine Manufacturing Company on south Country Club Drive, in Jefferson City. At about 11:20am, crews were dispatched and encountered moderate smoke coming from the west end of the large manufacturing facility. Firefighters………

  • Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering

    Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering A 66-year-old Williamsburg woman has been charged for allegedly tampering with a Montgomery County judge. Laura Baldwin, is charged with felony tampering with a judicial officer. According to a probable cause statement, an associate 12th Circuit judge received a letter addressed to him back in 2023, at the Montgomery County………

  • Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault

    Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault A 55-year-old Moberly man has been accused of sexually assaulting an adult with autism last month. Randolph County prosecutors have charged Tommy Lee Morgan with First Degree Sexual Abuse. According to the probable cause statement, Moberly police officers were called to Casey’s North gas station on July 14th, for………

  • Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely

    Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely A missing four-year-old boy from California has been successfully located yesterday in Holts Summit after a police chase on Highway 54. The chase begins in California where Stephen Curtner, and a 4 year old autistic juvenile had not been seen since 3:30pm on August 9th at their residence in California. The………

  • Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy

    Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy On the docket tonight for the Columbia Board of Education is a resolution to change the school district’s student transfer policy. The school district will evaluate student transfer requests from non-district employees on a case-by-case basis, considering educational needs of the student rather than convenience, according to………

  • Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away

    Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away An 18-year-old Mexico man and two juveniles are in custody in Mexico, after a shots fired incident Saturday night. At approximately 9:45pm, the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 600 block of Grove Street in reference to gunshots being fired. Responding officers learned of a disturbance between two………

  • House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire

    House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire A structure fire yesterday in Jefferson City, resulted in minor to moderate damage to a dwelling on the city’s southwest side. At 3:26pm, the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a reported smoke coming from a structure call in the 2400 Block of Bluebird Dr. Crews arrived………

  • Macon City Administrator Let Go

    Macon City Administrator Let Go The City of Macon announced the departure of its City Administrator on Facebook yesterday (Thursday). According to the post from the city, the city council relieved City Administrator Scott Meszaros from his duties. The statement from the city also included a comment from Macon Mayor Tony Petre. “After long deliberation………

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