Traffic along Interstate 70 in Boone County was delayed today [Thursday] due to several natural cover fires near Highway BB. Boone County Joint Communications reports the fires started around 1:00. The delays occurred around 118 mile marker west of Columbia.… Continue Reading
Early Morning Columbia House Fire Ruled Suspicious
A house fire in Columbia early this (Thursday) morning is being ruled as suspicious by the Columbia Fire Department. The fire was at a home on Hinkson Avenue and no injuries were reported. An estimated sixty thousand dollars in damages. The Columbia Fire Department reports that the fire was intentionally set and they are working…… Continue Reading
Pedestrian in Serious Condition After Being Struck by Vehicle in Columbia
A twenty year old man has serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Columbia last (Tuesday) night. According to the Columbia Police Department it happened around 9:30 in the 3400 block Clark Lane. A preliminary investigation revealed that a driver was going westbound and a the man while he was crossing the street.…… Continue Reading
Trash Truck Fire In Columbia
No injuries were reported in a trash truck fire in the 1800 block of Commerce Court in Columbia this morning. [Tuesday] In order to extinguish the fire, the Columbia Fire Department had to empty the contents of the garbage truck to prevent the blaze from spreading to the vehicle. Commerce Court at Vandiver was temporarily…… Continue Reading
Columbia Public Schools Approve Contracts, Give Staff Raises
Columbia Public Schools has approved employee contracts for the upcoming school year. A tax levy increase approved by voters in 2016 has also provided for a 4.8 percent increase average pay increase per employee. Total salary costs for the school district is estimated to be around 3.7 million for next year.… Continue Reading
Columbia Police Look For Shooter
Law enforcement agencies are actively searching for a man wanted for the murder of 43 year old Robert Eugene Jennings on Greeley Drive in Columbia on May 3. A warrant has been issued for 43 year old Charles Tyrone Webb on charges of murder in the second degree and armed criminal action with a one…… 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
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
Fulton Man and Woman Arrested In Connection with Stolen Vehicle Out of Columbia
A Fulton man and woman are facing charges of tampering with a motor vehicle after an arrest early this (Friday) morning by Fulton Police. Officers say they observed a Toyota Black 4 Runner in the area of Tennyson Road just after midnight, and confirmed the license plates were not registered to the car. The vehicle…… Continue Reading
One Arrest and Two On the Loose After Attempted Armed Robbery in Columbia
One arrest is made and two people are still on the loose after an attempted armed robbery on Switzler Street in Columbia yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Columbia police say 23 year old Jamon Deniro Roberts entered a house, brandishing a firearm and demanded money from the occupants. Five people were at home at the time of…… Continue Reading
