The Columbia Housing Authority will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for its Kinney Point Apartments project. The $14 million development is the largest expansion of …
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Man faces multiple charges after incident downtown
A Columbia man was charged with multiple crimes after an incident about 9:30 Sunday evening on 9th Street downtown in front of Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream. 44-year-old …
Read More »Bustamante denied parole
Alyssa Bustamante was denied parole earlier this month. She was 15 years old in 2009 when she stabbed nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten to death and buried her in …
Read More »MU spokesman Basi moving to Boone Health
Long-time University of Missouri spokesman Christian Basi is leaving the university to become the Director of Marketing and Communications at Boone Health. The announcement came from Boone …
Read More »Average home price in Columbia $337,000
The price of a purchasing a home continues to get more expensive in Columbia. The Columbia Board of Realtors reported their monthly statistics on Monday. The median …
Read More »Fire damages artist’s studio
A fire early Sunday morning damaged an artist’s studio and artwork in the North Village Arts District in downtown Columbia. Firefighters were dispatched about 2 a.m. to the …
Read More »Four in custody after Fulton shooting
Four suspects are in custody after a deadly gunbattle Tuesday afternoon on Kathy Street in Fulton. Police say 19-year-old Jakien O. Braggs was ambushed in his car. …
Read More »Jury convicts Ashland man of manslaughter
A Boone County jury convicted an Ashland man Thursday afternoon of manslaughter in the stabbing death of his co-worker. 22-year-old Robin Morales-Sanchez was found guilty in the …
Read More »Five illegal immigrants accused of trafficking 14-year-old girl
Five men believed to be illegal immigrants were captured in Macon County last week with a 14-year-old runaway from Indiana that police say they were trafficking to …
Read More »(LISTEN) Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon talks election security on Columbia Buzz
Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Sunday that she’s good with the Republican National Committee’s recently launched initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers …
Read More »Autopsy reveals Riley Strain drown
The death of Riley Strain has been ruled an accidental drowning. An autopsy report was released Tuesday. An accompanying toxicology report found that his blood alcohol level …
Read More »Construction underway at Columbia Area Career Center
A groundbreaking ceremony hosted by Columbia Public Schools celebrated the beginning of construction on a $15 million dollar expansion and renovation of the Columbia Area Career Center. The …
Read More »Broadway Brewery owner jailed, charged with domestic assault
An owner of the Broadway Brewery in Columbia, Walker Claridge, was being held without bond Monday afternoon in the Callaway County jail on domestic assault charges. Police …
Read More »Columbia Public Schools hire new Chief Academic Officer
Columbia Public Schools has hired a new Chief Academic Officer for the 2024-25 school year. Dr. Jeff Klein has been an executive with Satchel Pulse, an education …
Read More »A freeze on property tax increases for senior citizens is coming to Boone County
Homeowners in Boone County age 62 and over will soon be eligible to get a freeze on future increases to their property taxes. Boone County Presiding Commissioner …
Read More »Sturgeon officials say officer who shot dog ‘acted within his authority’
The city of Sturgeon says one of its police officers “acted within his authority” Sunday when he shot and killed a dog that appeared to be “injured, …
Read More »Police make arrest in double homicide
Columbia police arrested 51-year-old Randall Fox of Columbia on Thursday. He was wanted in connection with two homicides on Ridgemont Drive in the city believed to be …
Read More »Republicans choose James Coyne for Senate race
Boone County Republicans have selected James Coyne of Columbia to replace Chuck Basye on the ballot for the District 19 state senate seat from Boone County. Coyne …
Read More »Charges brought in Clark Lane shooting
A Columbia man was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the gunfight Friday near the White Castle restaurant on Clark Lane. Antione L. Armstrong is accused of …
Read More »Columbia city council OKs $670K sidewalk project
Columbia city council members voted Monday night to approve construction of a new eight-foot $670,000 sidewalk on St. Charles Road between Clark Lane and Demarte Drive on …
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