Former Missouri Secretary Jason Kander says he’s dropping out of the race to become Kansas City’s mayor. Having previously served as an officer in the U.S. Army …
Read More »CPD officer involved in single car crash
The city of Columbia confirmed a CPD officer was involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the parking lot of the Applebee’s at 2010 Interstate 70 …
Read More »Juvenile arrested after Cole County stabbing
A juvenile stabbing suspect is arrested in Cole County. Deputies say the victim had life-threatening injuries after getting stabbed at about 9 p.m. Monday on South Brooks …
Read More »Council, citizens offer tweaks to community policing report
Citizens and council members at Columbia City Hall on Monday night called for some tweaks to a draft report on a community policing plan. For example, some …
Read More »Teen shot in northeast Columbia
A 17-year-old is shot in northeast Columbia. The shooting happened at about 5:44 p.m. Monday on Elm Grove Drive near Brown Station Road just north of Highway …
Read More »Missouri gets Real ID extension until Aug. 1
(Missourinet) Missouri’s air travelers and visitors to federal buildings and bases are breathing a sigh of relief. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted Missouri an …
Read More »(AUDIO) Gale Blomenkamp on Missouri Task Force 1
Missouri Task Force 1 returned from its longest deployment ever on Saturday. The Boone County-based emergency responders were helping with the recovery efforts in North Carolina and …
Read More »Chiefs rally for win at Denver, stay unbeaten
(AP) – Patrick Mahomes rallied the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos …
Read More »Missouri AG reports 5,424 untested rape kits in the state
(AP) – The Missouri attorney general’s office says an 11-month audit determined that at least 5,424 rape kits remain untested across the state, but a new federal …
Read More »Phone scammers pretend to be BCSD
You check your caller ID. It looks like it’s from the Boone County Sheriff’s main line at 573-875-1111, and a guy claiming to be a deputy says …
Read More »Cole County Health moves in to new building
Cole County’s health department is now based in its new headquarters. The operation moved into the remodeled former Community Health building on West Truman. The move adds …
Read More »Police: Man crashed stolen car into Macon Hardee’s
A man is now facing charges, after police say he crashed a stolen car into a Macon fast food place. Chief Adam Dawdy says the Hardee’s in …
Read More »Death toll rises to 1,234 in Indonesia disaster
(AP) Indonesia’s disaster agency says the death toll from an earthquake and tsunami disaster on a central island is now 1,234. Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho updated …
Read More »Somber tributes, dimmed lights on Vegas shooting anniversary
(AP) The marquees on the glimmering Las Vegas Strip dimmed their lights for three minutes Monday night as officials slowly read the 58 names of the people …
Read More »Judge raises concern about Missouri voter photo ID law
(AP) – A judge hearing a challenge to a Missouri voter photo identification law is raising concerns about a sworn statement that people can sign to vote …
Read More »State officials dropped from suit over man found in concrete
(AP) – State employees have been dropped from a lawsuit over the death of a developmentally disabled man. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a federal judge …
Read More »Company wants some Missouri boat death lawsuits dropped
(AP) – The company that owns the Ride the Ducks operation in Branson is asking a judge to dismiss some of the lawsuits filed after one of …
Read More »Cole County chase ends with arrest
A Cole County car chase ends with a man in jail. Deputies say the suspect violated a restraining order Saturday night on Route T, and continued to …
Read More »Bus. Loop shots fired suspect arrested
A Columbia shots fired suspect is now in jail. Police say Andrew Barnette-Kruger, 25, got drunk and squeezed off a few rounds on East Business Loop 70 …
Read More »Victim shot near downtown Columbia
Columbia Police are looking for a downtown shooter. Investigators say someone took a bullet a little after 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning near College Avenue and Ash Street. …
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