Columbia Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in Friday’s collision at Paris road and Vandiver as 49-year-old Mark Lamont. CPD investigators say the crash happened when a …
Read More »New hours for Columbia’s drive-through cashier office
The city of Columbia’s cashier office drive-through window behind city hall is shortening its hours, effective today (Tuesday). The city is citing limited usage. The drive-through window …
Read More »Just Jeff’s owner Jeff Spencer appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Readers from Zimmer’s “Inside Columbia” magazine have once again voted Just Jeff’s as the best burger in town. Just Jeff’s owner Jeff Spencer was orphaned at a …
Read More »Columbia to offer free shuttles to Fire in the Sky
Organizers from Columbia’s 70th annual Fire in the Sky event on Monday are urging you to not bring alcohol to the fireworks display. Officials emphasize that it’s …
Read More »Lawsuits continue after deadly train collision in northern Missouri
There already have been several lawsuits involving Monday’s deadly collision between a dump truck and an Amtrak train near northern Missouri’s Mendon. Kansas City’s KMBC-TV reports it’s …
Read More »Prosecutors: no decision yet on whether to seek death penalty against Columbia man charged with killing infant
A former Columbia resident remains jailed without bond this morning in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph, charged with first degree murder for the 2017 death of his infant …
Read More »Southern Boone’s state championship baseball team to be grand marshals for Saturday’s Fourth of July parade
You’ll see numerous American flags this morning as you drive on Highway 63 in Ashland, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. Ashland Betterment Coalition spokeswoman Alicia Ozenberger …
Read More »Salute to America event expected to draw 15,000 to 20,000 to downtown Jefferson City
Thousands of people will be at the Missouri Capitol in downtown Jefferson City for “Salute to America”, which is Sunday and Monday. The carnival opens Sunday at …
Read More »All available Missouri state troopers are on the roads, waterways for Fourth of July weekend
Friday is expected to be a major travel day across Missouri, as travelers drive to their Fourth of July holiday destinations. Missouri State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Eric …
Read More »Columbia mother charged in infant death case is arraigned
A former Columbia resident who is charged in connection with her infant’s death in 2017 has made her initial appearance in Boone County Circuit Court. 28-year-old Lavosha …
Read More »Missouri voter ID law takes effect on August 28
Legislation requiring Missourians to show a photo ID when they vote has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. The governor signed House Bill 1878 during …
Read More »NTSB investigators walk train derailment site in northern Missouri
Missouri state troopers say the dump truck driver killed in Monday’s horrific collision with an Amtrak train near Mendon is from northern Missouri’s Brookfield. The state highway …
Read More »Court documents remain sealed in Columbia infant murder case; parents jailed without bond
Columbia Police are crediting a letter found this month at a local Super 8 for helping solve the case of an infant death. The infant’s parents have …
Read More »NTSB remains on-scene at northern Missouri train derailment site
State troopers say four people are now dead and 150 others injured, following Monday’s collision between an Amtrak train and a dump truck near northern Missouri’s Mendon. …
Read More »Hawaiian Bros Island Grill heading to Columbia
Columbia-area residents will soon have a Hawaiian dining option. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill is building a new restaurant at the former Jack in the Box location near …
Read More »UPDATE: Four now dead after train derailment in northern Missouri; NTSB on-scene now
UPDATE: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has arrived on the scene of that deadly train derailment in northern Missouri’s Mendon. And Missouri state troopers now say …
Read More »$50,000 cash bond set for Columbia man charged with robbing gas station with hammer
A Columbia man accused of robbing the HyVee gas station on West Broadway while carrying a hammer has waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. 30-year-old Jacob Woods …
Read More »Longtime Columbia College president will be laid to rest on Tuesday
Funeral services are about to begin this (Tuesday) morning for longtime Columbia College president Dr. Gerald Brouder, who died last week at the age of 79. He …
Read More »Lakeside Ashland hopes to open in September
Developers at the large Lakeside Ashland project say the video screen for their outdoor movie theater has been installed, and that it will be “a movie experience …
Read More »BREAKING: Three dead after Amtrak train collides with dump truck in Chariton County, northwest of Columbia
BREAKING: Missouri state troopers say three people have been killed in this afternoon’s horrific collision between an Amtrak train and a dump truck near Mendon, northwest of …
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