About 200 people joined veterans from across mid-Missouri for Memorial Day’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. ABC-17’s Joshua Blount from our news …
Read More »Former President Harry Truman remembered today; it’s a Missouri and county holiday
Most of Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees are off today, to celebrate former President Harry Truman’s birthday. It is a state and county holiday, and Jefferson …
Read More »UPDATE: No bond for Columbia man who reportedly is person of interest in homicide
A Columbia man charged with a March drive-by shooting incident is also a person of interest in another major crime, according to our news partner KMIZ. ABC-17’s …
Read More »Columbia’s Menggi Ji murder case profiled in national podcast
A popular national podcast has profiled the 2019 Columbia case of a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and burying her in Rock Bridge state park. …
Read More »Guilty plea in high-profile Columbia fraternity hazing case; two felony charges dropped with plea deal
A former Mizzou fraternity member has pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to former Mizzou student Danny Santulli during a high-profile 2021 incident in Columbia. 22-year-old Thomas Shultz …
Read More »UPDATE: Ameren Missouri clears downtown Columbia gas leak
Columbia’s fire chief says Ameren Missouri has controlled the natural gas leak that happened on Ninth street this morning. Fire chief Clayton Farr Jr. tells 939 the …
Read More »UPDATE: High-profile Columbia murder trial is delayed
A highly-publicized Columbia murder trial will not start Monday morning in Columbia, after both sides learn that murder victim Megan Shultz was arrested on June 5, …
Read More »High-profile Columbia murder trial is a go for Monday
About 80 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia for Monday’s jury selection in a high-profile murder trial. 41-year-old Keith Comfort …
Read More »UPDATE: Boone County court rules in favor of Basye in Columbia school board filing case
A Boone County judge has ruled that Columbia Public Schools (CPS) violated state statute in the Chuck Basye school board filing case. While CPS can appeal Judge Brouck …
Read More »Decision expected today from Boone County judge regarding Basye school board candidacy
A bench trial is set for this (Monday) afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse in the case of a former prominent Missouri lawmaker who’s trying to get …
Read More »High-profile Columbia murder trial to begin February 27
A Boone County judge says 75 to 80 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse for late February’s jury selection in a high-profile Columbia …
Read More »Boone County government center and courthouse to close early today
Freezing rain, snow and subfreezing temperatures have prompted Boone County commissioners to close the Roger Wilson Government Center and county courthouse early on Thursday afternoon. Boone County …
Read More »Chilling court documents describe final moments of Columbia murder victim’s life
A Columbia man charged with killing a woman and her grandmother this weekend has made his initial arraignment and remains jailed without bond today. Boone County prosecutors …
Read More »Convicted killer Renick wants a new trial; Court TV carried her December trial live in Columbia
A former Columbia spa owner convicted in the high-profile 2017 murder of her husband in Montgomery County is appealing her conviction. Americans across the country tuned into …
Read More »About two dozen Columbia employers represented at Thursday’s job fair
Mid-Missourians have a chance Thursday afternoon to meet with numerous employers and do on-site interviews. Regional Economic Development Incorporated (REDI), the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and other …
Read More »Columbia-area business leaders pay tribute to former county commissioner who helped found REDI
Columbia-area business leaders and the REDI board of directors are praising the legacy of former Boone County commissioner David Horner, who died in August at the age …
Read More »Emotional first day in Columbia kidnapping and sexual assault trial
A Boone County jury has heard graphic opening statements from prosecutors in the trial of a Columbia man charged with the separate robbery and sexual assaults of …
Read More »Five-day jury trial set in high-profile Columbia murder trial
A February jury trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man charged with killing his wife and placing her body in an apartment dumpster. 40-year-old Keith Comfort …
Read More »Centralia-area residents pack courtroom for hearing in enticement case
Two Centralia mothers say a Boone County man charged with enticement or attempted enticement of a child is a threat to children. The mothers spoke at Tuesday’s …
Read More »Columbia murder trial delayed over witness subpoena issues
Witness issues have delayed a Columbia murder trial that was scheduled to begin next week at the Boone County Courthouse. 18-year-old Iseah Jackson is charged with two …
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