Boone County fire officials confirm one person has been killed in a horrific collision between a vehicle and a trash truck this morning on Highway 124 in …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Task Force 1 members praised during Columbia’s 9-11 ceremony
Columbia’s mayor took time to praise first responders during Monday’s emotional ceremony at Mizzou’s Columns to remember the 22nd anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks that killed …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia’s Missouri Task Force 1 heading to Florida
Florida’s governor warns that Tropical Storm Idalia is going to be a major hurricane. Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One (MO-TF1) has been ordered to deploy to Pensacola, …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One sending additional staff to Maui
Hawaii’s governor says the confirmed death toll from the Maui wildfires has now risen to 101. The Associated Press (AP) reports a mobile morgue unit has arrived to …
Read More »UPDATE: Missouri Task Force One members arrive in flooded Vermont
The Boone County Fire Protection District says two members of Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One (MO-TF1) have arrived in flood-damaged Vermont this afternoon. Boone County Fire District …
Read More »(AUDIO): Parole expected to be revoked for suspect captured by CPD after manhunt
Columbia Police are crediting residents for providing information that led to the capture of a parolee they considered armed and dangerous. Columbia Police spent hours on Wednesday …
Read More »(AUDIO): NWS heat advisory covers the entire mid-Missouri listening area
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis’ heat advisory is now in effect and runs through tomorrow. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Alex Elmore tells 939 the …
Read More »UPDATE: Chain reaction crash on I-70’s Rocheport bridge began with vehicle swerving, troopers say
Missouri state troopers say a six-vehicle chain reaction crash on I-70’s Rocheport bridge Tuesday happened when traffic was slowing due to construction, which restricted traffic to one …
Read More »UPDATE: Westbound I-70 at Rocheport bridge reopens
Traffic is still slow for miles on both eastbound and westbound I-70 near the Rocheport bridge this evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reopened westbound I-70 …
Read More »Mizzou’s College of Veterinary Medicine to hold open house Saturday
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Warm Springs ranch Clydesdales, the Boone County Fire Protection District and the House Rabbit Society are all participating in Saturday’s Mizzou College …
Read More »New fire station will be built, after voters approve Boone County Fire’s $8-million bond issue
Voters in Missouri’s third-largest fire department have overwhelmingly approved an $8-million no tax increase bond issue. The vote was 5,125 to 1,051. Passage required a four-sevenths majority, …
Read More »(AUDIO): Multi-million dollar bond issue on Boone County Fire Protection District ballot
Voters in the Columbia-based Boone County Fire Protection District will cast ballots in April on an $8-million no tax increase bond issue. Boone County Fire assistant chief …
Read More »Cooking blamed for Boonville-area house fire
No injuries are reported in Wednesday afternoon’s blaze that destroyed a house near Boonville. The home is in the 23000 block of Highway 98. Cooper County Fire …
Read More »Temperature to drop below 32 in Columbia by tonight; motorists urged to be cautious
Columbia Public Works crews are warning motorists that temperatures are expected to drop below freezing by about 7 o’clock tonight (Wednesday). Public Works spokesman John Ogan tells …
Read More »UPDATE: Motorist killed in weekend train collision identified as Centralia resident
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating a deadly weekend collision between a vehicle and a Norfolk Southern train near Sturgeon, about 22 miles north of Columbia. …
Read More »UPDATE: Victims identified in Highway 63 double fatality near Sturgeon
State troopers say two mid-Missourians are dead following a horrific double-fatality crash Monday afternoon on Highway 63, in northern Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash …
Read More »Columbia sees third large natural cover fire in three days
Columbia’s fire chief says his crews are confident that they have contained a fire on Manhattan drive, near Norman drive. That is east of the Stoney Creek …
Read More »Boone County firefighters describe current ground conditions as recipe for disaster
Boone County Fire Protection District officials are strongly advising against any open burning until conditions change. Those conditions would be significant moisture, higher humidity’s and much calmer winds. …
Read More »Elderly Boone County man killed in lawnmower crash
Boone County firefighters say a Sturgeon man was killed in a Tuesday lawnmower crash. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp tells 939 the Eagle …
Read More »Trucker indicted for manslaughter for death of Boone County assistant fire chief arraigned
A trucker who’s been indicted for involuntary manslaughter for the December crash that killed a Boone County fire assistant chief pleaded not guilty Monday in Boone County …
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