The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have arrived at the scene of Tuesday afternoon’s deadly plane crash near Hartsburg. Boone …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Police chief Jill Schlude appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia had another bloody week last week, with two brutal homicides and another suspect charged with threatening to cut the heads off of children at the Islamic …
Read More »Former Mississippi newspaper publisher/reporter sentenced for Columbia-area child sex crimes
A well-known former Mississippi newspaper publisher is heading to federal prison for 16 years after pleading guilty to traveling to Columbia and renting a room at a local …
Read More »UPDATE: Mid-Missouri carjacking suspect to be arraigned at 1 pm; feds file immigration detainer
The federal government has filed an immigration detainer against the suspect with ties to the country of Mexico who is accused of trying to carjack two separate …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia man charged with killing woman as she was holding a child in court today
A Columbia man who’s charged with the Christmas Day killing of his girlfriend is scheduled to be arraigned this (Monday) morning in Boone County Circuit Court. Court …
Read More »Mississippi newspaper publisher heading to federal prison for luring Columbia teen to hotel for sex
A well-known Mississippi businessman and former newspaper publisher will soon be heading to federal prison for at least ten years after admitting in federal court that he …
Read More »CPD: Columbia man struck and killed this weekend while trying to cross I-70
Columbia Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor trailer Saturday afternoon while trying to cross eastbound I-70 near Highway 63. CPD has identified …
Read More »Familiar name is Ashland’s new interim police chief
The southern Boone County town of Ashland has an interim police chief. City administrator Kyle Michel says Allen “Scott” Young will begin serving as interim chief this …
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 »CPD: No arrests yet in Columbia’s Dove street homicide
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Jefferson City Police are assisting Columbia Police with Monday’s homicide investigation on Dove drive. That’s north of …
Read More »Boone County Sheriff’s deputies frustrated with double homicide investigation
Last week’s double homicide at a party just outside of Columbia remains unsolved, and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are not mincing words when describing their frustration with …
Read More »Two teens shot to death after weekend disturbance during party near Columbia, deputies say
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say two teenagers were shot to death and four others were wounded in that Sunday morning incident near Columbia. The deadly shooting happened …
Read More »UPDATE: Child passenger in Boone County head-on collision has died
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says a six-year-old child who was a passenger in this week’s horrific head-on collision on East New Haven road has died at …
Read More »UPDATE: Names of two motorists killed on New Haven Road released by Boone County authorities
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the two motorists killed in Wednesday morning’s head-on collision on East New Haven road. Boone County Sheriff’s …
Read More »Mid-Missouri man under federal indictment for alleged child pornography
A federal grand jury has indicted a man from mid-Missouri’s Lohman on three counts relating to producing child pornography. Federal agents and others arrested 30-year-old Anthony Pitts-Fugate …
Read More »CPD chief: Boone County sheriff’s department leading criminal investigation into weekend use of force incident
Columbia’s police chief says an independent criminal investigation is underway, after a video recording of CPD’s officers’ use of force with a man was brought to the …
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 »Prescription drug take back events are underway in Columbia; six locations tomorrow across Boone County
Boone County residents have numerous opportunities today and Saturday to get rid of their unused or unwanted prescription drugs, and to do it in a safe manner. …
Read More »Mizzou football captain arrested for weekend DWI
A Mizzou football senior captain has been arrested for driving while intoxicated, and has bonded out of jail. Online records from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department say …
Read More »Two people, including child, shot Sunday just east of Columbia
Boone County sheriff’s deputies say a man and a child who were shot Sunday afternoon on Demaret drive east of Columbia suffered serious injuries. Both have been …
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