A Jefferson City man who disappeared for several days after a crash earlier this year has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. Nathan Spencer was initially charged with a felony and two misdemeanors, but pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. He was given two years of unsupervised probation. Spencer disappeared after…
Boonville police say a reported threat involving a student at a local school was not credible. Investigators say the student reportedly threatened to bring a firearm to school and shoot another student Thursday. The school resource officer and administrators investigated the report and determined the student did not have the means to carry out the…
Boone County officials will have to find another way to address jail overcrowding after voters rejected Proposition L. The measure would have created a three-eighths-cent sales tax for 15 years to pay for a new jail. Sheriff Dwayne Carey says the county currently has 457 people in custody, despite having space for just 246. The…
A former Moberly daycare owner has been sentenced to 14 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for abusing children in her care. Naomi Hess was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in August to four counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The charges stem from a 2024 investigation at her daycare, Play…
A 40-year-old man is in custody after a SWAT standoff at a Jefferson City home Wednesday afternoon. Police say an officer spotted the man near the 100 block of Ventura Avenue and recognized him as having outstanding felony warrants. He ran into a nearby home and hid in the attic. Officers used thermal imaging to…
in College Basketball Missouri’s tigers mens next game is Friday night against Saint Louis University in the Show Me Showdown at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. The Missouri Tigers women return to action Friday against Little Rock. at Mizzou Arena. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. in College Football The…
A former Moberly daycare owner is scheduled to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Naomi Hess previously pleaded guilty in a case involving allegations of physical and emotional abuse at her daycare, Play N’ Learn. The allegations involved three two-year-olds and a three-year-old. Hess was…
all of the votes are in, this is how voting went in yesterday’s General Election. Missouri Amendment 3 which would restricts abortion and transgender healthcare for minors DEFEATED (NO vote) by a 55-44% margin Amendment 6 which makes it harder for lawmakers to change citizen-led ballot initiatives PASSED by a 59-40% margin. Amendment 7 which…
College Basketbal Missouri men’s basketball began the day yesterday with some bad news. Freshman Aidan Chronister huty his non-shooting hand and will be out of the lineup for at least four weeks. They then began the 2026-27 campaign showing that loss wasn’t a roadblock to early season success, as the Tigers dominated in a 111-50…
Sheriff’s deputies in Boone and Cole counties conducted Halloween safety checks on registered sex offenders. In Boone County, 32 offenders were checked October 31st. Nine were found potentially in violation, with five receiving violations and four cases still under investigation. In Cole County, deputies checked 165 registered offenders. Sixteen were potentially non-compliant, and three people…
A Glasgow man faces felony charges after allegedly driving drunk, crashing into another vehicle and escaping from a patrol car while handcuffed. Thirty-year-old Ryan Suttner was arrested early Sunday after deputies found his Dodge Charger in a ditch along County Road 210. Court documents say Suttner managed to get out of the back of a…
Two men have been charged following a shooting at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia. Twenty-five-year-old Antory King and 27-year-old Michael Otey each face two counts of armed criminal action and first-degree assault. Both also face weapons charges involving the shooting at a motor vehicle. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was reported in stable…
A suspect is in custody following a law enforcement manhunt near Moberly Regional Medical Center. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the area Monday, prompting warnings for nearby residents to secure their homes and avoid the area. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced just before midnight that the operation had concluded and an all-clear was…
Four people have been displaced after an early-morning fire damaged a duplex in Jefferson City. Firefighters were called just before three o’clock Tuesday morning to the 21-hundred block of Red Oak Drive. Crews found flames in the attic that had broken through the roof. Six fire units responded, including five from Jefferson City and one…
In College Basketball It took most of the game for the Missouri women to catch fire, but once they did, they certainly hit their stride. Trailing by 19 late in the third quarter, the Lady Tigers came back to beat Howard, 91-88 in overtime. McKenzie Mathurin led MU with 29 points, while three other Mizzou…
