A former Monroe County Public Administrator was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday. 49-year-old Jessica Chase of Paris pleaded guilty to financially exploiting a disabled person, stealing, and filing false documents, according to the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office. Chase served as public administrator from 2021 to 2024 and was accused of stealing money “from…
Trial dates were set for two people accused of killing a Columbia man in Benton County. 36-year-old Kayley Rae Birnbaum and 30-year-old Michael Thomas Birnbaum are charged each with First Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action in connection with the death of 28-year-old Cody Garrett in 2021. The documents also state that one of the…
Organizers have announced that the Sea Lion Splash that was originally planned has been canceled due to the truck hauling the sea lions getting in a traffic accident in Boone County Thursday morning. Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on social media that the crash happened around 3:00 a.m. this morning on westbound I-70, at the…
Central Bank of Boone County and the Columbia Art League are seeking entries for the Boone County Art Show before the September 26 deadline. Anyone who is resident of Boone County, Columbia Art League member or full-time Columbia student 18 years of age or older, may enter one work of art completed within the past…
A Columbia man was behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill someone with a hatchet. Officers responded to a disturbance at 9:03 a.m. on Wednesday to find 32-year-old Javan Harris standing in a driveway with a hatchet yelling at a victim. Harris stated that during an argument, he saw the victim go to the kitchen…
The Moberly Area Community College is launching a new commercial pilot training center at the former Columbia Regional Airport terminal. MACC and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday, marking the opening of the renovated facility. The college invested more than $350,000 in the terminal, which closed in 2022. The center includes classrooms, a flight simulator…
The University of Missouri School of Medicine has received a one-million-dollar NIH grant to advance research into a faster form of radiation treatment for cancer. The funding will give researchers access to the TheryQ FLASHKNiFE system, which delivers radiation in ultra-fast doses. Preclinical studies suggest the approach could target tumors while reducing damage to nearby…
The Missouri State Fair gets underway today in Sedalia, bringing 11 days of livestock, carnival rides, concerts and America 250 celebrations. The fair runs through August 23, with gates open daily from 7:20 in the morning until 10 at night. Admission is 15 dollars for adults, 10 dollars for seniors and four dollars for children…
Columbia Police have arrested a 35-year-old man after a woman’s death was ruled a homicide. Police say officers responded to a cardiac arrest call Wednesday afternoon in the 13-hundred block of Range Line Street. Investigators determined the death was suspicious and later ruled it a homicide. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Destiny Dunn of…
in MLB The Kansas City Royals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 last night The Dodgers powered past the Royals with three home runs, including a two-run blast from Shohei Ohtani, to take the lead and secure the win. Kansas City struggled offensively after scoring early. The game also saw injuries/scares, with Freddie Freeman…
The University of Missouri announced on Tuesday that the fall 2026 semester will not have a “Reading Day”, also commonly known as “Stop Day”. People within the University decided to cut out Stop Day due to Veterans Day falling on a Wednesday combined with the fact that Governor Mike Kehoe signed a law last year…
A Jefferson City man was arrested in Boone County after police reportedly found him and another person unconscious in a bounce house Friday night. The incident occurred at Tiger Bounce in South Columbia, where the owner told officers that 30-year old Dondarian Jones was unconscious for about 20 minutes there. Police then searched Jones’ vehicle…
One of the suspects charged in connection with the disappearance and death of Kayla Huff of Moberly has asked for his case to be moved out of mid-Missouri. Hunter Ames appeared in Randolph County court, and his attorney asked that the case be moved to Marion County, citing a large amount of media coverage that…
A lawsuit has been filed in Cooper County against the Boonville R-I School District following an incident where a student was injured in 2025. The mother of a student with disabilities is suing the school district after the school district allegedly failed to properly accommodate a student with mobility, vision and communication difficulties. Medical staff…
An Illinois man was arrested Saturday for using a cargo van and a chainsaw to damage another person’s vehicle at an MU parking garage. A construction worker repairing the Tiger Avenue Parking Structure reported around 2:25 p.m. Saturday that another vehicle intentionally ran into his personal truck in the structure. The suspect also reportedly used…
