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…
Drivers traveling through Kingdom City can once again use U.S. 54 and Interstate 70 after crews completed demolition of the old highway bridges ahead of schedule. The roads reopened Sunday. The demolition is part of the ongoing transportation work in the area. Drivers should still watch for changing traffic patterns and construction activity as the…
Jefferson City police are investigating gunfire at a large gathering in northwest Jefferson City. Officers were called around 1:15 Saturday morning to 2411 Industrial Drive, where several hundred people were attending an event. Police found spent shell casings in a nearby roadway and a bullet-damaged vehicle in the parking lot. No injuries were reported, and…
An 18-year-old Ashland man is facing a felony D-W-I allegation after a crash seriously injured a passenger in Randolph County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says John Griggs lost control of a pickup around one Sunday morning on County Road 1130, north of Clifton Hill. The truck left the roadway and overturned. A 19-year-old Salisbury…
Columbia police are investigating a shots-fired incident at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in south Columbia. Officers were called to the store Sunday evening, shortly after seven o’clock. Police blocked off the parking lot, evacuated customers and brought in crime-scene investigators. At least one ambulance left the scene. The investigation remains ongoing. Police have not…
Two men have been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting in downtown Columbia that left a 36-year-old woman critically injured. Police arrested 28-year-old Demarquen Allen and 23-year-old Iseah Jackson, both of Columbia. Allen faces charges of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Jackson faces charges of being a felon in possession…
The November General Election is tomorrow in Missouri. the state has five issues on the ballot including Proposition A, and Amendments 3, 6, 7 and 8. Proposition A asks if Missouri should keep the congressional map lawmakers drew up in a special session—without voters’ input? Amendment 3, would repeal the reproductive healthcare rights amendment Missouri…
in MLB The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the Cardinals are set to pay veteran reliever Ryne Stanek a $1 million dollar buyout that will allow him to become a free agent. The Cards will decline the $6 million dollar option to keep him for the 2027 season. in College Football The No. 23…
Sidewalk closures along East Broadway in downtown Columbia will be extended as crews continue painting the Gentry Building. The City of Columbia says maintenance crews will resume work Monday, November second, at the building located at One South Seventh Street. Sidewalks along East Broadway will close each day from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., weather…
Missouri’s cold-weather utility protection rule takes effect Sunday, November 1st. The rule protects customers from heat-related utility disconnections when temperatures are forecast to remain below 32 degrees during specified periods over a 72-hour window. The protections remain in effect through March 31st of next year. The Missouri Public Service Commission says customers also have access…
