Undefeated Missouri is set to take on undefeated Iowa at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Little League World Series in Whiteside, Indiana. The Missouri team, is the Daniel Boone Little League All Stars from Columbia.
Columbia police made one arrest Tuesday in connection to a burglary in the 1900 block of Paris Road. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, officers responded around 2 a.m. to a burglary in which a glass door was shattered and the business reported about $50,000 of merchandise stolen. Through their investigation,…
The man accused of climbing a power plant tower in Columbia has been granted bond in Boone County. 33-year-old Richard Nichols was granted a $5,000 bond, which his attorney said he would likely not be able to post. Nichols appeared at his bond review hearing virtually from the Randolph County Jail. Nichols is charged with…
A Mexico man was arrested Monday for drug charges. Authorities executed a search warrant early this week for 32-year-old Jeremy Farris. According to court documents, Farris had prior drug-related convictions. Upon searching the residence, officers found a chrome cylinder with white powdery substance and other drug paraphernalia. The probable cause statement says that there were…
One person was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Randolph County on Monday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2019 Ford Edge crossed the center line while traveling east on Route JJ, and struck an oncoming truck. The driver of the Ford Edge was a 26-year-old woman from Clark, Mo. and was critically…
An 18-year-old Huntsville man is facing four felony charges after deputies say he pointed a gun at a woman and refused to let her leave his home Saturday. Court documents say Ethan Cruse is charged with second-degree kidnapping, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree domestic assault. The probable cause statement says…
A former dog breeder accused of animal abuse is scheduled to appear in court This morning. Melissa Sanders faces 14 counts of animal abuse — 13 felonies and one misdemeanor. Court records show Sanders is scheduled for a Pre-Trial Conference Today at 930am at the Boone County Courthouse Sanders previously had a five-day jury trial…
A Columbia man is facing four felony charges following a shooting Saturday night in Randolph County. Court records say 41-year-old Jefferey D. Layton is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated. Deputies responding around 10 p.m. found a person with a…
in MLB The Kansas City Royals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6–5 last night, The Dodgers rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Royals 6-5. After Kansas City retook the lead in the seventh, Shohei Ohtani sparked the winning rally by stealing second and scoring on a Freddie Freeman single. Edwin Díaz closed…
A 59-year-old man from Montgomery City was seriously injured in a crash in Lincoln County Monday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, the man was driving a large truck on Route E, East of Norton Road in Lincoln County, when he traveled off the right side of the road and overturned….
The family that donated the land for Green Estate Park has filed a lawsuit against the City of Mexico, saying that the city has failed to maintain the property under the terms of their agreement, and is asking that the city comply with those terms, or alternatively, return ownership back to the donors. The suit…
A Macon woman is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond after law enforcement reportedly seized more than 35 grams of meth in April 2026. Court documents state that law enforcement executed a search warrant on April 10, 2026 at the residence of 41-year-old Kelly Sportsman. Court documents state that they found 35.5…
The Missouri Department of Corrections put out a news release today announcing the death of an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostics Center. The release states that 45year-old Michael Est was pronounced dead at a hospital in Columbia on July 31. Est began his life sentence in 1996, but was granted parole on April…
An electrician working on the University of Missouri’s football stadium renovation project died following an incident in June at the construction site, and now OSHA is investigating. 44-year-old Corey Sooter, who was a foreman for an electrical company on the project, died in June. The incident is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s…
A Columbia man faces child endangerment charges after authorities say a child shot off a part of their finger. Boone County Deputies were called to University Hospital on Thursday for a report of someone with a gunshot wound and found the child, who lost part of their left index finger due to the injury. 29-year-old…
