The Columbia Chief of Police is on paid administrative leave.
The City of Columbia announced today (Thursday) that Ken Burton has been placed on the paid leave and it is a personnel issue and no further information is available at this time.
Deputy Chief Jill Schlude has been named Acting Police Chief.
A new lawsuit filed today aims to stop construction of a massive data center in Montgomery County. Preserve Montgomery County, LLC filed the suit in Cole County Circuit Court, claiming county officials broke Missouri’s Sunshine Law by holding closeddoor meetings and signing nondisclosure agreements tied to the project. The $35 billion development would get about $245 million…
An Auxvasse man is being held in the Callaway County Jail charged with Felony Child Abuse, Domestic Assault, and Kidnapping. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department reports arresting 31 year old Eric Huddleston on Monday after an investigation was conducted at a Kingdom City Business. The Sheriff’s Office reports two people at the business had been…
A one-vehicle accident in Jefferson City has left one person with undetermined injuries. The Jefferson City Police Department responded at approximately 12:45pm to a motor vehicle crash in the 2200 block of westbound US Highway 50. Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle in the tree line on the north side of the highway. One individual…
A former Mexico High School student is being recognized for his work at a TV station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Andy Weber works at KOAT an ABC affiliate. Weber was awarded a local Emmy for his work on a historical documentary. Sara Given was his teacher at the Mexico High School and says Andy was…
The Mexico City Council and the Mexico Board of Education both have openings to fill in the April general election. For the City Council, seats of Steve Haag and Dr. Ayanna Shivers are up for grabs. Haag filed for re-election on opening day and is thus far the only candidate to file. For the Mexico…
As work continues to expand on the Interstate-70 road project, so too, it seems, do the list of long road closures due to accidents in mid-Missouri. Yesterday, a car hauler jack-knifed on I-70 near the Boone-Callaway County line, blocking traffic in both directions as crews worked to clear the area. The trucker had been traveling…
