There is a new number 1 team in Class 1 girls high school basketball. The Community R-VI Lady Trojans sit atop the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Poll released yesterday. The Lady Trojans are nearing 20 wins and only have one loss this year. The Lady Trojans this season have won the New Franklin Tournament and…
No explosive devices found after a threat and search at the Columbia Mall yesterday (Sunday) morning. Police were called to the mall on 2300 Bernadette Drive around 10:30. An extensive search was conducted and no evidence of any explosive device was found.
Four different projects will soon begin through out the City of Mexico. City Engineer Drew Williford, says it includes extending Falcon Street from Fairgrounds to Amelia Drive. Most of the projects are expected to start in about a month and should be completed by around July. There maybe some lane closures during the work.
The Columbia Regional Airport has appointed a permanent manager. Mike Parks was named to the position after serving as interim manager following Tamara Pitts leaving the position in November. Parks had served as the operations supervisor at the airport.
Columbia Police say one person is in critical condition after a stabbing Friday afternoon. Officers responded just after noon to the 1600 block of Richardson Street for a reported assault in progress. Police say two men were involved in an altercation that ended with one being stabbed. Officers detained a suspect at the scene and…
A ruling is now handed down rejecting a petition from former Columbia police officer Rob Sanders to get his job back. The judgement was made Monday in a Boone County Courthouse. Sanders had been trying to regain employment with the department after former Chief Ken Burton fired him in 2011. The firing came after a…
