A Columbia man was arrested over the weekend for leading officers on a chase of over 100 miles per hour. An officer reportedly tried to pull over 22-year-old Deadren Martin’s car due to being a black car without its lights on at dark, as well as failing to yield. He then reportedly did not stop…
Multiple felony charges against a Columbia man have been dropped for the second time. Travis Birkhead was accused of assaulting someone outside a bar in 2022, when he was charged with rape, assault and kidnapping. Some initial charges had been dropped and refiled before in 2024. But recently, 13th Circuit Judge Jeff Harris said that…
A Kansas man accused in the death of a man on a motorcycle in July 2025 in Boone County has pleaded guilty. On Friday, 37-year-old Donald J. Legleiter pleaded guilty to First Degree Involuntary Manslaughter, Second Degree Assault, First Degree Property Damage, and Leaving Scene Of Accident causing Physical Injury in the July 14, 2025…
A Boone County man was charged over the weekend with assault after allegedly shooting someone with a BB gun at a homeless camp. Officers were called to a hospital on Friday, where a victim reported that 62-year-old Frank Phillips shot them with a BB gun on East Walnut Street. The victim reportedly had multiple wounds,…
About an hour after their initial announcement, the Columbia Police Department announced that there was no threat found near Frederick Douglass High School. They reportedly initially closed off the streets and evacuated the staff from the building due to reports of a bomb and shooting threat, although the officers and K9 units found no danger….
The Country 96 St. Louis Cardinals Red Cross Media Blood Drive in Mexico exceeded its goal Monday. Organizers were hoping to collect 23 units of blood, but donors gave 28 units during the drive at the Mexico Elks Lodge. The blood drive comes as the Red Cross continues to face a blood shortage across the…
The Jefferson City Academic Center is starting the school year in a new, larger location. The Jefferson City School District held a grand opening Monday for the renovated facility on St. Mary’s Boulevard. The center previously operated out of the Miller Performing Arts Center, where teachers say classrooms were too small for students’ needs. Staff…
Columbia City Council members continued work Monday night on the city’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. The budget calls for a 1.4 percent increase in public safety spending, including a 2.5 percent increase for the fire department and a point-seven percent increase for police. Residents raised concerns about transparency and proposed changes to downtown parking…
Jefferson City voters will decide in November whether to increase the city’s public safety sales tax. The City Council voted Monday to put a quarter-cent increase on the November third ballot. If approved, the tax would rise from 25 to 50 cents per 100 dollars spent, increasing the overall sales tax rate to 8.1 percent….
Boone County prosecutors have upgraded a charge against a 20-year-old man accused of firing shots in downtown Columbia earlier this month. Tavan Williams-Patrick now faces first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful discharge of a firearm and two counts of armed criminal action. He was previously charged with fourth-degree assault. According to court documents,…
In light of some recent events in the area, the Randolph County Ministerial Alliance is organizing a day of prayer for the county on Wednesday, August 19th. Pastor Bobby Godwin from the Central Christian Church explains… Godwin specifically cited the death of Kayla Huff earlier this year as part of the reason for wanting to…
A Moberly man has been charged with rape and sodomy. Joshua J. Bradds was charged with Second Degree Rape and Second Degree Sodomy after a woman made a report to authorities. Bradds was arrested and released on a $15,000 bond. He has an arraignment scheduled for September 14.
A Columbia teenager accused in a January 2025 shooting pleaded guilty in court Monday. 17-year-old Samiyon Myers pleaded guilty to second degree assault, armed criminal action and second-degree drug trafficking in an incident where six juveniles were arrested on January 19, 2025 in the 2100 block of West Worley Street. Myers was sentenced to five…
Today is the Country 96 St. Louis Cardinals Red Cross Media Blood Drive. Stop by today at the Elk’s Lodge in Mexico to donate blood today, whatever your blood type. The US is still in a blood shortage, so come donate and know that you made a difference, and you could walk away with an…
A pretrial hearing is scheduled today for Seth Brinegar, who is charged in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting at a Columbia gas station. Brinegar is accused of second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents say a…
