- Columbia Job Fair Set for Tuesday
People looking for work in Columbia will have a chance to meet employers at a community job fair tomorrow. Love Columbia is hosting the event from ten to 11:30 Tuesday morning at 1209 East…
- MU Researchers Receive $2.77 Million Grant
University of Missouri researchers have received a 2.77-million-dollar grant to study how the immune system responds to respiratory viruses. The funding from the National Institutes of Health will support research over the next four…
- Columbia Considers New Animal Shelter, Flock Saftey, and New Park
Columbia and Boone County could purchase a new government-run animal shelter for nearly one million dollars. The Columbia City Council is scheduled to consider the purchase Monday evening. The proposal calls for Boone County…
- Columbia Considers $2.1 Million Roundabout
Columbia is considering a 2.1-million-dollar roundabout at East Green Meadows Road and East Nifong Boulevard. City Public Works officials say the project is intended to improve traffic flow and reduce crashes on the city’s…
- Columbia Gets $16.2 Million Rail Grant
Columbia is receiving more than 16-million dollars in federal funding to modernize the Columbia Terminal Railroad. U.S. Representative Mark Alford announced the 16-point-2-million-dollar grant Thursday. The project will upgrade tracks, improve safety and introduce…
- Boone County Seeks $1.9 Million for Jail Housing
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is asking county leaders for 1.9 million dollars to pay for housing detainees in other county jails. Sheriff Dwayne Carey says the department has run out of money for…
- Kansas City Man Charged in Boone County Stabbing
A 32-year-old Kansas City man is facing several felony charges after authorities say he stabbed a man in the Prathersville area of Boone County Wednesday night. Cody Bass is charged with second-degree assault, two…
- Worstell arrested for drug trafficking in Columbia
Boone County deputies arrested a 40-year-old Columbia man yesterday on drug trafficking charges. Clayton Worstell alerted deputies that he had drugs and a gun in his residence. Deputies then found two grams of fentanyl…
- Columbia Water Plant Upgrades
The City of Columbia will celebrate the completion of a 31-million-dollar upgrade to its McBaine Water Treatment Plant on October 26. The project restores the plant’s capacity to treat 32 million gallons of water…
- Football Players Charged
Two Central Methodist University football players are facing assault charges after allegedly fighting a teammate over being late to practice. Twenty-year-old Kamarrion Ferguson and 22-year-old Michael Hourel were charged with third-degree assault Monday, according…
- Boone County Jail Tax
Boone County voters will decide in November whether to approve a public safety sales tax to fund a new county jail. Proposition L would impose a three-eighths-cent sales tax for 15 years, generating up…
- Boone County WIC Services to Continue
Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services will continue providing WIC services in the coming federal fiscal year after signing a new contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. WIC, or…
