Tag: Ashland
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Ashland Man Suffers Serious Injuries In Callaway County Vehicle Accident
An Ashland man is recovering from serious injuries following a one-car accident in Callaway County during the evening hours of Wednesday, December 11, 2024. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on US 63 southbound, north of County Road 394. A vehicle driven by a 25-year-old Ashland man traveled off the right…
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Homicide South of Ashland Friday, 9/2/22
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 23-year-old Collin Q. Knight of Hartsburg for first-degree-murder and armed criminal action. The homicide happened Friday evening just south of Ashland in the 18000 block S. Old Route A. Emergency crews responding to a 911 call located a 52-year-old man deceased in the home. The identity of the…
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Several Local Mcdonald’s Offering Free Menu Items To Veterans For Veterans Day
Several local McDonald’s restaurants will be saluting veterans today (Wednesday) with free menu items for Veterans Day. The vets will be given free any size soft drink or sweet tea as well as a medium order of fries from 11am until 7pm. Several of the locations include Mexico, Centralia, Kingdom City, Fulton, Moberly, Jefferson City,…
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Boone County Sheriff’s Department Holding Prescription Drug Take Back This Week
Boone County Sheriff’s Department will be holding a Prescription Drug Take Back starting on Friday and running through Saturday. It is the 11th year for the take back. On Friday from 10-2 collection sites will be at the Mu Student Center and the VA Hospital. On Saturday from 10 to 1 locations will be at…
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FFA Awards For Centralia And Ashland
Several FFA Awards being announced yesterday (Tuesday) as the Centralia FFA received the Premier Chapter Award in building communities. The Ashland FFA received the Premier Chapter in strengthening agriculture.
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Mobile COVID-19 Testing Starting In Boone County Including Centralia and Hallsville
A mobile testing collaborative is underway this week in Boone County in an effort to increase testing for people with COVID-19. Columbia/Boone County Health and Human Services, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, MU Health Care and Boone Hospital will expand testing sites in Ashland, Centralia, Columbia, and Hallsville. The tests will be for people…
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Local FFA Chapters Receive State Recognition
Mexico, Paris, Centralia, Community R-VI in Laddonia, Ashland, Bowling Green and Monroe City FFA chapters all received a Gold Emblem. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year.
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Man Accused Of Shooting At Ashland Police Officer Arrested
A man accused of shooting at an Ashland police officer Tuesday night is now in custody. 29 year old Eusebio Daniel Barjas-Real of Ashland was arrested by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies at 105 East Liberty Lane in Ashland yesterday (Thursday) morning. Possible charges include 2nd degree assault on a special victim, armed criminal action, and…
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Search Is On For Suspect Who Fired Three Shots At Ashland Police Officer
The search is on for a suspect who investigators say fired three shots at an Ashland Police officer last (Tuesday) night. It happened just after 11pm, and according to the Ashland Police Department the officer was in his vehicle and tried to stop a person who was walking that he recognized as having a warrant…
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Pedestrian Hit And Killed By Vehicle In Ashland
An Illinois man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 63 in Ashland last (Tuesday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened just after 11 last (Tuesday) night when 37 year old Jeremy D. Hall was walking in the passing lane of US 63 southbound, just south of Peterson Lane…
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Highway 63 Most Dangerous In Missouri
A new report shows that Highway 63 is the most dangerous in Missouri. The report, from fleet management company Geotab, found Highway 63 has had an average of 15 fatal crashes per year over the past decade. The highway is ranked 14th in the nation in number of fatal crashes when compared to the deadliest…
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Ashland Man Arrested For Rape And Sodomy
An Ashland man was arrested yesterday [Wednesday] on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a 13 year old girl. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, a Cyber Crimes Task Force Investigator assisted the Department of Children Services with a welfare check of the girl at her home. Forty five year old Christopher Fisher…
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Crimestoppers of Columbia Offering $10,000 Reward For Tips In Unsolved Murders
Crimestoppers of Columbia announced today [Tuesday] a $10 thousand cash reward will be given for any tip leading to the arrest of a suspect in one of 15 unresolved murder cases in Boone County. The murders date back to 1978. All tip providers are guaranteed to remain anonymous, and calls to 573-875-TIPS are never traced…
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Ashland Man Charged After Firing Shots During Burglary
An Ashland man is charged with assault in the second degree and unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly fired a gun in an attempt to thwart a burglary on May 6. Ashland Police report during the course of the investigation, evidence was observed and collected from the Trading Post Pawn Shop. The evidence…
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One Arrested After Police Chase In Ashland
Ashland Police arrested a 19 year old following a police chase yesterday. [Monday] Caleb LaBarbera allegedly broke a large window in the front of the Trading Post pawn shop. When a neighbor tried to intervene in the burglary, LaBarbera left in his car. The neighbor, fearing for his safety, reported fired one warning shot into…