A Boone County Deputy has been presented with the Life Saving Award for quick action that saved the life of a 2 year old girl earlier this year. 29 year old Trenton Marshall-Isom was doing his usual patrol on East Calvert Hill Road when a lady ran up to his patrol car with a small…
The man accused of stabbing two people in Moberly is in police custody. The Moberly Police Department report arresting 31 year old Monquail Williams in Boone County without incident. He is being held on several assault charges on a 100 hundred thousand dollar cash only bond. Williams is accused of stabbing a former girlfriend and…
An autopsy is scheduled for an inmate who was pronounced dead at the Boone County Hospital in Columbia yesterday (Wednesday). According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections, 57 year old Kevin Todd was serving a life sentence at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri on several charges including forcible…
Three people are recovering from minor to moderate injuries after a two car accident in Boone County yesterday (Tuesday). The Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened at Southbound Highway 63 at Zumwalt Road when one car pulled into the path of another vehicle and was hit. 16 year old Kennedy G. O’Riley, 33 year old…
The person who lost their life in a head on collision in Boone County is being identified as 34 year old Thomas L. Willems of Centralia. The accident happened yesterday (Monday) on Route B at Academy road just before 6 am. According to the highway patrol 20 year old Isaiah J. Black of Sturgeon crossed…
Multiple car accidents are being reported in Boone County this (Monday) morning and one person is dead. Boone County Fire crews say they went Route B and Academy Road in Columbia close to 6 am, for a 2 car head on collision. One driver was pronounced deceased the identity has not been released, the other…
No injuries are being reported after a fire at a Boone County home last (Thursday) night. According to fire officials it happened at the 4400 block of Brookview Terrace just after 7. The fire is said to have started in the garage due to hot grease from deep frying a turkey. Around five thousand dollars…
Area law enforcement officers are undergoing intensive training this week to learn how to better successfully manage a crisis involving individuals with mental health, substance abuse and other issues. The training is taking at the Boone Electric Cooperative Community Room for the Crisis Intervention Team from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. On Friday law enforcement…
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating numerous reports involving tool thefts from businesses, residences and construction sites in the north Route B and Highway 63 North areas. The department says they have received at least 8 reports of the thefts that started in early October. A church storage building on North Brown Station Road…
The Prescription Drug Take Back event in Boone County held over the weekend resulted in the largest collection of unwanted or no longer needed medications since the event began in 2010. Seven different sites spread through out Boone County took in 971.8 pounds on Friday and Saturday. All medications collected will be turned over to…
A man and woman are facing multiple charges after taking Boone County Deputies on a foot and car chase. According to the sheriff’s department it happened Tuesday night around 10 when deputies tried to make a traffic stop. Deputies say the driver refused to stop and continued on west I-70 into Cooper County and when…
Voters in Boone County overwhelmingly passed Proposition 1 in yesterday’s (Tuesday) special election. 86% of voters said yes for a half-penny countywide sales tax that pays for roads, bridges and right of ways. The tax brought in fourteen million dollars for roads and bridges last year.
Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies are actively looking for a 26 year old man accused of robbery, kidnapping and domestic violence stemming from an incident earlier this month. Deputies say that the incident happened in the 7400 block of Arratt Court when Jordan M. Wisely assaulted a woman, and held her against her will. Anyone with…
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 61 year old man suspected of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 12. The department says Rodney J. Klobnak of 7700 Sunny Vale Drive in the Sunrise Estates subdivision in Columbia is charged with 3 counts of statutory sodomy. An investigation has been ongoing…
Boone County will be the future home of a new adult high school. Governor Eric Greitens signed a bill to create the program yesterday (Wednesday). The High Schools will target people without diplomas who are 21 or older and no longer eligible to attend public schools. The schools will be free of charge, offer free…
