A breaker box is thought to be the cause of a camper fire in Centralia over the weekend. Centralia fire crews were dispatched to the fire at the corner of West Southgate Street and Switzler Street around 4:30 on Saturday morning. The fire was contained quickly and Centralia Police Department reports they do not plan…
Voters in the Boone County Fire Protection District will see a bond issue for the district on the April 4th ballot. The no tax increase bond issue would allow the district to issue eight million dollars worth of bonds to acquire real property, construct, renovate and furnish new fire stations and acquire new fire apparatus….
Three accidents over the weekend send three people to area hospitals. The first crash happened Friday evening at 5:35 when a semi driven by a Florida man struck the driver’s side of a vehicle driven by 44-year old Beth Mayhew of Auxvasse while she was making a left-hand turn. The accident happened on eastbound I-70…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is announcing the conviction of a Holts Summit man for committing fraud in Audrain and Boone counties. Blake Mahoney was found guilty of Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and Deceptive Business Practices. Mahoney defrauded eleven consumers by demanding money upfront for home construction and renovation work, and then failing to…
An accident in Boone County yesterday (Monday) afternoon kills a Paris man. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 12:20 on Route Z a quarter mile south of Liddell Lane when a cement truck driven by 22-year old Troy W. Boshears of Paris ran off the right side of the road….
An accident Saturday night kills a Centralia man. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened just east of Sturgeon when a pickup driven by 67-year old Ceno McGee of Centralia was eastbound on Keil Road parallel with the railroad tracks and turned south onto Jennings Road in the path of the eastbound…
Voters in Boone County decide on use taxes and a few contested county office races. Unofficial results from yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) election show Kip Kendrick getting the win for Presiding Commissioner, Bob Nolte won the Recorder race, Kyle Rieman garnered the win for the County Auditor and the Treasurer will be Jenna Redel. Harrisburg voters said…
Missourians have four constitutional amendments to decide on when they head to the polls today (Tuesday). Amendment 1 would allow the General Assembly to override current restrictions on investments made by the state treasurer. Amendment 4 would increase minimum funding for a police force established by a state board of police commissioners. Amendment 5 would…
MoDOT officials reveal the proposed alternative to the interchange of I-70 and Highway 63 at a public meeting last (Wednesday) night in Columbia. The plan would use two fly-over ramps, one connecting northbound Highway 63 to westbound I-70, the other connecting eastbound I-70 to southbound Highway 63. MoDOT says these two movements would take the…
MoDOT is seeking comments on the preferred alternatives at the intersection of I-70 and Highway 63 in Columbia. They will hold a open house public meeting Wednesday evening from 4:00 until 6:00 at the ARC in Columbia, 1701 West Ash for residents to look at what preferred alternatives are being presented as well as the…
The man accused of shooting and killing 22-year old Shavez Avieon Waage in the parking lot of the Keene Street Moser’s in Columbia will remain in jail without bond. Judge Joshua Devine denied bond yesterday (Monday) for 22-year old Loyal Martell of Holts Summit in connection with the August 20 homicide. 22-year old Joshua Dudley…
A Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper formerly assigned to Audrain County is getting promoted. Lieutenant Matt Broniec began as a Trooper in Audrain County in the summer of 1995 before becoming a corporal in 2009 and then to sergeant in charge of Zone 10 in Boone County. In June of 2021, Broniec was promoted to…
Columbia city officials met this afternoon with the Columbia Regional Airport advisory board. The airport is nearing completion of the new $23 million airport terminal. The new facility will triple the current facility at 52,000-square-feet. The project, which had an end of summer completion date, should be ready soon, with a grand opening to be…
This morning we spoke with the Volunteer Action Center about adopting families for the holidays. Listen below
A Columbia man is in Boone County Jail on two felony charges of exposing himself to several mothers and their children at the Columbia Public Library Thursday morning. Court documents state that Mark Jones, 31, was in the children’s section of the library and made lengthy and uncomfortable eye contact with a mother which drew…
