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, […]
Columbia Police are reporting a missing adult that could be in the Mexico, Hatton, Fulton, or Columbia areas. 23-year old Michael Benjamin Crum was last seen September 21st in a black Chevrolet Blazer. Crum is a white male, approximately five feet ten inches tall and weighs roughly 150 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to […]
Boone County Public Health and Human Services is announcing a 16th COVID-19 related death this (Wednesday) morning. The individual was in the 75-79 year age group. No other information about this individual will be released at this time.
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 […]
Columbia / Boone County Public Health and Human Services is extended the existing health orders for the county. No modifications are being made to the orders and they have now been extended until 11:59 p.m. on November 3rd. According to the agency, cases have remained fairly stable, however hospitalizations have increased in the county. While […]
A Mexico man pleads guilty in Federal court to possessing stolen firearms. 27-year old Tyler Andrew Hilderman pleaded guilty to one count of possessing stolen firearms and one count of stealing firearms from a licensed firearms dealer. The charges stem from the Tiger Pawn Shop burglary in Columbia in September of last year. Hilderman and […]
A second person suspected in a Mexico murder is now in police custody. U.S. Marshals Service arrested 25 year old Sadiq J. Moore this (Thursday) morning in Columbia. Moore was arrested on a warrant from the June 27th murder of Chance Davis. Police in Quincy, Illinois arrested Deyton Curtis Fisher for the offense on August […]
Boone County health officials are reporting three new COVID-19 related deaths today (Tuesday). In a press release from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services, the deaths occurred over a 10-day period in September but were just reported today (Tuesday). They are all over the age of 80 and were residents of a long-term […]
With the November 3rd election around 40 days away in person absentee voting and sending out mail ballots is underway in Boone County. Brianna Lennon, boone county clerk was the featured local guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show with Matt Pilger today to talk about the process is going. […]
Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services is modifying a health order in effect until October 6th. Entertainment venues, bars and restaurants serving alcohol must close by 10:30 p.m. but the restriction on stopping alcohol service at 9:00 p.m. is no longer in effect. Food establishments that don’t comply with the health order will […]