Tag: Columbia
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Storm Reports From Audrain County, Callaway County And Boone County
No major storm damage or injuries were reported following severe weather that passed through Audrain County on Sunday, Apr. 20, 2025. Storm sirens sounded in Mexico at around 4:15 on Sunday afternoon. The Hawthorne Elementary Gym was opened as a storm shelter after a tornado warning was issued. The Audrain County Sheriff’s office received reports…
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Columbia Police Respond To Two Separate Shootings That Left Multiple People Injured
Columbia Police are investigating two separate shots fired incidents that left several people hospitalized over the weekend. Two male adults and two juveniles were detained following a shooting in the 900 Block of East Broadway during the early morning hours of Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025. The Columbia Police Department said that both victims are in…
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Significant Delays Expected This Weekend On Eastbound Interstate 70 In Columbia
The following press release is from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Motorists traveling eastbound Interstate 70 through Columbia this weekend should be prepared for significant delays and are encouraged to plan an alternate route, if possible. One lane of eastbound I-70 between Boone County Route B (Paris Road) and U.S. Route 63 will be closed…
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Former Columbia, Missouri Man Who Fled To Mexico And Faked His Own Death Sentenced To 10 Years For Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography
A former Columbia man who fled the country and faked his death to avoid federal charges for child pornography was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025. Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman was 18 when he was indicted in 2010 on federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Three years later,…
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Columbia Man Sustains Minor Injuries In Audrain County Vehicle Accident
A Columbia man suffered minor injuries following a one-car accident in Audrain County during the afternoon hours of Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route Y, south of Audrain Road 116. A 2022 Subaru Outback driven by a 39-year-old Columbia man was traveling too fast…
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Audrain County Man Charged With Felonies Following Alleged Road Rage Incident In Columbia
A Mexico, Missouri man is charged with felonies after being accused of pulling out a gun, during an apparent road rage incident while driving in Columbia during the morning hours of Friday, Mar. 28, 2025. According to reporting from ABC 17 News, Jarrod Whelchel, was charged in Boone County with unlawful use of a weapon…
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Columbia Man Dies In Boone County Vehicle Accident
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the death of a Columbia man after a one-car accident in Boone County during the morning hours of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route FF at North Cline Road when a vehicle driven by a 35-year-old Columbia man traveled…
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Columbia Man Charged With Hindering Prosecution In Connection Into Death Of Fulton Teen
A Columbia man has been charged with hindering the prosecution of a suspect in the death of a 17-year-old Fulton High School student Mason Sheets. According to court records Boone County prosecutors charged Treyvale Cain-Raybon on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. He was arrested on January 28th and posted a $3,000 bond. Sheets was found dead…
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Jeff Gander Project Manager For The Missouri Department Of Transportation Updates Improve I-70 Project On AM 1340 KXEO Am I Awake Morning Show
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Local Authors Earn Excellent Review For New Book Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses
The following press release was sent from Gold Crest Distributing. Master Woodworker Matt Maguire and Melvin “Bird Man Mel” Toellner, the owner of Gold Crest Distributing in Mexico, MO and Songbird Station in Columbia, MO co-authored their book Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses, published by Fox Chapel Publishing. Released on July 2, 2024, the book received another excellent review today February…
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Dr. Lana Zerrer Named Chief Medical Officer For Boone Health
Boone Health President and CEO Brady Dubois today announced that Dr. Lana Zerrer has been named chief medical officer for Boone Health. Zerrer will start on April 7; she will succeed Dr. Robin Blount who will retire from Boone Health after serving for 38 years. “We are very excited to have Dr. Zerrer join our…
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage Patients Will No Longer Have In-Network Access To MU Health Care
The following press release was sent from MU Health Care. University of Missouri Health Care is notifying patients that our participation in Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Anthem) Medicare Advantage plans will terminate effective March 31, 2025. This means Anthem’s Medicare Advantage patients will no longer be able to access MU Health Care services, doctors,…
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Flu Cases Surge In Boone County
The following press release is from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department. As of the most recent CDC reporting week (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1), 907 cases of influenza have been reported in Boone County. This is the highest weekly number Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) has on record,…
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Suspect Killed In Officer Involved Shooting In Moberly Homicide Investigation Identified
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed the suspect in a Moberly homicide investigation was killed by Columbia Police on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. According to the news release, 37-year-old Timothy T. Turner of Columbia was shot and killed by Columbia Police Department SWAT members following a standoff on Raleigh Drive. The Moberly Police Department…
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Officer-Involved Shooting In Columbia Leaves One Person Dead
One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting on Raleigh Drive in Columbia during the evening hours of Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. According to the Columbia Police Department, Columbia Police was assisting the Moberly Police Department in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. No officers were shot and the suspect…