Columbia Police report the arrest of a juvenile in connection with a shooting on December 21st in the area of East Broadway and Keene Street. According to the news release the juvenile was arrested on January 28th for first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The juvenile was arrested in Mexico,…
A Columbia teen died in a one-car accident in Boone County during the evening hours of Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on US 63 southbound, north of Claysville Road. A vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Columbia man traveled off the right side of the road,…
A Kirksville man is in the Boone County Jail facing multiple charges for assaulting 45 children. 33-year-old Jacob Caughron is charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree trespassing, and violating a child protection order in Boone County. According to court documents, on December 14th a woman in Columbia contacted the police to express…
The following press release was sent from Boone Health. With a large winter storm on the way, Kynlee was ready to make her appearance as 2025’s first “Boone Baby.” At approximately 7:47 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, Kynlee arrived weighing in at a healthy 7lbs 9.9 ounces and 20.25 inches long. “Our team was thrilled to…
One man is dead following a kitchen fire at an apartment just outside the Columbia city limits on the morning of Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Firefighters responded to the apartment in the 4300 block of Bellview Drive shortly before 4am, where they found a fire in the kitchen, which was quickly extinguished. Responders found one…
A Columbia man has died from injuries related to a moped crash on West Broadway earlier this month. According to the Columbia Police Department 60-year-old David Porter, died at a local hospital on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Columbia Police responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a moped on West Broadway near Heather Lane…
A Columbia teen accused in the shooting death a Moberly man on Sunday will be charged with murder. According to reporting from ABC 17 News, Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson said that a 16-year-old boy from Columbia will be charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the death of 22-year-old Ethan March. A 15-year-old girl…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the identity of the suspect involved in a shooting that injured two Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies during the early morning hours of Monday, October 14, 2024. According to a news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 37-year-old Jonathan Beason, of Medina, Texas, died after exchanging gunfire with…
A Columbia woman is facing charges after an arrest by Moberly Police on Friday in connection with a kidnapping investigation from the week before. According to a news release, 33-year-old Allison Escobar has been charged with kidnapping and assault in Randolph County from an incident on Rollins Street in Moberly on September 20th. Police said…
The following press release was sent from the University of Missouri. University of Missouri System universities are trending upward in several key areas, according to new data from U.S. News and World Report. The annual “Best Colleges” rankings consider factors such as the value and quality of education, retention and graduation rates, and investments in…
The following news release was sent out from Boone Health on Tuesday, September 25, 2024. The American Nurses Credentialing Center announced today that Boone Hospital Center has achieved its Magnet designation for the fifth time in a row, indicating the high standard of excellence that Boone Hospital nurses achieve every day for patients. The ANCC…
The following press release was sent from the Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday, September 23, 2024. Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Shellabarger announces that Timothy Scott Midgyett, 29, of Columbia, Mo. pled guilty to the June 2020 murder of Chance Davis of Mexico. Midgyett pled guilty this morning, when a jury trial was…
A Columbia man is dead following a one-car accident in Callaway County during the morning hours of Sunday, September 22, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on US 63 southbound, .25 miles south of Renz Farm Road. A vehicle driven by 21-year-old Trevor A. Wheeler ran off the right…
