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CrimeStoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect labeled the ‘Columbia Prowler.’ Police say the suspect has been targeting young women that live alone. He’s been linked to several reported incidents in south Columbia dating back to August. Police describe him as a …
Read More »No one injured after cooking fire in Boone County home
No one is hurt after a cooking fire north of Columbia. ABC 17 reports the fire started around 8:30 a.m. Sunday at a home on East Oakbrook Drive, just east of Highway 63 and Oakland Gravel Road. Firefighters say they saw the flames coming from the kitchen and extending into …
Read More »Probation in JCMO arson
A Jefferson City man accused of setting a fire and calling in a threat is sentenced to probation instead of prison time. Hankel Jones was sentenced last week after he pleaded guilty to arson. Prosecutors dropped a charge of making a terrorist threat. After starting the fire, Jones also phoned …
Read More »Snow predicted overnight
A rain – snow mix is on the way tonight. Mid – Missouri could see anywhere from a trace to two inches of snow overnight. Roads could be slippery in the morning. Temperatures will be back in the 40’s later in the day Tuesday.
Read More »Sunday’s Columbia prayer walk focusing on safety, poverty issues
Columbia City Hall (2021 file photo courtesy of city of Columbia) A former Columbia mayoral candidate has organized a meditation and prayer walk for safety and peace on Sunday in downtown Columbia. Former mayoral candidate Tanya Heath is the organizer. She says the aim is to uplift Columbia, the state, …
Read More »UPDATE: CPD thanks community for tips about south Columbia prowler
A professional sketch artist worked with a victim and CPD to create this rendering of the suspect (rendering courtesy of Columbia Police Department spokesman Christian Tabak) Columbia Police continue to work through leads this (Friday) morning, as they search for a suspected prowler who’s been trying to break into south …
Read More »NCAA Midwest Regional is largest meet Columbia’s Gans Creek has seen
This is the state-of-the-art Gans Creek cross country course in south Columbia (2022 file photo courtesy of Columbia Parks and Recreation’s Tammy Miller) More than 500 cross country runners from 36 NCAA schools are in Columbia today for the NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country championships at Gans creek. It’s the …
Read More »Parents, community praise Southern Boone R-1’s expanded middle school
Southern Boone R-1 school district interim superintendent Dr. Tim Roth (in light blue suit) and the Ashland Chamber of Commerce prepare to cut the ribbon on a $7.7 million expansion/renovation of the middle school in Ashland (November 10, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Several dozen parents, residents …
Read More »Mizzou to commemorate 100th anniversary of laying of cornerstone at Memorial Union
A wreath is laid at Mizzou’s Memorial Union in Columbia for the Blue Star Memorial dedication. File photo courtesy of Jonathan Butler (Student Life), Amy Eultgen (advisor for environmental leadership), Barb Rothenberger (co-chair blue star), and RJ Platto (creative coordinator for student design center) Today is Veterans Day, which is …
Read More »Services are today for former KWOS announcer Jack Renner
Services are today for former KWOS announcer Jack Renner. Jack passed away last weekend at age 84. Visitation will be held at Immaculate Conception Church from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted immediately following at 11:30 a.m., Friday with …
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