3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (195+ words) Marc Lucas died May 11 after a Christmas Day altercation with police in Columbia; officers will face no charges. Save and close A 31-year-old man accused of setting fire to a local hotel room on Christmas Day died May 11, nearly two…...

4+ day, 36+ min ago  (102+ words) Columbia Missourian When Columbia's Citizens Police Review Board meets each month, the Daniel Boone City Building council chambers are often empty. For more than 15 years, the board gave broad recommendations on police procedures, hosted public educational meetings on department policy…...

5+ day, 36+ min ago  (236+ words) Columbia Missourian After a public hearing that revealed divisions over how the county should address overcrowding at the Boone County Jail, a proposed sales tax increase was tabled Tuesday. The Boone County Commission is considering a move to put a…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (129+ words) Faced with overcrowding at the Boone County Jail and millions spent housing detainees elsewhere, Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey is asking voters to approve a new sales tax to fund a larger facility. The potential three-eighth cent sales tax comes…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (89+ words) Columbia Missourian Woody's Pub and Grub was one of five businesses targeted in a sting operation on May 12" that resulted in the seizure of 35 gambling devices and $58, 815 in illegal funds. At Woody's, six illegal gambling devices were seized along with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (137+ words) JEFFERSON CITY " Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was joined Tuesday by Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude during a news conference on illegal gaming machines. In four different counties 35 illegal gaming machines were seized during a simultaneous sting operation, which retrieved nearly…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (220+ words) Columbia Missourian The suspect lost control of their vehicle and crashed after sticking several large rocks in the center of the East St. Charles Road and Lake of the Woods Road roundabout. An armed driver was arrested Saturday morning following…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (126+ words) The new positions include a new assistant administrator and an assistant safety " Many events will end or be drastically cut back if more funding cannot be found. An armed driver was arrested Saturday morning following a multi-county chase through Montgomery,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (132+ words) Columbia Missourian Officers of the Columbia Police Department patrol East Campus during Reading Day on Friday in Columbia. Last year 22 people were arrested during Reading Day, which was an increase from 16 arrests in 2024. - To view our latest e-Edition click the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (139+ words) Boone County drops felony charge against Mizzou linebacker JJ Bush Columbia Missourian Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson announced that a pair of criminal charges against Mizzou football freshman JJ Bush were dropped Wednesday. He confirmed the information to KOMU…...