An attorney who represents Columbia in the Missouri House is considering filing legislation that would ban teens from being able to purchase semiautomatic weapons in Missouri. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) made his announcement in a Thursda…
Mid-Missouri library employees vote to unionize
The Missouri State Board of Mediation has verified election results showing that employees at the Daniel Boone Regional Library have voted to unionize. Our news partner ABC-17 reports the vote was 101-55, and that the American Federation of State, Coun…
Wreath-laying ceremony for Ukraine is Thursday in Columbia
Boone County commissioners have issued a proclamation in support of Ukraine, and a wreath-laying ceremony is set for this (Thursday) morning. Our news partner ABC-17 reports the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation will lay wreaths with blue and yel…
UPDATE: Columbia Rock Bridge employee charged with felony is placed on administrative leave
Columbia Public School (CPS) officials say a Rock Bridge high school door monitor charged with felony nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images has been placed on administrative leave, per district policy. 30-year-old Paris Logan is also cha…
Parole revoked for a convicted mid-Missouri killer who barricaded himself in a house
Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has quickly revoked the parole of a convicted killer who barricaded himself inside his Moberly home for more than 20 hours. 59-year-old Steven Thorp has been transported from the Randolph County jail to Fult…