Columbia’s police chief has announced the death of longtime Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight at his home on Memorial Court, near South Providence. Police Chief Geoff Jones briefed reporters near the home early Saturday afternoon. He says CPD officers and other first responders were dispatched to the home at about 9:35 this morning, to an …
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 yellow flowers at 8 am at the Boone County memorial. Parkade Baptist church pastor Chris Cook will …
Missouri’s governor and Columbia’s mayor praise new MACC lab on the Business Loop
Missouri’s governor says MACC’s new state-of-the-art lab in Columbia is aligned with his priorities of workforce development and infrastructure. A grant from the MoExcels Workforce initiative helped fund the lab and facility, and Governor Mike Parson traveled to Columbia’s MACC campus to help cut the ribbon on Thursday. “This is exactly what we started three …