Columbia Police say a missing woman has been located and is safe. Detectives say Ernestine Foster hadn’t been seen or heard from in three to four weeks, before she was located.
UPDATE: Two juveniles arrested for Columbia shooting; one suspect allegedly tampered with witness
Columbia Police have arrested two juveniles for Wednesday morning’s shooting of a teen on East Sexton Road. Police investigators say one juvenile is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with a witness. The other is charged with assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Because both suspects are …
Multi-vehicle collision briefly closes Highway 63 near Vandiver in Columbia
Boone County authorities are urging motorists traveling near Highway 63 and Vandiver in Columbia to be cautious, following Monday morning’s motor vehicle collision. Joint Communications reports the passing lane of northbound 63 at Vandiver remains closed, while the driving lane is open. The southbound lanes, which were briefly closed this morning, are now open. ABC-17 …
UPDATE: Charges filed against Columbia man, after alleged attempted kidnapping
A Columbia man has now been charged for Thursday’s alleged attempted kidnapping of a juvenile on Hyde Park Avenue, and remains jailed without bond. Boone County prosecutors have charged 57-year-old Mark Lindell Martin with a harassment charge, a class E felony. Martin appeared in court for his initial arraignment Friday afternoon, and a public defender …
Columbia man arrested for alleged attempted kidnapping
Columbia Police have arrested a man for Thursday morning’s alleged attempted kidnapping of a juvenile on Hyde Park Avenue. Detectives say 57-year-old Mark Lindell Martin has been arrested for enticement of a child, fourth-degree assault and second-degree harassment. Police say a female juvenile was at a bus stop Thursday morning at about 11, near Hyde …