The sheriff’s department in mid-Missouri’s Moniteau County has identified the suspect in Sunday’s deadly shooting near Russellville as 19-year-old Ethan Bondurant of California. Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley says Bondurant has been charged with numerous felonies, including first degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first degree assault. Bonduarant is …
Head-on collision north of Columbia kills four
Four people are dead and three small children are seriously injured, after a horrific head-on collision Monday night on Highway 63, north of Columbia. State troopers say the crash happened at about 7:30 near Lake road, when 19-year-old Keith Sumner of Rocheport was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of 63. Sumner’s vehicle slammed into …
Columbia College’s graduation ceremonies feature students from 12 countries
Saturday’s commencement ceremonies at Southwell Athletic Complex are the first ones Columbia College has hosted on campus since December 2019. 243 Columbia College students will graduate tomorrow: the first ceremony is at 10 am and the second is at 2. This is also Dr. David Russell’s first commencement ceremony serving as Columbia College’s president. College …
Man struck by train while walking on tracks in Mexico, Missouri
A man from mid-Missouri’s Mexico remains hospitalized in Columbia with serious injuries, after being struck by a train overnight. Mexico Public Safety officers say 40-year-old James Hicks was walking across railroad tracks near Morris street, when he was struck at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday. He was transported to University Hospital by ambulance. The incident …