A Columbia man is accused of assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon over a shooting on Dec. 4. Police arrested Anthony Jones on Tuesday on Silver Mill Drive. Investigators say he is connected to the shooting early Friday on Greele...
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Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 9)
Boone County marks two straight days of fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases. There were 78 new positives on Tuesday, following 83 on Monday. Active cases went down to 917. Hospitalizations dipped a little, to 143, but are still putting a strain on res...
Read More »High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden’s Pennsylvania win
(AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans’ last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment refused to call into question the certificat...
Read More »Search continues for missing 32-year-old Columbia man
The search continues for a Columbia man. Police said on Tuesday that Thomas Spalding, 32, was dropped off for work at Columbia Mall Car Wash on Nov. 13, and has not been seen since. Spalding is white, 6’0″, and about 204 pounds. He has blon...
Read More »Fire destroys Jefferson City garage
Jefferson City crews put out a big fire on Tuesday evening. The fire destroyed a detached, two-car garage on Wall Way. No one was apparently hurt in the fire. Investigators are working to figure out what caused it.
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