A Boone County judge has rejected a request from the attorney for a high-profile murder suspect to delay the trial, meaning that Joseph Elledge will go to trial for murder on November 1. Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 ...
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Southern Boone School District rescinds mask requirement
Southern Boone’s School Board in Ashland has voted to remove the mask requirement policy, which means that masks are no longer required to be worn in all buildings. The new policy takes effect immediately. The Board held a special meeting Thursday nigh...
Read More »Roots N Blues focused on health precautions; more than 20 hand-washing stations available
Thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend’s Roots N Blues Festival, which begins Friday afternoon at Columbia’s Stephens Lake Park. Gates open today at 4. Festival organizers say they trust health care professionals and that to gain entry...
Read More »MoDOT: Missouri has seen 700 percent increase in unhelmeted motorcyclist fatalities this year, compared to 2020 to date
State transportation officials say motorcycle crash fatalities in Missouri have increased since the Legislature repealed the state’s helmet law. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) highway safety program administrator Scott Jones says Missouri h...
Read More »(AUDIO): Lee’s Tire on Columbia’s Business Loop Weighs in on MoDOT Business Loop Plan
State transportation officials are taking your feedback on a proposal to remove Columbia’s westbound I-70 exit ramp at the Business Loop, along with a 64-year-old bridge over eastbound I-70 there. Lee’s Tire representative Austin Stidham blasted ...
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