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Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to The post Sheriff’s Office: Teenager shoots person with pellet gun, hits vehicle with sword appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
How Harrisburg baseball's 2024 season laid the foundation for future success
With Harrisburg baseball (18-9) down 10-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs against Salisbury (8-11), senior Carter Bremer approached the plate, which would be the last at-bat of his high school career. Just before, Bulldogs head coach Chris Ackman went up to him. Ackman did a similar thing with a mound visit to the team’s other senior, Austin Starbuck, in the top of the inning. ...
Trail of Thread
Find inspiration, supplies and fun at nine quilt shops along Highway 36. For 10 years, quilters have enjoyed the ultimate creative road trip in northern Missouri. Their quest is to hit each participating shop on the Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail. You can join the fun in 2024. Traveling from...
Kraft Heinz applies for tax break to renovate Columbia hot dog factory
A new report is injecting uncertainty into the future of a Columbia factory. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that international conglomerate Kraft Heinz is considering selling meat producer Oscar Mayer. Oscar Mayer's iconic "wiener" hot dogs are manufactured at the Columbia factory off of Route B. Kraft Heinz is...
Moms celebrate Mother's Day with Clydesdales at Warm Springs Ranch
BOONVILLE — People in Boonville celebrated Mother’s Day this weekend with a new event. Managers of Warm Springs Ranch held their “Mane Event”. Moms from across the country watched the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales train for the hitch. Mothers and their families roamed the stables while they learned about the rich history of these unique horses and how they learned to pull the traveling beer wagon.
Grant Elementary students showcase environmental projects at Boone County Nature School
Students from Grant Elementary School presented their environmental projects at the Boone County Nature School in Columbia on May 15. The fifth graders were able to present their year-long projects as a part of a capstone educational lesson to help grow 'place-based education,' according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).
Pedaler's Jamboree is en route. Five bands to catch this Memorial Day weekend
I want to ride my bicycle / I want to ride my bike. Those Freddie Mercury lines aren't far from the lips of the riders and artists who participate in each year's Pedaler's Jamboree. A Memorial Day tradition in mid-Missouri, this mobile party leads cyclists down the Katy Trail from Columbia to...
Columbia man charged with drug trafficking after Boonville traffic stop
A Columbia man made an initial court appearance in Cooper County Court on Wednesday, after being charged with drug trafficking. Prosecutors charged Gregory Gramm Kespohl with Second Degree Trafficking Drugs. Court documents state that Boonville Police pulled Kespohl over on May 2. The officer said that he found a magnetic...
Stop ignoring charter problems. Fix them.
I read with interest the article in your paper written by Ms. Pendergrass from the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis entitled “what’s so scary about a charter school in Boone?” Unfortunately, Ms. Pendergrass ignored the problems that have plagued charters in Missouri for years. We need to clarify that charters are not “charter schools” in Missouri. They are “charter districts” with most of the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the local school district. By law, charters are equal to...
Tolton girls soccer edges Marshall, advances to district finals
Tolton girls soccer eked out a 1-0 win over Marshall in a MSHSAA Class 2 District 6 Tournament semifinal Wednesday in Boonville. Freshman midfielder Ella Wheeler scored the game’s lone goal off an assist from junior midfielder Sierra Poehlmann. Senior goalkeeper Rachel Tipton recorded her eighth shutout of the season.
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