Month: July 2013

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies captured a wanted convicted felon using automatic license plate readers. The license plate readers alerted a deputy to the car of Matthew Bryson Prince, 25, of Columbia around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Deputies pulled Prince over near Scott Boulevard and Gillespie Bridge Road. Prince has an outstanding drug warrant, according to Det.

A Columbia man was arrested Monday after investigators found thousands of pornographic images, including child pornography, on his computer. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 67-year-old John S. Littell for possessing child pornography. According to investigators, the Columbia Police Department was contacted by a computer repair business on June 22. Employees at the business found

The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing drivers for the new diverging diamond interchange by releasing an informational video. The new interchange, located at Stadium Boulevard and I-70 in Columbia, is set to open by Nov. 15. The video, created by MoDOT and the City of Columbia, will help drivers understand how the new interchange

On Monday, the University of Missouri’s campus implemented its smoke-free policy. Starting July 1,cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, water pipes and e-cigarettes, are all banned on the MU campus. Officials say smokers will not be fined or arrested, but offenders could be reported to the supervisor or department head. The smoke-free campus initiatives comes after several