Month: January 2014

A Columbia man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy and child pornography charges. Investigators say Charles DeCarr III, 40, sent child porn to suspects in Ohio in Nov. 2012. They also believe he personally took the photographs himself. Two children, ages 2 and 5, were in the photos

On Friday, ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” released its investigation of how the University of Missouri failed to pursue the alleged assault of a former swimmer. According to the investigation, Sasha Menu Courey was allegedly assaulted by a member of the football team. Following the alleged incident, Menu Courey underwent psychiatric treatment at university facilities after

University of Missouri police arrested a member of the MU football team Thursday night. Levi Copelin, a wide receiver, was booked into the Boone County Jail on suspicion of disturbing the peace. MU police say around 4 p.m. Thursday, Copelin went to get a new ID car in the student ID office in the Student

Police arrested a Columbia man early Friday for an assault with a knife. Officers say 20-year-old Keenan T. Moore stabbed the victim in the back during a fight. Police believe Moore and the victim had been drinking in a home in the 100 block of Leslie Lane Thursday night when the pair got into a

A Cessna plane made an emergency landing just west of Ashland Thursday afternoon. Boone County emergency crews were first called around 2:30 p.m., near Route M and Highway DD. Early reports blame double engine failure. Four people were on board, but nobody was hurt. The plane is registered to Alelco, Inc., a company based in

Boone County fire crews were called to the scene of a transformer fire off Broadview Court in east Columbia just before 10:00 p.m. Thursday night. BEC reported an outage affecting roughly 150 people in the Sunrise Estates just before 8:00 p.m. Sunrise Estates is just south of I-70 and west of Rt. Z. Crews were

Girls high school basketball scores Hickman 77, Southwest 1ST. James 68, Blair Oaks 57Battle 39, Nixa 50North Callaway 58, Elsberry 56Linn 10, South Callaway 45Helias 54, Fulton 49Southern Boone 60, Eldon 60

Courtney Walker scored 21 points as No. 17 Texas A&M won its ninth straight game and remained undefeated in conference play with a 62-57 win over Missouri on Thursday night. After trailing for much of the first half and 33-31 at halftime, Texas A&M (16-4, 6-0 SEC)took the lead early in the second and never

Police searched for two armed robbers Thursday afternoon after a home invasion in south Columbia. Two residents at The Hill apartments off S. Providence Road heard a knock on their door around 10 a.m. According to police, two men forced their way in with a gun, assaulted the male victim and demanded money. They then

A missing 4-year-old Mid-Missouri girl has been found safe, hundreds of miles away from her home. Cassandra Robertson of Rolla was found in New Mexico Thursday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol which issued an endangered persons advisory for the girl. She was last seen in the 11800 block of State Road V in

The investigation is considered closed in the shooting of a Mid-Missouri police chief, according to authorities Thursday. Randolph County Coroner Gerald Luntsford has ruled William Stuck’s death as “undetermined” and does not suspect foul play. Stuck, 64, was discovered in his home in the early morning of November 27. He served as the Huntsville police

The autopsy of the man whose body was found Tuesday night on the west side of Jefferson City is complete. The results showed the man died of natural causes. Police say so far there is no sign of suspicious activity. Police do believe the body was that of a missing Mid-Missouri man. The remains were

New boundary changes have been drawn up Thursday for a Columbia elementary school. Overcrowding at Mill Creek Elementary has been a problem for a couple of years now. Last month the new boundary changes were finalized and the school district was planning to move more than 100 students to others schools. Thursday those boundary lines

A man convicted of setting fires in two buildings on Columbia college campuses is getting the maximum sentence for his crime, despite requests for more time. On Tuesday, Christopher Kelley was sentenced to six and a half years, even though prosecutors wanted a minimum of 10 years. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Lynn filed a motion

Troopers say two people were killed in crash in Cole County early Thursday. The accident happened just after midnight at Tanner Bridge Road just south of Vida Lane. Investigators say Rebecca Wolken, 44, and Mark Wolken, 46, both of Jefferson City, were killed in the crash. Troopers say Rebecca was driving over the posted speed

Columbia police have arrested two men in connection with the armed robbery of the U.S. Cellular store on Grindstone Parkway. Jamarr Curtis, 31, from Hazelwood, and Antonio Banks, 22, from Jefferson City, were picked up Wednesday. Police say Curits pointed a gun at a victim during the robbery and that both stole cell phones and

The Columbia Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence was set to meet Wednesday night. But despite a recent crime spree in Columbia, the leaders appointed to find solutions didn’t have enough members present to have that meeting. Although the majority of members weren’t there, the ones who showed up listened to a presentation about crime

A Mid-Missouri man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to child sex charges. Adam Imhoff, 28, from Moberly, confessed to promoting child pornography. Task force investigators said they downloaded five images and traced the source to 416 Roberts Street. In September they carried out a search warrant and found approximately 250 pictures and 31 videos with children

More than 60 people were camped out outside the site of Jefferson City’s newest fast-food restaurant Wednesday. The new Chick-fil-A location will greet customers early Thursday morning. As part of its grand-opening, the first 100 people could win free meals for a year. The owner, Tom Van Vroom, says his business on Missouri Bulevard will

Jefferson City police say human remains found Tuesday apparently are those of a missing Mid-Missouri man. The remains were found Tuesday afternoon in woods near Church of the Nazarene, in the 200 block of Schumate Chapel Road in the western part of the city. Jefferson City police Capt. Bob Clark said Wednesday that the body