Boonville Archives

Child pornography suspect accused of locking kids in lockers

October 2, 2024 5:03 PM Matthew Sanders

New charges of child abuse have been filed against a man who is in the Callaway County jail on child pornography charges.

Victims sue Jefferson City Diocese for ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse

September 13, 2024 4:54 PM Lucas Geisler

Five people claiming Catholic priests abused them in Mid-Missouri accused the diocese of covering up and sometimes encouraging their assaults over decades.

Last steel girder placed on Rocheport bridge

September 12, 2024 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The last steel girder was placed on the Rocheport bridge on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews are in the home stretch of the project and will be able to place cross frames and wind bracing before preparing to pour the new bridge deck,

Court docs: 2 women found with 25 bank cards charged in stolen identity scheme

September 9, 2024 9:39 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were arrested and charged in Cooper County with trafficking stolen identities after troopers say they were found with 25 bank cards and other identifying documents that belonged to five people. Kenita Harris, of Madison, Mississippi, and Bianca Martin, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, were charged on Saturday. Court dates have not been

I-70 ramp closures announced near Rocheport Bridge

September 5, 2024 4:43 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close off-and-on-ramps on Interstate 70 next week at an exit just east of the Rocheport Bridge for maintenance, a Thursday MoDOT press release says. The release says crews will close ramps at Exit 117 between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. next week, including: Monday, Sept. 9 – westbound

Man who crashed tractor-trailer on I-70 in Cooper County in critical condition

August 30, 2024 2:47 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed on Interstate 70 in Cooper County on Wednesday evening is in critical condition. An MU Health Care spokesperson confirmed Christopher Wanager’s condition in an email on Friday. Wanager had to be pulled from a 2005 Freightliner Columbia after crashing it at mile marker 112, Lt.

Government offices closed Monday for Labor Day; trash services impacted in Columbia, Fulton, Boonville

August 29, 2024 4:28 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices around the state are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. Regular city council meetings in Columbia and Jefferson City will occur Tuesday. The holiday will also impact trash pickup in multiple cities. Trash regularly picked up on Monday in Columbia and Boonville will be picked up on Tuesday,

Traffic slows on I-70 after tractor-trailer turns over into median, driver has ‘significant injuries’

August 28, 2024 8:02 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an Odessa man was seriously injured Wednesday evening after a crash on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Christopher Wanager, 62, was driving a 2005 Freightliner Columbia westbound when it went off the left side of the road and hit the median cable barrier. The tractor-trailer then

Police: One detained after apartment search led to multiple Boonville schools being placed on temporary lockdown

August 27, 2024 5:08 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple schools were placed on a lockdown Tuesday afternoon as the Boonville Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad served a search warrant in the 500 block of Vine Street, according to a social media post from BPD. BPD wrote that threatening text messages were made toward the police department,

Jury trial for second former Cooper County Jail employee accused of manslaughter set for November

August 19, 2024 3:35 PM Ryan Shiner

Another former Cooper County Jail employee accused of manslaughter in the death of an inmate has a jury trial scheduled.

Jury trial for former Cooper County jail employee accused of manslaughter set for 2025

August 16, 2024 4:02 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial date has been scheduled for a former Cooper County Jail employee who was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter for the death of an inmate. The jury trial for Robyn Pfeiffer, of Boonville, was scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Callaway County Courthouse, a Thursday court entry

Government offices closed for July 4; trash services, public transit affected for some cities

July 1, 2024 4:32 PM Ryan Shiner

Edit: JEFFTRAN’s additional pause in service was added to this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State, city and county offices will be closed Thursday in observance of the holiday and additional closures will occur on Friday for some offices. Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order on Monday to close state offices for Friday, July 5.

Heavy rains in other states are expected to cause flooding along the Missouri River

June 26, 2024 12:01 PM Morgan Buresh

Mid-Missouri should prepare for possible flooding along the Missouri River.

Government offices to be closed for Juneteenth, trash will be picked up one day later in Columbia, Fulton

June 12, 2024 3:51 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices around Mid-Missouri will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a state and federal holiday and offices around Mid-Missouri, including Columbia, Boone County, Jefferson City, Cole County, Fulton, Callaway County and more observe the holiday. A Wednesday press release states that residential curbside pickup will not

Cooper County Fire Protection District says proposed OSHA changes could take away staffing and service

June 7, 2024 7:09 PM Morgan Buresh

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fire Protection District is worried about how proposed changes to OSHA guidelines could affect its operations. The proposed rule changes would replace the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s existing Fire Brigades standard, which has had barely any changes since 1980. Changes would expand the rules to increase safety measures

St. Louis man charged in Callaway County following chase, accused of stealing car in Boonville after being released from jail

June 4, 2024 9:57 PM Ryan Shiner

KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was charged on Tuesday after he led deputies on a chase on Monday, court documents say. Prentice Harris, 34, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, two counts of resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: Speeding 26 miles per hour over the limit and driving while

Operations resume after fireworks warehouse fire in Boonville

May 28, 2024 2:07 PM Olivia Hayes

Executives at Spirit of ’76 Fireworks said Tuesday that a massive fire in a Boonville warehouse had been extinguished.

Spirit of ’76 Fireworks warehouse in Boonville catches fire, no injuries reported

May 27, 2024 2:15 PM Madison Stuerman, Nia Hinson

A spokesperson from Spirit of ’76 Fireworks confirmed the warehouse in Boonville caught fire on Monday afternoon.

Columbia man gets 15 years in federal prison for bank robbery

May 21, 2024 10:50 AM Matthew Sanders

A federal judge in Jefferson City sentenced a Columbia man to 15 years in prison Monday for a Boonville bank robbery.

Man seriously injured in Cooper County crash on Interstate 70

May 17, 2024 3:36 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was seriously injured Friday in a three-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 97, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the crash occurred as a 2018 Buick Enclave – driven by Jason Baker, 53, of Blue Springs – was