boone county

As of Wednesday, Jan. 22, Boone County Jail had 289 inmates on its books - 79 more than the jail says it can "comfortably house".

The program has a budget of $14.7 million for fiscal year 2025, which is expected to cover costs for a 32-mile span of gravel roads in rural parts of the county.

Democratic incumbent Jenna Redel won reelection as Boone County treasurer against Republican challenger Dustin Stanton. She was first elected to the office in 2022.

Boone County voters elected two new individuals Tuesday to represent them in the state House of Representatives.

Stephen Webber is a Democratic candidate running for the Senate District 19 seat in the November election.

The goal of the program is to lower recidivism, as well as keep people out of the criminal justice system in the first place.

Stop-gap Projects will host the Kansas-City based "La Onda" exhibition through early January.

The store is one of the efforts from City of Refuge to fund assistance for over 1,200 newly arrived refugees in Columbia.

The decision came after a contentious, four-hour public debate during the regular council meeting Monday night.

Deer overpopulation can cause increased traffic incidents and damage ecosystems.