• A man is in the Boone County Jail after a stabbing north of Columbia Wednesday night. The Boone County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to N. Farr Rd. and E. Circle Dr. around 8 p.m. and found a victim with non-life-threatening cuts. Cody David Bass, 32, was arrested near the roundabout at Route 763 and Prathersville Rd. He faces pending charges of second-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
• A Columbia police incident report lists three women as victims in the felony harassment case against three Mizzou freshman football players. Defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene were arrested Oct. 5 on suspicion of first-degree harassment. According to the report, the incident happened Sept. 29 and was reported the night of Oct. 4. The women are 18 or 19 and live on Fourth St. downtown. The investigation is tied to an earlier burglary in the 600 block of S. Fourth St. No charges had appeared in online court records as of Thursday.
• More than 1,300 electric customers in southwest Columbia lost power Thursday evening. The outage was reported just before 7 p.m.
• The Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia. Registration opens at 10 a.m., with an opening ceremony at 11 and the walk to follow. The Missouri Alzheimer's Association hopes to raise $195,000 for research and support services.
• A Boone County judge on Wednesday granted Mizzou guard CJ Gunn a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, clearing him to join the Tigers' roster for now. Gunn must repay the $524 he earned in 3 games with a Canadian pro team and sit out 3 games. A hearing on a longer-term injunction is set for Oct. 23. Mizzou opens its season Nov. 3.
• A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing Stephens College nursing student Aiyanna Williams during Homecoming weekend last year. Misael Covarrubias entered an open plea Tuesday in Boone County court to second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Police say he fired nearly a dozen rounds on East Broadway downtown early on Sept. 27, 2025, striking Williams and injuring 2 others. There is no plea deal, so the judge will decide the sentence at a hearing set for Dec. 22.
• Columbia’s Board of Adjustment postponed a sign request from Machens Ford for a second consecutive month Tuesday after only four members attended. Attorney Caleb Colbert requested the delay because approval requires four affirmative votes, leaving no room for opposition without the full five-member board. Property owner McLarty RE LLC seeks to place a 30-foot-tall sign at 1800 I-70 Drive SW closer to the property line than city rules allow. The board will reconsider the request Nov. 10.
• A Boone County grand jury has upgraded the charge against a woman accused in a deadly motorcycle crash last fall. Kyshonda Williams, 31, now faces first-degree involuntary manslaughter, along with reckless driving and failure to yield, in the Nov. 2, 2025, death of 25-year-old Ethan Cash. Police allege she turned left onto Kennesaw Ridge Road without yielding to Cash's oncoming motorcycle. She is due in court for arraignment on the new charges Oct. 26.
• A 34-year-old Columbia man is charged after police say he viewed sexually explicit material on public computers at MU's Ellis Library on Sunday. Court documents say Brandin M. Bell admitted to it, and an officer recognized him from a photo tied to an electric scooter theft Friday. Bell faces charges of public display of explicit sexual material, stealing, tampering with physical evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Prosecutors have charged a 41-year-old Columbia man with assaulting two people at University Hospital. MU police say Cody Douglass was at the hospital on a 96-hour hold on Oct. 5 when he hit one person and shoved another while trying to leave. One victim suffered a broken finger. Douglass is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
• The Columbia school board on Monday tabled a vote on its revised bullying policy, a year and a half in the making. Board member Paul Harper said some members wanted cleaner language. The vote is now expected at the board's Oct. 21 work session, and the policy would not take effect until January 2027. The revision would require staff, substitutes, contractors and volunteers to intervene in and report bullying, and would require the district to notify the families of both the alleged victim and alleged perpetrator within five school days of a completed investigation.
• Columbia police were called to a break-in at Fairview United Methodist Church on Chapel Hill Road about 8 a.m. Monday, according to dispatch logs. The Rev. Nancy Martin confirmed a break-in and thanked the community for its concern. Police have not released details on what was taken or whether there are suspects.
• Restoration of the "Keys to the City" sculpture in front of Columbia City Hall will cost $113,011, according to a city news release. Safety fencing goes up Tuesday, glass panels come off Wednesday, and rust and paint removal begins Thursday. The work will continue into early November.
• Judge Stephanie Morrell was elected last week as the next presiding judge of the 13th Circuit Court, Her fellow judges voted to elect her during a court meeting. She will oversee court operations across Boone and Callaway counties starting Jan. 1.
• Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services holds its first community open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1005 W. Worley St. The free event includes games, tours of the Health on Wheels van and flu shots, which require pre-registration.
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