• The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has agreed to settle a 2023 Flat Branch Creek pollution case with the City of Columbia through an abatement order requiring the city to pay $3,616 in state costs and damages. The case stems from three water main breaks before dawn on Oct. 2, 2023, at Pendleton Walkway, East Stewart Road and Trinity Place. City staff said chloraminated water entered the creek, and DNR later confirmed cloudy water and a fish kill.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Melissa Day had a special request for the day she would receive a service star for working at the dep…
This is the fifth and final installment in a series about the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the nine major police departments in the a…
Christopher Lee Whitt, 29, of High Ridge was arrested after he allegedly was found hiding under a bed in a room at the Motel 6, 1017 Hwy. K, i…
This is the second installment in a series about the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the nine major police departments in the area. This…
This week, the Leader kicks off the first installment in a series about the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the nine police departments …
A 58-year-old Barnhart man was arrested after he refused to leave property that is owned by Jefferson County. The man had previously lived in …
The Jefferson County Council voted unanimously Monday night to join a regional partnership to build a $50 million law enforcement training fac…
Robert Hiler, 38, of Dittmer has admitted to possessing a pipe bomb. The bomb was found at his home when Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office dep…
Aaron Sarles, 26, of Imperial died today, Feb. 3, following an apparent medical emergency that occurred while he was incarcerated at the Jeffe…