Boonville News

Pettis County Public Administrator Charli Ackerman was recently presented with a prestigious award this past April 25 at the Public Administrator Convention in Boonville, Missouri.

Mother Jones has confirmed that a soldier in the Missouri National Guard, an Iraq war veteran, is being sought for allegedly joining and training a paramilitary white supremacist group that was preparing for a coming "race war" in the United States.

Police in Columbia say a suspected bank robber who was shot following a chase told investigators he robbed another bank last month.

In Jefferson City, the Missouri River was predicted to be at around 11 feet most of the week, well below the flood stage of 23 feet.

Dustin R. Murdock, 18, was driving south on Missouri 98 when he failed to negotiate a curve at Orchard Road, drove off the right side of the road and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.