McBaine News

The City Council unanimously voted for a proposal to halt the construction of a water well in Columbia's water treatment facility in the McBaine Bottoms, which recently underwent a water quality investigation.

Be careful what you drink, because you might be drinking it again. Chlorides are creeping into Columbia's water supply wells in the Missouri River bottoms at McBaine, indicating that treated wastewater, once funneled far from the wells, is finding its way back into the city's supply.

City Council chose eight members early Tuesday morning. Stephen Alexander, Caroll Highbarger and Ellon Locurto-Martinez each received four votes from council members, which means they can serve two years upon appointment.

The Columbia City Council will hold a hearing regarding Columbia's water supply tonight.

Investigators with the Columbia Police Department on Sunday were still looking into the death of a Rock Bridge High School student, Stuart Eiken, 17, whose body was found early Saturday morning near McBaine.

Bill Sontag, left, and Robert Grant play a game of Four Point Pitch on a rainy morning Wednesday at Lucy's Burgers and Beverages in McBaine.

McBAINE - Whether the sun rises into a clear sky or the day starts with rain or snow, a small group of farmers in McBaine begins its day by driving to the local diner, Lucy's Burgers and Beverages, to have breakfast or a few cups of coffee and to catch up with friends and neighbors.

Byron Smith can remember hanging out at Cemetery Hill, a predominantly black neighborhood in Columbia where he heard the train traffic at Wabash Station.

A hit-and-run collision in central Columbia escalated into a police foot pursuit yesterday.

A high-speed chase resulted in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of McBaine Avenue and Ash Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

A high-speed chase resulted in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of McBaine Avenue and Ash Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Columbia firefighters transport Daniel Hood to an emergency medical vehicle as Columbia Police Officers Barbara Buck and Bruce Houston survey the scene of a multi-car accident on the corner of McBaine and Ash on August 5. Police were chasing the vehicle of Anthony Jacobs, who is under warrant for absconding on parole, when Hood's truck was caught ...

A high-speed chase resulted in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of McBaine Avenue and Ash Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

A tiny twig of a tree sticks out from the ground, wrapped with elastic, giant leaves dwarfing its thin trunk.

McBaine is getting a new bridge next year that is safer for drivers and people living in the town's flood zone.

COLUMBIA A 21-year-old Columbia man died Monday night after crashing his motorcycle into a guard rail on the McBaine Bridge over Perche Creek, according to a news release from the Boone County Sheriff's Department.

Officials say a new bridge over Perche Creek on Burr Oak Road will be safer than the current structure for drivers and will help prevent flooding in McBaine, thanks to a new design.

Officials say he crashed into a guard rail over Perche Creek. A Columbia man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a guardrail on Route K near McBaine.

A man is dead following a motorcycle accident just west of McBaine at the Perche Creek crossing on Route K. Firefighters arrived on the scene just after 8 p.m. Monday night.