The Boonville Police Department is seeking help from the community to identify persons for questioning regarding the theft of a motor vehicle. The theft was committed on Sunday June 26 at approximately 4:50 a.m. near the intersection of 1st Street and Morgan Street. Contact Detective Joe Pangburn with any information. 660-882-2727 or joe.pangburn@boonvillepd.org. You can remain anonymous.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for.
The 107th Annual Prairie Home fair wrapped up on Saturday June 25 after days of livestock shows, horse shows, and tractor pulls, both full-size and garden variety. The grounds were filled each day and night with exhibitors and visitors alike who came out to experience one of the greatest little fairs in Central Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri legislator has resigned her seat after being convicted of falsely claiming she was giving patients stem cell treatments for COVID-19.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — One person has died following an explosion during a jet-fueled semitruck performance Saturday at a southwestern Michigan air show, officials said.
ROME (AP) — A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and roared down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring eight, authorities said.
Members of Library Yarns met at Boonslick Regional Library on Monday, June 27, at 10 a.m. to knit, crochet, and work on other crafts. Seated at the table are Vicki Ghea, staff member and facilitator, Marna Kazmaier, Penny Oswald, and Linda Runnebaum. Open to the public, the group meets every Monday at 10 a.m., except holidays. (Photo by Liz Davis)
SEDALIA, Mo. – One of the most often heard complaints about cool-season grasses, and tall fescue in particular, is broadly called the “summer slump”. This refers to forage growth, forage quality and livestock performance on toxic tall fescue during the summer months.
The annual Heritage Days parade drew a large crowd to downtown on Saturday morning, June 25. With over 60 entries, there were all the elements you look for in a parade. There were class floats, business floats, an antique tractor parade complete with steam engine, fire trucks, the Shriners brought clowns, and of course, the most important element of all, candy for all the children to collect. The Boonville Silver Pirate marching band had both high school and middle school students participating. Turning Pointe Dance Studio wowed the crowd with a short routine they learned for the parade. Candidates running in the August Primary were among the participants, handing out candy and fliers to all who lined the street.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals traded first baseman Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for righthanders Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday, clearing the way for Kansas City to bring up hot prospect Vinnie Pasquantino.