Howard County News

Soil erosion from a creek bank has been listed as the preliminary cause of the May 20 rupture of a natural gas pipeline owned by the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.

Curtis M. Jones Law enforcement officials continue to seek a New Franklin resident who escaped early Monday morning from the Howard County Jail in Fayette.

The heat is both a blessing and a curse for the Howard County Sheriff's Department which is still on the hunt for an escaped convict.

Police continue to look for a 31-year-old inmate who used a cardboard toilet paper holder to escape from the Howard County jail for the second time in his criminal career.

Police say Curtis Jones escaped from the jail in Fayette around midnight. Right now Howard County Sheriff's deputies are looking for an inmate who escaped the county jail in Fayette.

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A Glasgow woman apparently had decided to forgive her boyfriend for beating her up only to get herself into trouble later.

Zane Volkmann and Ryan Borges, both of rural New Franklin, and Austin Fuhlage of rural Fayette pose while attending the Missouri Junior Cattlemen's Association Beef Leadership Conference in Columbia.

At their regular meeting Monday, the New Franklin City Council heard unwelcome news about required updates to the city's wastewater treatment system.

The Follow-up Files begins with the Dale Helmig murder case that got national attention this past weekend.

'MEYER FARMHOUSE' is one of several pieces of artwork by Penny Brown that will be on display at CMU's Ashby-Hodge Gallery.

Arrests during recent days, in addition to previous incidents, have kept the local jail filled to near capacity according to Sheriff Charles Polson.

By Mark Slavit Friday, May 22, 2009 at 7:48 AM State officials are noting just because the law was not a requirement last time an offender went to court, does not mean they are exempt now.

New girders are being put into place on the bridge. The supporting piers on which the girders are being placed were left standing from the old bridge.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused a natural gas explosion about 9 p.m.A WednesdayA night just north of Rocheport, near the Boone and Howard County line.

State officials are noting just because the law was not a requirement last time an offender went to court, does not mean they are exempt now.

Music legend Willie Nelson kicked off this yeara s Summerfest concert series on Ninth Street in downtown Columbia sponsored in part by KRCG.

A break in a natural gas pipeline sparked a fire visible for miles in central Missouri late Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Larry Kay Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner - a time set aside to honor those who have fallen in military service and a day to remember loved ones in general.

Meeting in regular session Tuesday, the Fayette city council approved a lease purchase agreement with UMB of Boonville for Station 1 renovations.