The group discussed their concerns for what a new tax proposition would mean for them, and how they would rather have their ...

The Boone County Commission will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. May 19 in the commission chambers at the Boone County Government Center at 801 E. Walnut St. in Columbia on the request to place a 3 ...

Members at the No New Jail Boone County Coalition meeting Wednesday night argued against the construction of a new jail.

Sheriff Dwayne Carey and other community leaders are starting the planning process for a potential new Boone County jail. Although the plan for the new jail is still in the early stages, Carey hopes ...

COLUMBIA – Warren Brewer, the Boone County Sheriff's Department jail administrator, said it's "like Christmas." The Boone County Jail inmate population is significantly lower than in 2008, marking a ...

Overcrowding at the Boone County Jail has led the sheriff to ask for a new sales tax.