Helton Arrested for Drug Trafficking An initial court appearance scheduled for 10:30am today in Callaway County Court for 35-year-old Dominique Helton of Jefferson City. He was arrested last Thursday for alleged drug trafficking when authorities searched a federally subsidized housing property and found multiple drugs including cocaine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. Helton reportedly admitted to selling…
Area News
Anthem-MU Health Care Disconnect Continues
Anthem-MU Health Care Disconnect Continues A hearing at the Missouri Capitol yesterday, held by the Senate’s Insurance and Banking Committee, gave representatives from both University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield a chance to speak about the current dispute that leaves over 90,000 patients previously covered by Anthem in health care…
Mexico Fire Under Investigation
Mexico Fire Under Investigation A fire yesterday (Monday, June 30th) right around 11am on Bluebird Street in Mexico resulted in heavy smoke damage, but little structural damage. The fire is thought to have started in the basement. No official word on the cause of the fire. An investigation into the fire and a person residing…
Excello Boy Hurt in Macon County Accident
Excello Boy Hurt in Macon County Accident A 14-year-old Excello boy was injured in a one-vehicle accident yesterday, at 5:43pm. A 17-year-old Macon teen was southbound on Hwy C, just north of College Mound, when his 2006 MBW hydroplaned, ran off the right side of the road and overturned. Both occupants were wearing their seatbelts.…
High Speed Chase Ends at Kingdom City
High Speed Chase Ends at Kingdom City A high speed chase across I-70 yesterday as Boone County Sheriff’s Officers were pursuing a stolen truck and trailer eastbound just after 3pm. According to a Facebook post, Multiple Callaway County deputies responded and successfully deployed spike strips near the Hatton exit, disabling a tire. Despite the tire…
Local Utility Crews Sent to Springfield
Local Utility Crews Sent to Springfield Two mid-Missouri cities sent utility crews to help Springfield, after severe storms rolled through southwest Missouri Sunday night. Columbia and Fulton sent crews to Springfield as part of a 37-person mutual aid crew deployed to assist with power restoration efforts. 37,000 electric customers were without power during the outage’s…
Area Sports
Blues Tie Series with Jets
Blues Tie Series with Jets The St. Louis Blues tied their best of seven NHL Playoff series at two Sunday afternoon, with a 5-1 beatdown of the Winnipeg Jets at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. A big second period, where the Blues scored three times, on their way to five unanswered goals from the…
Mizzou Has Success in 2025 NFL Draft
Mizzou Has Success in 2025 NFL Draft The NFL’s Annual Player Selection meeting was held over the weekend, and it would have to be deemed a success for the University of Missouri. The Tigers saw the Jets draft right tackle Armand Membou with the seventh overall pick, then at pick 39, the Chicago Bears selected…
KWWR Sports Report 4/26/2025
KWWR Sports Report 4/26/2025 In high school baseball on 4/25/2025: Former Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden was selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 39 overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday, April 25, 2025. He is the second Tiger to be drafted so far, joining offensive lineman Armand…
KWWR Sports Report 4/23/2025
KWWR Sports Report 4/23/2025 Mexico High School boys tennis team lost 9-0 to Moberly on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Individual Singles: Varsity Doubles: JV Doubles: In high school baseball on 4/22/2025: The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak after beating the Atlanta Braves 10-4 in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Redbirds slugger…
KWWR Sports Report 4/22/2025
KWWR Sports Report 4/22/2025 In high school baseball on 4/21/2025: In high school girls soccer: In high school boys tennis, Jefferson City defeated Rolla 8-1. The St. Louis Cardinals lost 7-6 to the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta on Monday, April 21, 2025 The loss was thanks in large part to the Redbirds bullpen, which surrendered…
KWWR Sports Report 4/21/2025
KWWR Sports Report 4/21/2025 Mizzou Gymnastics earned a third-place finish at the NCAA Championship Final at Dickies Arena at Forth Worth, Texas on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The Tigers scored 197.2500 in their first appearance in the national championship meet. The team not only secured the best finish in program history, but the best postseason…
