Highway Patrol Holiday Statistics According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Missourians were a little more careful this year than last over the holiday weekend. The count reflects the time from 6pm, Friday, September 2, through 11:59pm, Monday, September 5. Five people died in traffic crashes, one person died in a boating incident, and one…… Continue Reading
Kentucky Visitor Drowns at Lake of the Ozarks Over Labor Day Weekend A Kentucky man drowned over the weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks. Tyler Elliot, 29, from Louisville, Kentucky, was reportedly impaired when he jumped into the water from a pontoon Saturday afternoon. He was not wearing a life vest. According to the…… Continue Reading
UTV Crash Injures Three Teens in Gasconade County Three Gasconade County teenagers were injured in a crash on Stolpe Bottom Road Sunday afternoon when a 13-year-old female from Hermann, driving a UTV failed to negotiate a turn, ran off the road and overturned. According to the Highway Patrol, the 14-year-old female was thrown out of…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 9/6/22 Jack Flaherty did well in his first time out since being injured in June, but St. Louis still got stymied by Joey Meneses and the Washington Nationals when they lost 6-0 yesterday. The Washington Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at 6:45. Right hander Paolo Espino vs left throwing…… Continue Reading
Serious Injury in Tubing Accident on Lake of the Ozarks Serious injury occurs after a Kansas City woman was thrown from a tube on the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Bruce Peterson, 33, of Gladstone, MO, was piloting a boat, pulling Ashton Penrod, 26, of Kansas City, in a tube. Penrod was injured when…… Continue Reading
Threats Made at US Bank in Parkade Plaza in Columbia A man threatened patrons at the US Bank located in the parking lot of Parkade Plaza in Columbia, threatening to shoot people at about 11am Friday morning. Police arrived, the man fled, leading officers on a car pursuit. Out of caution, Moberly Area Community College,…… Continue Reading
Moberly Woman Struck and Killed on Highway 70 Friday The Highway Patrol received a report of body found in a ditch along Highway 70 near the 94 mile marker on Friday. A Moberly woman, Belinda Hendricks, 29, was standing in the eastbound lanes around 5:30am, when she was struck by a Toyota Prius, driven by…… Continue Reading
Investigation of Officer Involved Shooting Saturday The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating an officer involved shooting at a residence on Highway 15, south of Paris. Early Saturday, morning Austin Leigh, 41, of Council Bluffs Iowa, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being wounded by an officer as he was arrested for…… Continue Reading
Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic to Hold Event at Capitol Bluffs Event Center This morning, attorney Martha Bradley, an MU graduate, came to speak with us about the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic. She explained that the clinic offers free guidance and aid to veterans who are struggling with VA disability or discharge upgrades, which will help…… Continue Reading
Head On Collision Causes Serious Injuries on Route C An accident in western Audrain County last night (Thursday) seriously injures two. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 5:20 on Route C at Audrain Road 232 when a southbound vehicle driven by 26-year-old Sam Cramer of Columbia crossed the center line…… Continue Reading
