KWWR Sports Report 8/1/22 Rookie Andre Pallante went 8 strong and the Cardinals got home runs from Corey Dickerson and Paul DeJong, who was activated Saturday as St. Louis shutout Washington yesterday, 5-0. Catcher Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer in the top of the 9th inning yesterday to lead Kansas City over New York,…… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Sustains Serious Injuries After Motorcycle Crash in Jefferson City A Columbia man has serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle Saturday night in Jefferson City on US Hwy 54 near the Jefferson Street overpass. Erich Butler, 20, failed to make the curve and went off the right side of the roadway striking the guardrail…… Continue Reading
Tanker Hit by Train in Mexico On Saturday morning, there was a crash involving a train and a tractor-trailer at the railroad crossings at Jefferson and Calhoun Street in Mexico. Mark Taylor, age 63, of Belleville, Illinois, was delivering diesel fuel to the depot, operating a 2015 International semi-truck. Taylor stopped as a slow-moving train…… Continue Reading
Coronavirus Rises Nationally, While Staying Low in Central Missouri Coronavirus is on the rise, both nationally and state-wide. Missouri is reporting 12,749 new coronavirus cases for the week of July 21 through Wednesday. The state reported 998 patient hospitalizations and 135 patients in the ICU for the week ending July 20. The central region and…… Continue Reading
Tigers Add to 2023 Class With Florida DB The University of Missouri hosted a number of high school players Friday, and it paid off early today (Saturday) as Florida defensive back Shamar McNeil announced his commitment to the Tigers, per powermizzou.com. The 6’3″, 174-pound senior safety out of Plantation, Florida was on an unofficial visit…… Continue Reading
Jonesburg Man Injured in Motorcycle Accident A 21-year-old Jonesburg man was seriously injured Friday night in a one-vehicle accident. Austin D. Stuart was southbound and passing another vehicle, when he lost control of his 2004 Suzuki ZX-6R, traveled off the right side of Highway 47, just north of Roberts Lake Road in Warren County. he…… Continue Reading
Cardinals Trade Infielder Edmundo Sosa The St. Louis Cardinals figure to be busy at the trade deadline and have now officially entered the trade waters. It’s not quite the splash most fans expected. The Cardinals have sent infielder Edmundo Sosa to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for left-handed pitcher JoJo Romero. Romero will report to…… Continue Reading
Mark Twain Lake Campground Extends Closure The Frank Russell Campground, at Mark Twain Lake, has extended the current closure of campsites 1-60 within the Frank Russell Recreation Area. These sites are currently closed for the 2022 camping season and will now be closed through the 2023 camping season to allow for 36 expanded concrete camping…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Officer Injured Overnight A Mexico Public Safety Officer was injured early this morning in the line of duty. The unnamed officer responded to the Casey’s General Store in the 800 block of West Monroe, just before 3am, in reference to a subject who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle. The…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 7/29/22 For the third straight game the Kansas City Royals were shut out. This time by the New York Yankees. Aaron Judge hit a walk off home run with one out in the 9th inning giving NY a 1-0 win. St. Louis had the night off. University of Missouri football junior Harrison…… Continue Reading
