KWWR Sports Report 12/27/2024 The Mexico High School boys basketball team picked up a 55-37 win over Waynesville in the opening round of the Rolla Holiday Tournament at the Rolla High School on Thursday, December 26, 2024. Mexico head coach Darren Pappas says “We started slow in the first half, but made some adjustments and…… Continue Reading
Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports Three Traffic Fatalities Over Christmas
Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports Three Traffic Fatalities Over Christmas Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday counting period: Three people died in traffic crashes during the 30-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and ended…… Continue Reading
Thousands of Dollars of Damage Reported at Audrain County Structure Fire
Thousands of Dollars of Damage Reported at Audrain County Structure Fire About $40,000 in damage is being reported following a fire at a wood shop at an Audrain County home on Friday, December 20, 2024. The Little Dixie Fire Protection District was dispatched to the Charles Marquett Jr. residence on Audrain Road 335 in reference…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 12/23/2024
KWWR Sports Report 12/23/2024 University of Missouri men’s basketball came up short losing 80-77 to Illinois in the Braggin Rights game played inside the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The Tigers saw their 10-game winning streak snapped. Graduate Tony Perkins and junior Mark Mitchell led the way for the Tigers.…… Continue Reading
Wellsville Hosts Montgomery County in Pink Out Basketball Games to Raise Cancer Awareness
Wellsville Hosts Montgomery County in Pink Out Basketball Games to Raise Cancer Awareness Wellsville-Middletown and Montgomery County were united together under one cause on Friday, December 20, 2024. The event was held to honor those who are battling cancer, while also giving remembrance to those we have lost. Between the boys and girls games the…… Continue Reading
Federal Grand Jury Charges Moberly Man With Stealing From The Government
Federal Grand Jury Charges Moberly Man With Stealing From The Government A Moberly man was charged this week by a federal grand jury with stealing over $280,000 in COVID funds. 32-year-old Steven W. Hendren was charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Hendren is accused of pretending to…… Continue Reading
Kemper Alumnus James Hallam Joins MMA Board of Trustees
Kemper Alumnus James Hallam Joins MMA Board of Trustees The following press release was sent from the Missouri Military Academy. Texas food and beverage executive James R. Hallam has joined the Missouri Military Academy Board of Trustees. As trustee, Hallam will help provide strategic oversight and support to MMA, one of the nation’s top college…… Continue Reading
Kaden Benne Notches Career High in Points and Claire Hudson Rains Threes as Mexico Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Pick Up Road Wins Over Hannibal
Kaden Benne Notches Career High in Points and Claire Hudson Rains Threes as Mexico Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Pick Up Road Wins Over Hannibal The Mexico High School boys and girls varsity teams each picked up wins against the Hannibal Pirates at the Hannibal High School on Thursday, December 19, 2024. The Mexico Lady…… Continue Reading
$100,000 Missouri Lottery Scratchers Ticket Sold at Vandalia Convenience Store
$100,000 Missouri Lottery Scratchers Ticket Sold at Vandalia Convenience Store The following press release was sent from the Missouri Lottery. A Missouri Lottery player knew her husband had stopped on his way home at Busy Corner, 101 E. Highway 54 in Vandalia, but she had no idea he had bought a “King of Spades” Scratchers…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 12/19/2024
KWWR Sports Report 12/19/2024 The Mexico High School boys and girls basketball teams play Hannibal in Hannibal on Thursday, December 19, 2024. The girls tip at 6:15 with the boys game to follow. University of Missouri women’s basketball had its winning streak end at five, falling to Oral Roberts 76-63 at Mizzou Arena Wednesday, December…… Continue Reading
