Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges A Columbia man was arrested earlier today and charged with possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. 63-year-old Charles E. Hooton was arrested after someone reported seeing child pornography on his phone in May. Hooton has previously been convicted of statutory sodomy in the year 2000, and is a registered…… Continue Reading
Fulton Board of Education to Consider Tax Rate Hike
Fulton Board of Education to Consider Tax Rate Hike Fulton School Board set to meet in regular session tonight, with a hearing on proposed property tax rates on the agenda. The school board will convene for a closed session at 6:30pm in the high school library tonight, before returning to a regular open session at…… Continue Reading
Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges
Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges A Callaway County man was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with multiple drug charges. On Monday, a narcotics search warrant was executed at Robert Gibson’s camper on County Road 276 in Stephens, MO. Gibson had multiple previous drug charges on his record. According to probable cause statements, the search party found 20…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing
Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing Jefferson City Fire Crews were dispatched to a commercial structure fire yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Modine Manufacturing Company on south Country Club Drive, in Jefferson City. At about 11:20am, crews were dispatched and encountered moderate smoke coming from the west end of the large manufacturing facility. Firefighters…… Continue Reading
Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering
Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering A 66-year-old Williamsburg woman has been charged for allegedly tampering with a Montgomery County judge. Laura Baldwin, is charged with felony tampering with a judicial officer. According to a probable cause statement, an associate 12th Circuit judge received a letter addressed to him back in 2023, at the Montgomery County…… Continue Reading
Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault
Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault A 55-year-old Moberly man has been accused of sexually assaulting an adult with autism last month. Randolph County prosecutors have charged Tommy Lee Morgan with First Degree Sexual Abuse. According to the probable cause statement, Moberly police officers were called to Casey’s North gas station on July 14th, for…… Continue Reading
Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely
Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely A missing four-year-old boy from California has been successfully located yesterday in Holts Summit after a police chase on Highway 54. The chase begins in California where Stephen Curtner, and a 4 year old autistic juvenile had not been seen since 3:30pm on August 9th at their residence in California. The…… Continue Reading
Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy
Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy On the docket tonight for the Columbia Board of Education is a resolution to change the school district’s student transfer policy. The school district will evaluate student transfer requests from non-district employees on a case-by-case basis, considering educational needs of the student rather than convenience, according to…… Continue Reading
Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away
Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away An 18-year-old Mexico man and two juveniles are in custody in Mexico, after a shots fired incident Saturday night. At approximately 9:45pm, the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 600 block of Grove Street in reference to gunshots being fired. Responding officers learned of a disturbance between two…… Continue Reading
House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire
House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire A structure fire yesterday in Jefferson City, resulted in minor to moderate damage to a dwelling on the city’s southwest side. At 3:26pm, the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a reported smoke coming from a structure call in the 2400 Block of Bluebird Dr. Crews arrived…… Continue Reading
