Columbia Police Ask for Public’s Help in Finding Homicide Suspect Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect from a homicide on Saturday. Police say Marlin Cortez Johnson is considered armed and dangerous, and is a suspect in the homicide of 38 year old Sturgeon man Joseph Hecht. Johnson is described…… Continue Reading
Cole County Woman Dies After Being Hit by Amtrak Train
Cole County Woman Dies After Being Hit by Amtrak Train A Cole County woman is dead after being hit by an Amtrak train yesterday (Wednesday) morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol 46 year old Kelly Stephens was walking eastbound in the middle of the train tracks, when she was hit by the front…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man With Moderate Injuries in Two Car Accident
Mexico Man With Moderate Injuries in Two Car Accident A Mexico man is recovering from moderate injuries after a 2 car accident in Callaway County yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on eastbound U.S. Highway 54 east of County Road 2002. A vehicle ran into the back of another vehicle…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Daily COVID-19 Briefing for 7/29
Audrain County Health Department Daily COVID-19 Briefing for 7/29 One new case of COVID-19 being reported in Audrain County today (Wednesday). According to the Audrain County Health Department as of 10 this morning (Wednesday) there have been a total of 188 cases of COVID-19 in the county. Total active cases in the county remains at…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Residents Provide Feedback on Hospital Services Survey
Audrain County Residents Provide Feedback on Hospital Services Survey Responses from a recent hospital survey taken by Audrain County residents on what services they would like to see restored is being released. According to the community healthcare task force My Health, My Hospital, over 558 responses were collected as of this week. The group says…… Continue Reading
Over Nine Million Dollar Grant Awarded to Columbia Regional Airport
Over Nine Million Dollar Grant Awarded to Columbia Regional Airport A 9.9 million dollar grant is being awarded to the Columbia Regional Airport. The Department of Transportation made the announcement yesterday (Tuesday). The money will go towards extending the current runway.… Continue Reading
University of Missouri Combining Positions of Chancellor and System President
University of Missouri Combining Positions of Chancellor and System President The positions of system president and chancellor at the University of Missouri will now be combined. The UM System Board of Curators voted to make the move during a special meeting yesterday (Tuesday). Mun Choi has been serving in both roles. The Board voted yesterday…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Armed Robbery Outside of Panera Bread
Jefferson City Armed Robbery Outside of Panera Bread Jefferson City Police are investigating an armed robbery in the area of Panera Bread at Missouri Boulevard yesterday (Tuesday) morning. According to police the victim said he was getting out of his vehicle when he was approached by two black men, one of which was brandishing a…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Daily COVID-19 Briefing for 7/28
Audrain County health Department Daily COVID-19 Briefing for 7/28 Two new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Audrain County today (Tuesday). According to the news release sent out by the Audrain County Health Department at 11 this morning there have been 187 total cases and 13 remain active. Two more cases have recovered since yesterday…… Continue Reading
Missouri Department of Agriculture Receiving Reports of Residents Getting Unsolicited Seeds Through the Mail
Missouri Department of Agriculture Receiving Reports of Residents Getting Unsolicited Seeds Through the Mail The Missouri Department of Agriculture is receiving reports from residents of unsolicited seeds being delivered from countries such as China and surrounding areas. The packages were labeled as jewelry, specifically stud earrings, bracelets and other accessories. According to the Missouri Department…… Continue Reading
