A Monroe City man is recovering from serious injuries after hitting a tree in Ralls County yesterday (Sunday) morning. Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened on Bethlehem Trail, 6 miles south of Monroe City. A vehicle left the road, struck a culvert and hit tree coming to rest in a ditch. 27 year old Elvis…… Continue Reading
COLUMBIA POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT IN THE AREA OF PARIS ROAD
A shots fired incident in Columbia early this (Monday) morning is being investigated by Columbia Police. It occurred in the 1500 block of Paris Road close to 1 this (Monday) morning. Officers report finding twenty shell casings in the area and some damage to a vehicle. No injuries in the incident.… Continue Reading
NEW BLOOMFIELD CITY CLERK TURNS IN LETTER OF RESIGNATION
New Bloomfield will be looking for a new city clerk after the current city clerk Cassidi Knierim turned in her resignation on Friday. According to minutes from a work session by the New Bloomfield Board of Alderman on April 5th, Knierim says she is leaving for employment with the city to accept another position. According…… Continue Reading
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CRASH CLAIMS TWO LIVES
A one car accident in Montgomery County yesterday (Sunday) is to blame for the death of a Jonesburg man and woman. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol it happened early yesterday (morning) on I-70 North Service Road about seven tenths of a mile east of Route NN. The accident happened when a vehicle went…… Continue Reading
SEDALIA MAN DIES FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS
A 42 year old Sedalia man is dead after suffering from a gunshot wound yesterday (Sunday). Sedalia Police say they were called to the 1200 block of East 4th Street, and determined 42 year old Maurice Harper Sr. was shot at a home on North Summit Avenue. Harper was taken to the Bothwell Regional Health…… Continue Reading
NO SMOKING ORDINANCE PASSED IN HOLTS SUMMIT
The city of Holts Summit now has a smoking ordinance in place that restricts smoking in public areas. Holts Summit City Administrator says it is a simple short ordinance giving business’s the choice of going smoking or non-smoking. Hess also says the city will be putting signs up for designated smoking areas at both city…… Continue Reading
FULTON MIDDLE SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT TRUANCY COURT PROGRAM
The Fulton Middle School is getting ready to try a new truancy program. Superintendent of Fulton Schools Dr. Jacque Cowherd says it is a county wide effort with the court system and William Woods University. Cowherd says it will target middle school kids with less than 90 percent attendance. William Woods University will have there…… Continue Reading
MISSOURI LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH PART SIDES OF THE AISLE ASKING FOR GOVERNOR GREITEN’S RESIGNATION
More Missouri lawmakers are calling for Governor Eric Greitens to resign or to start impeachment proceedings following a house committee’s report on blackmail allegations against him. Republican Senator Mike Kehoe of Jefferson City, along with Democratic State Senator Gina Walsh added their voices to the call of Greitens resignation. Greitens himself has repeatedly said the…… Continue Reading
GOVERNOR GREITENS DENIES ALLEGATIONS IN MISSOURI HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Governor Eric Greitens is denying allegations in the Missouri House special committee report. The House released its report last (Wednesday) night where it featured testimony from the woman at the center of the scandal saying that Greitens took a nude photograph of her and threatened to release to the public if she told anyone. The…… Continue Reading
CALLAWAY COUNTY ACCIDENT WITH MODERATE INJURIES
A one car accident on I-70 in Callaway County early this (Thursday) causes moderate injuries to a Florrisant man. Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened on Westbound I-70 at the 140 mile marker when a vehicle driven by 30 year old Douglas E. Meyerkord Jr. went off the road and overturned. He was taken to…… Continue Reading
