The National Churchill Museum in Fulton will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tonight (Wednesday) on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The museum will open its doors to the public at 5:45. A video clip of King’s last speech will be shown to the audience, then after the viewing the bell in the…… Continue Reading
ANNUAL FIRE FIGHTERS DAY AT THE CAPITOL
First responders from across Missouri being honored at the State Capitol today (Wednesday) for Fire Fighters Day. Mexico’s Little Dixie Fire Protection Chief Ken Hoover says it is a good opportunity to visit with state legislators about local needs. Governor Eric Greitens, State Fire Marshall Tim Bean and Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden…… Continue Reading
FATAL CRASH IN FIVE CAR ACCIDENT IN OSAGE COUNTY
A five car accident in Osage County causes the death of a Dixon man. According to the highway patrol it happened yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon around 1:30 on US 63 at Route JJ. The fatality accident happened when three cars were behind a vehicle making a left hand turn and one vehicle was hit causing a…… Continue Reading
ARREST MADE IN DEADLY SHOOTING NEAR LAKE OF THE WOODS IN COLUMBIA
A nineteen year old man is in the Boone County Jail being held on suspicion of murder for the deadly shooting on Pinhurst Lane yesterday (Tuesday). Damontrion Doxley is facing charges of First Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action in the death of 27 year old Javonte D. Roy who was shot outside of a…… Continue Reading
FIRE IN WALL AT AUDRAIN COUNTY HOME NO INJURIES
A fire in the wall of a residence in the 23000 Block of Audrain Road 812 in Mexico yesterday (Monday) is being reported. Members of the Little Dixie Fire Protection District responded to the fire just after 2:30, and found a fire in a wall and quickly extinguished it. Investigators say it started at a…… Continue Reading
AMEREN UE POWER OUTAGE IN WESTERN COLE COUNTY
Power is restored to Ameren U.E. customers in Cole County after an outage this (Tuesday) morning. A series of power outages affected around 1400 customers in the western part of Jefferson City, around 4:30 this (Tuesday) morning. By 6:30 more than 600 customers were still without power. As of now the Ameren Outage Map is…… Continue Reading
LIGHT VOTER TURNOUT EXPECTED IN THE LISTENING AREA
A light voter turnout is expected in today’s (Tuesday) municipal election in the listening area. Audrain County Clerk Shelly Harvey says she estimates a 5% result. Harvey says one of the contributing factors is that there are no county wide issues on the Audrain County ballot. In Randolph County a 9 percent turnout is estimated,…… Continue Reading
POLLS OPEN UNTIL 7PM SEVERAL BALLOT ISSUES FOR AREA VOTERS
It is election Tuesday and polls opened at 6 this (Tuesday) morning with several ballot issues for voters to decide. In Hallsville the School District is proposing a no tax increase bond issue to help build classrooms and a gymnasium for overcrowding. Centralia residents will be asked whether or not to approve a water and…… Continue Reading
VEHICLE PURSUIT STARTS IN MEXICO AND ENDS IN AUXVASSE WITH TWO ARRESTS
A vehicle pursuit that started in Mexico and ended in Auxvasse leads to the arrest of a Mexico man and a Middletown woman. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office they went to the Value Inn on South Clark in Mexico around 6pm Saturday to follow up on information about a stolen vehicle. Officers say…… Continue Reading
PALMYRA MAN ARRESTED BY HANNIBAL POLICE FOR MAKING FALSE REPORT
A Palmyra man is looking at charges of making a false report after an arrest by Hannibal Police. According to the department 18 year old Collier B. Voelkel reported that he had been assaulted and robbed by a male subject while walking in Riverview Park. Officer they conducted a preliminary investigation and it was discovered…… Continue Reading
