Missouri Sales Tax Holiday Underway The 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday began this morning (8/1) and runs through Sunday, August 3. The sales tax holiday exempts all state and local sales, or use tax, taxes, during the exemption period on qualifying items. Their is a slight change to this years tax holiday, as Senate Bill…… Continue Reading
Soy-Based Fire Retardant Now in Use in Columbia
Soy-Based Fire Retardant Now in Use in Columbia The Columbia Fire Department has announced that this month was the first that they used a new firefighting foam made mostly from soybeans. According to Gale Bloomenkamp, Assistant Fire Chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District, the department is the first fire department in the state…… Continue Reading
New Bloomfield Looking to Upgrade Fire Stations
New Bloomfield Looking to Upgrade Fire Stations New Bloomfield voters will go to the polls next week being asked to approve a $3 million general obligation bond issue to build a new fire station, renovate its old fire station, and to plan out new equipment purchases for the next decade. If approved, a homeowner with…… Continue Reading
Harvey Arrested in Rash of Car Thefts
Harvey Arrested in Rash of Car Thefts Columbia police have made an arrest in a rash of car burglaries within the city. 26-year-old Nikolaus Harvey, was charged with misdemeanor stealing and two felonies: Stealing a gun and stealing drugs. He was also charged in another case with first-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and possessing…… Continue Reading
Second Arrest in Moberly Murder
Second Arrest in Moberly Murder 38-year-old Todd D. Turner was arrested on Tuesday by US Marshals in Chahokia Heights, Illinois, after an arrest warrant was issued on July 22nd for the murder of Donald G. Hickem in Moberly earlier this year. Hickem was found dead from gunshot wounds at a home in the 500 bock…… Continue Reading
KWWR Morning Sports 7/31/2025
KWWR Morning Sports 7/31/2025 Mizzou basketball announced that they will play an exhibition against Kansas State at Mizzou Arena on October 24th. K State is Mizzou’s second most frequent opponent in history, but it is their first matchup since 2018, and first at either campus since 2012. Kansas State holds a slight 121-116 all time…… Continue Reading
Mott to Join MMA Staff
Mott to Join MMA Staff Former British Army officer and royal adviser Bill Mott is joining the staff of Missouri Military Academy, effective August 1. Mott will serve as Deputy Commandant for Operations. He brings a wealth of experience to his new post, having served as the principal adviser to Britain’s royal family on matters…… Continue Reading
I-70 Accident Stalls Traffic
I-70 Accident Stalls Traffic A collision between two semi trucks blocked Westbound Interstate 70 in Montgomery County for several hours yesterday. The accident left one of the semi drivers, a 72-year-old West Virginia man, with serious injuries, while the other driver, a 48-year-old Georgia man suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to University Hospital by…… Continue Reading
Wells Bond Hearing Set
Wells Bond Hearing Set A 23-year-old Callaway County man has a bond hearing at 8:30am Friday (August 1) at the Callaway County Courthouse. Jarret Wells has been charged with felonies of enticement of a child, promoting a sexual performance by a child and possession of child pornography, as well as misdemeanor furnishing pornographic material to…… Continue Reading
2025 Local Lemon Awards
2025 Local Lemon Awards The 2025 Local Lemon program, a youth entrepreneurial initiative in Fulton, has concluded. Students completed coursework from July 21st to July 24th and then put their learning to work on Saturday, July 26th. The annual program provided participants with a comprehensive understanding of owning and operating their own business, from customer…… Continue Reading
