KWWR Sports Report 5/8/23 Missouri football landed two transfer commits over the weekend in offensive linemen, Cam-Ron Johnson from Houston, and defensive lineman Nyles Gaddy from Jackson State. Johnson is 6-4, 304 pounds and started 13 games for Houston last season. Gaddy recorded six and a half sacks in 2022 at Jackson State which earned…… Continue Reading
Four Vehicle Crash Leaves Juvenile Dead and Multiple Injured According to Columbia Missouri Police Department’s Facebook Page, at approximately 11pm on May 5th Columbia Police were dispatched to the area of West Nifong Boulevard and Bethel Street in Columbia for a reported traffic collision. Upon arrival officers learned that at least four vehicles were involved.…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 5/6/23 Mizzou baseball run-ruled Ole Miss 13-3 in seven innings last night (Friday) to take the series in game two. It’s the second SEC series win for the Tigers this season. Mizzou looks to complete the sweep against Ole Miss today (Saturday). Mizzou softball was shut-out 9-0 by 12th ranked Arkansas in…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Arrested for Shooting a Handgun In Roadway A Mexico man is facing charges after being arrested for unlawful use of a weapon last night (Thursday). Mexico Public Safety says they responded to the 300 block of North Clark in reference to a report of gunshots just after 9:30 last night. An investigation and…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 5/5/23 Missouri baseball completed a huge comeback to defeat Ole Miss 11-9 yesterday (Thursday) in the series opener. The Tigers scored nine unanswered runs. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Matt Garcia hit a go-ahead two-run homer to give Mizzou the lead. The Tigers look to take the series…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Injured In Callaway County Accident A Fulton man has minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Callaway County yesterday (Thursday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route JJ about 1,000 feet south of Route Z. A vehicle driven by 56-year-old James Hook of Fulton was slowing to make…… Continue Reading
Thirty Year Veteran Teacher With Mexico Public Schools Announces Retirement A veteran teacher with the Mexico Public Schools will be retiring at the end of this school year. After 30 years with Mexico, Dave Okenfuss is calling it a career. Mr. Okenfuss is the Marketing and Personal Finance Instructor at the Hart Career Center. He…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 5/4/23 The Mexico Bulldogs boys tennis team put up a third place finish in the North Central Missouri Conference Tournament yesterday (Wednesday). It was a first place finish and All NCMC honors for Mexico’s Brendan McKeown. Boston Davolt took third place and Declan Gleeson finished 4th. They both placed with All NCMC…… Continue Reading
Former Sturgeon Police Chief Wins Appeal The former police chief in Sturgeon wins on an appeal. An appeals court yesterday (Tuesday) ruled that the City of Sturgeon didn’t follow the law in 2017 when they fired Greg Halderman. Halderman will keep the $315,000 he was initially awarded. The amount of Halderman’s legal fees that the…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 5/3/23 The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 at Busch Stadium last night (Tuesday). The Redbirds have gotten off to their worst start in 50 years. Last night was their fourth straight loss and 11th defeat in 14 games. The Cardinals dropped to 0-10 in the first games…… Continue Reading
