Helton Arrested for Drug Trafficking An initial court appearance scheduled for 10:30am today in Callaway County Court for 35-year-old Dominique Helton of Jefferson City. He was arrested last Thursday for alleged drug trafficking when authorities searched a federally subsidized housing property and found multiple drugs including cocaine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. Helton reportedly admitted to selling…… Continue Reading
Anthem-MU Health Care Disconnect Continues
Anthem-MU Health Care Disconnect Continues A hearing at the Missouri Capitol yesterday, held by the Senate’s Insurance and Banking Committee, gave representatives from both University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield a chance to speak about the current dispute that leaves over 90,000 patients previously covered by Anthem in health care…… Continue Reading
Mexico Fire Under Investigation
Mexico Fire Under Investigation A fire yesterday (Monday, June 30th) right around 11am on Bluebird Street in Mexico resulted in heavy smoke damage, but little structural damage. The fire is thought to have started in the basement. No official word on the cause of the fire. An investigation into the fire and a person residing…… Continue Reading
Excello Boy Hurt in Macon County Accident
Excello Boy Hurt in Macon County Accident A 14-year-old Excello boy was injured in a one-vehicle accident yesterday, at 5:43pm. A 17-year-old Macon teen was southbound on Hwy C, just north of College Mound, when his 2006 MBW hydroplaned, ran off the right side of the road and overturned. Both occupants were wearing their seatbelts.…… Continue Reading
High Speed Chase Ends at Kingdom City
High Speed Chase Ends at Kingdom City A high speed chase across I-70 yesterday as Boone County Sheriff’s Officers were pursuing a stolen truck and trailer eastbound just after 3pm. According to a Facebook post, Multiple Callaway County deputies responded and successfully deployed spike strips near the Hatton exit, disabling a tire. Despite the tire…… Continue Reading
Local Utility Crews Sent to Springfield
Local Utility Crews Sent to Springfield Two mid-Missouri cities sent utility crews to help Springfield, after severe storms rolled through southwest Missouri Sunday night. Columbia and Fulton sent crews to Springfield as part of a 37-person mutual aid crew deployed to assist with power restoration efforts. 37,000 electric customers were without power during the outage’s…… Continue Reading
Columbia Closes Capen Park Yard Waste Drop-Off
Columbia Closes Capen Park Yard Waste Drop-Off The City of Columbia announced that the yard waste drop-off site at Capen Park would be temporarily closed due to capacity. The city’s Solid Waste Utility will start to turn the yard into mulch starting July 2. The site will be closed until the work is done, which…… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Appears on Porn Charges
Columbia Man Appears on Porn Charges A Columbia man had his initial appearance today after being charged with trying to send pornographic materials to a minor. 42-year-old Kyle Matthew Dobbins was arrested on Friday and charged with a misdemeanor. According to court documents, the online account that Dobbins was sending explicit material to was actually…… Continue Reading
Moberly Water Service Interruption
Moberly Water Service Interruption Water service will be interrupted today (July 1) in Moberly, for crews to tie in a fire line and add a 2″ service line in the 200 block of W Coates Street. Water service will be restored after repairs are completed. Customers affected are in the following area: If residents experienced…… Continue Reading
Sunday I-70 Accident
Sunday I-70 Accident As work continues to expand on the Interstate-70 road project, so too, it seems, do the list of long road closures due to accidents in mid-Missouri. Yesterday, a car hauler jack-knifed on I-70 neat the Boone-Callaway County line, blocking traffic in both directions as crews worked to clear the area. The trucker…… Continue Reading
