Confirmed EF-2 Tornado Causes Damage in Pilot Grove The National Weather Service reports the tornado that hit the Pilot Grove area in Cooper County during the morning hours of Wednesday, April 2, 2025, was an EF-2. EF-2 tornadoes pack winds of up to 135 miles per hour. Trees and power lines were brought down and…… Continue Reading
Missouri Highway Patrol Responds to Fatal Hit-Run-Accident On I-70 in Cooper County
Missouri Highway Patrol Responds to Fatal Hit-Run-Accident on I-70 in Cooper County A Woolridge woman is dead following a fatal hit-and-run in Cooper County last night (Wednesday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol crash report it happened around mile marker 110.8 on eastbound I-70 shortly after 10:30. 59-year-old Terry Ricketts was pronounced dead at the…… Continue Reading
Bunceton Man Seriously Injured in Crash on Highway B
Bunceton Man Seriously Injured in Crash on Highway B A Bunceton man is in University Hospital with serious injuries after a single vehicle crash on Highway B in Cooper County last night. Warren Pennington, 53, left the highway and overturned according to the Highway Patrol. He was transported by Cooper County EMS. More In Cooper…… Continue Reading
Hallsville Man Seriously Injured When He Rolls His Truck on I-70
Hallsville Man Seriously Injured When He Rolls His Truck on I-70 A pickup truck went off Interstate 70 and rolled multiple rimes yesterday afternoon in Cooper County, seriously injuring the driver, a Holts Summit man. The Highway Patrol crash report indicates that Russell Cornelison Sr., 36, went off the right side of the road, hit…… Continue Reading
Eric Townsend to Receive Mental Evaluation Before Next Hearing
Eric Townsend to Receive Mental Evaluation Before Next Hearing On Monday, a Cooper County judge ordered a mental evaluation of Eric Townsend before his next hearing. Townsend was arrested in October 2021 after hitting a woman’s car, hauling her out, hitting and strangling her, then stealing her car in Cooper County near Boonville. As officers…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/27/21
KWWR Sports Report 10/27/21 The Atlanta Braves won Game 1 of the World Series defeating the Houston Astros 6-2. Braves ace Charlie Morton was forced to exit the game with a fractured right fibula, however Atlanta’s bullpen held strong allowing just 2 runs across the final six innings of the game. Game 2 of the…… Continue Reading
