Steve Haag Discusses Mexico City Council Meeting 8/22/22 Mexico residents will see a lower property tax levy and city employees could see a slightly larger paycheck following last night’s (Monday) meeting of the Mexico City Council. With assessed property valuation up nearly sixteen million dollars from last year, the council approved a tax rate of…… Continue Reading
Four Day School Week Hopes to Attract Teachers
Four Day School Week Hopes to Attract Teachers More than 100 schools in Missouri have switched to a four day school week, most making Monday part of the weekend, including Hallsville, North Callaway, Harrisburg, Madison C3, and Ralls R2. Many of the districts involved are rural and hoping the new changes will help attract teachers.…… Continue Reading
Technology Helps I.D. and Track Suspects in Columbia Homicide Over the Weekend
Technology Helps I.D. and Track Suspects in Columbia Homicide Over the Weekend Security footage helped police identify and locate the suspects from the deadly shooting in Columbia over the weekend. Court documents say the two suspects planned to rob the victim, Shavez Waage, 22, during an apparently planned meet-up. The surveillance video showed Waage’s vehicle…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 8/23/22
KWWR Sports Report 8/23/22 Pujols “the Machine” wound up again last night and hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery let just one hit slide through and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 last night. St. Louis is in Chicago for a doubleheader today. First game at 1:20, Cards Adam Wainwright starting…… Continue Reading
Deadly Weekend at Lake of the Ozarks
Deadly Weekend at Lake of the Ozarks Roy Jackson, 63, of Edwards was arrested as a result of the deadly crash of the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly after 9pm, Jackson, crashed when he failed to maintain a proper lookout and struck a rock bluff. As…… Continue Reading
Scam Warning From Missouri Department of Social Services
Scam Warning From Missouri Department of Social Services The Missouri Department of Social Services released a warning about scammers targeting EBT login information. Emails impersonating FIS using Zix Secure Messaging are targeting clients in an attempt to steal their login credentials. FIS Global is the vendor for state’s EBT cards. Anyone who gets a suspected…… Continue Reading
Fire at Robnett Automotive Could Have Been Much Worse
Fire at Robnett Automotive Could Have Been Much Worse Robnett Automotive just south of Mexico on Route JJ, suffered significant damage to the main shop from a fire Friday night. A vehicle caught fire several hours after the shop had closed for the night. An alarm system, nearby neighbors and area firefighters helped to minimize…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on North Washington Friday
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on North Washington Friday On Friday, Mexico Department of Public Safety responded to the 700 block of North Washington regarding a residential fire. The first arriving officers were notified of smoke in the front bedroom. The fire was extinguished with moderate damage to the bedroom, and light smoke throughout…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 8/22/22
KWWR Sports Report 8/22/22 For the 7th time in a row the Cardinals beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 on Sunday. Lars Nootbaar hit his first career lead-off homer. Behind 4-3, Pujols loaded the bases just in time for Arenado to drive in the runs that put the Cards ahead, and in the eighth Tommy Edman added…… Continue Reading
Two Arrests Made in Columbia Homicide
Two Arrests Made in Columbia Homicide Two men are in the Boone County Jail following a homicide Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Moser’s at 900 Keene Street in Columbia. Officers responded to a shots fired call at 4:20 Saturday afternoon and found 22-year-old Shavez Avieon Waage of Columbia with gunshot wounds. Officers provided…… Continue Reading
