Boonville Fire Destroys Two Buildings Two buildings in downtown Boonville are completely destroyed after a fire last night (Sunday). The Boonville Fire Department was called to the 310 block of Main Street around 10:30 last night (Sunday) for a fire at a pawn shop. According to the fire department no one was injured and the…… Continue Reading
Norfleet Qualifies to Compete in National Speech Tournament for Third Year
Norfleet Qualifies to Compete in National Speech Tournament for Third Year The National Speech & Debate Association Qualifying Tournament has some Mexico Speech & Debate team members busy. The competition this past weekend say Grant Norfleet and Sandra Jarquin-Cruz compete in Program Oral Interpretation and Lexie Kelm and Shadora Foy compete in Dramatic Interpretation. Shadora…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Magical Season Comes to an End in Quarterfinal Sectional Playoff Loss to Van Horn on the Road
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Magical Season Comes to an End in Quarterfinal Sectional Playoff Loss to Van Horn on the Road The Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball season came to an end tonight (Friday) with a 91-83 overtime quarterfinal Sectional playoff loss on the road to the Van Horn Falcons. It was a close battle between two…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Latest COVID-19 Testing Numbers 3/12
Audrain County Health Department Releases Latest COVID-19 Testing Numbers 3/12 No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Audrain County today (Friday) for a second consecutive day. There are currently 9 active cases according to the Audrain County Health Department. There have been 1,690 total cases and 57 deaths attributed to the virus in Audrain County…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/12/21
KWWR Sports Report 3/12 The Mexico Bulldogs Basketball Team will travel to Van Horn tonight (Friday) for a quarterfinals Sectional Playoff game. The winner will advance to the Final Four in Springfield next week. Mexico comes into the game with a record of 22-3 while the Van Horn Falcons are 20-7. Tip-off is at 6pm.…… Continue Reading
Mokane Gets Flood Marker
Mokane Gets Flood Marker The City of Mokane is getting an official historic marker commemorating the historic 1993 flood. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented the sign, titled “Mokane Historic Flooding”, to the city and it will be unveiled during a public ceremony March 27th at 11am at Lions Park. The Mokane Lions Club…… Continue Reading
Boone County Hosting First State Sponsored COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic
Boone County Hosting First State Sponsored COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic Boone County will hold it’s first state sponsored mass vaccination clinic today (Friday) at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. The Missouri National Guard and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services along with the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health are assisting with the clinic. The…… Continue Reading
Woman Set to be Sentenced in May After Hitting and Killing Pedestrian in Columbia
Woman Set to be Sentenced in May After Hitting and Killing Pedestrian in Columbia A woman who was speeding and talking on Facetime when she hit and killed a pedestrian in Columbia will be sentenced in May after she pleaded guilty in court to first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Regine McCracken is facing a sentence of 3…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Latest COVID-19 Testing Numbers 3/11
Audrain County Health Department Releases Latest COVID-19 Testing Numbers 3/11 No new cases of COVID-19 in Audrain County today (Thursday). According to the Audrain County Health Department there are currently 10 active cases. The 7-day average of new cases per day has dropped to 1.3. There have been a total of 1,690 total cases and…… Continue Reading
Benton City Man Injured in Two Car Accident on East Liberty in Mexico
Benton City Man Injured in Two Car Accident on East Liberty in Mexico A Benton City man has injuries after a 2 car accident in Mexico this morning (Thursday). According to Mexico Public Safety it happened just before 5 in the 4600 block of East Liberty. A vehicle driven by 40 year old Thomas M.…… Continue Reading
