City of Moberly Receives Three Hundred Thousand Dollars The City of Moberly is the recipient of a three hundred thousand dollar grant. Plumrose USA presented the check to the city on Tuesday as part of a community investment initiative. Two hundred ninety thousand dollars of the grant are tied to the Moberly Parks and Recreation…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Middle and High School Students Temporary Transition to Online Learning
Jefferson City Middle and High School Students Temporary Transition to Online Learning Jefferson City Middle and High School students will temporarily transition to distance learning with their last day of in-seat classes today (Thursday). A letter was sent to parents yesterday (Wednesday) from the school district explaining its abrupt transitions to online learning is due…… Continue Reading
Boone County Reports Record Number of Hospitalizations
Boone County Reports Record Number of Hospitalizations A record number of 149 hospitalizations reported yesterday (Wednesday) in Boone County. According to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department of those hospitalizations, 47 are in the ICU, 20 are on ventilators and 30 are Boone County residents. The county also added 175 new cases yesterday, marking a total…… Continue Reading
Double Digit Increase in COVID-19 Cases Reported in Audrain County for 11/12
Double Digit Increase in COVID-19 Cases Reported in Audrain County for 11/12 A double digit increase in new COVID-19 cases being reported in Audrain County today (Thursday). According to the Audrain County Health Department 38 new cases of the coronavirus is being reported in the county since the last report on Tuesday. Numbers were not…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City’s Public Transportation Temporarily Suspended
Jefferson City’s Public Transportation Temporarily Suspended Jefferson City’s public transportation, JeffTran is suspending service as of noon today (Thursday) due to COVID-19 related staffing shortages. Handiwheels service is also being suspended at noon today (Thursday). According to the news release, staff will reassess the situation on Monday.… Continue Reading
Community R-6 School District Reporting One Case of COVID-19
Community R-6 School District Reporting One Case of COVID-19 A high school student at Community R-6 has tested positive for COVID-19 according to the school district. In a letter posted on the district’s Facebook Page, this student is the only positive case in the district and the district was notified of it today (Wednesday). Community…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Police Seeing Increase in Thefts From Motor Vehicles
Jefferson City Police Seeing Increase in Thefts From Motor Vehicles Jefferson City Police is seeing an increase in the amount of reports taken for thefts from motor vehicles within the past several months. According to the department one of the items taken has been a large amount of firearms. Reports of 20 incidents of 24…… Continue Reading
Hannibal Middle School Closure
Hannibal Middle School Closure The Hannibal Middle School will be closing starting Monday, November 16th through Thanksgiving Break. According to a press release from Hannibal Schools Superintendent Susan Johnson the closure is due to the increasing number of district staff in quarantine has exceeded the number of available substitutes. Online instruction will start on Monday,…… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Charged With Second Degree Murder
Columbia Man Charged With Second Degree Murder A Columbia man is now charged with Second Degree Murder in a drug deal gone wrong. According to court records 23 year old Noah Swyers was selling marijuana to 17 year old Justin Shelton on February 5th. During the exchange Swyers alledgedly shot and killed 17 year old…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 11/11/20
KWWR Sports Report 11/11 The Kansas City Chiefs made a roster move yesterday (Tuesday) to bolster the offensive line. It was announced that offensive lineman Marinas Rankin has been activated from the team’s physically-unable-to-perform list, where he has been since before training camp started. To make room for Rankin, the Chiefs waived former Tampa Bay…… Continue Reading
