Columbia Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian Columbia Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian on Saturday. According to the accident report it happened near Providence Road when a pedestrian was walking west in the driving lane of I-70. The pedestrian was hit by 2 separate vehicles and was pronounced dead on-scene. The…… Continue Reading
More COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Missouri After Data Inconsistency
More COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Missouri After Data Inconsistency Nineteen coronavirus deaths reported in Missouri yesterday (Sunday) by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 17 of the deaths reported yesterday were from June through August due to a data inconsistency according to DHSS. The total number of cases in the state is 93,434.… Continue Reading
Missouri Conservation Department Wanting Public Input On Bear Season
Missouri Conservation Department Wanting Public Input On Bear Season The Missouri Department of Conservation is wanting public input soon on a black bear season in Missouri. The proposed season would begin on the third Monday in October and run 10 days or until the quota is reached in each bear management zone. Those zones would…… Continue Reading
Tri-County Care Center Statement on COVID-19 Outbreak
Tri-County Care Center Statement on COVID-19 Outbreak Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia is releasing information on their outbreak of COVID-19. According to a press release, they are diligently testing residents and staff since their first positive COVID-19 test and have completed the fourth round of testing as of today (Friday). Results from this round are…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Reports Outbreak of COVID-19 Cases at Area Nursing Home
Audrain County Health Department Reports Outbreak of COVID-19 Cases at Area Nursing Home 38 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Audrain County yesterday (Thursday) after an outbreak at an area nursing home. According to the Audrain County Health Department 42 of the 64 active cases in the county area associated with the Tri-County Nursing Home…… Continue Reading
Extra Patrol on Missouri Roadways and Waterways for Labor Day Weekend
Extra Patrol on Missouri Roadways and Waterways for Labor Day Weekend The Missouri Highway Patrol will have all available troopers on the roadways and waterways over this Labor Day Weekend as part of operation C.A.R.E. The Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort and counting period starts tonight (Friday) at 6 and runs through Monday night.… Continue Reading
Jefferson City School District Reports COVID-19 Cases Within the District
Jefferson City School District Reports COVID-19 Cases Within the District The Jefferson City School District is notifying families of coronavirus cases within the district. In a letter sent out last night (Thursday) from Superintendent Larry Linthacum, the district has had 5 positive cases, with 2 cases being staff members and 3 cases are students. Linthacum…… Continue Reading
Arrest Warrant Issued for Jefferson City Man Accused of Kidnapping and Raping Multiple Victims
Arrest Warrant Issued for Jefferson City Man Accused of Kidnapping and Raping Multiple Victims An arrest warrant is issued for a Jefferson City man accused of holding multiple victims captive for upward of a month, and raping and assaulting them. According to court documents Francis Kempker is facing 13 felony charges related to kidnapping, raping…… Continue Reading
Boone County Clerk Expecting Thousands of People Requesting Mail-In and Absentee Voter Ballots
Boone County Clerk Expecting Thousands of People Requesting Mail-In and Absentee Voter Ballots The Boone County Clerk’s office expecting to see thousands of people requesting mail-in and absentee voter ballots for the November election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon says her office has seen a little over 500 applications per day and expects about ten…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Reports Second COVID-19 Death
Audrain County Reports Second COVID-19 Death Audrain County Health Department is reporting a second death yesterday (Wednesday) in Audrain County due to COVID-19. As of 4:00 this afternoon (Wednesday), there are now 275 total cases with 28 active and 246 recoveries. No further information will be released regarding the second death, according to the department.… Continue Reading
