New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Audrain County Ten new cases of COVID-19 are being reported by the Audrain County Health Department. As of 1 this afternoon (Monday) afternoon, there are 159 cases, up from 149 on Saturday. There are 20 active cases in the county with 138 recoveries and 1 death.… Continue Reading
City of Mexico Applying for CARES Grant Money to be Used for New Pool Project
City of Mexico Applying for CARES Grant Money to be Used for New Pool Project The City of Mexico is applying for over one hundred twenty thousand dollars in CARES funding from the Audrain County Commission for the new swimming pool project. Chad Shoemaker, director of Mexico Parks and Recs says if they are awarded…… Continue Reading
Hundreds of New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Missouri
Hundreds of New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Missouri Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are being reported in Missouri. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there are 300 new cases reported in the state from Friday’s totals, through yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. The Cole County Health Department reported 15 new cases of the…… Continue Reading
Man Dies In Jefferson City Motorcycle Accident
Man Dies in Jefferson City Motorcycle Accident A 68 year old Jefferson City man is dead after a motorcycle crash last night (Sunday). According to the Jefferson City Police Department it happened in the 1000 block of US 50 West. A motorcycle ridden by Gregory Detienne lost control and struck a guardrail, then reentered the…… Continue Reading
Joseph Elledge Will Go On Trial For Murder in September
Joseph Elledge Will Go On Trial For Murder in September Joseph Elledge who is accused of murdering his wife Menqi Ji Elledge will go on trial September 1st. His wife disappeared on October 8th, 2019 and is presumed dead, according to investigators. The Boone County prosecuting attorney filed First-Degree Murder charges against Joseph Elledge in…… Continue Reading
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department Employee Terminated After Body Camera Video was Leaked to a Civilian
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department Employee Terminated After Body Camera Video was Leaked to a Civilian A Randolph County Sheriff’s Department employee is now fired following an incident where a body camera video was leaked to a civilian and later posted online. According to the Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols, the video shows a person making…… Continue Reading
Indecent Exposure Incidents On MKT Trail Being Investigated By Columbia Police
Indecent Exposure Incidents On MKT Trail Being Investigated By Columbia Police Two separate reports of indecent conduct on the MKT Trail are being investigated by Columbia Police. Both incidents reportedly happened within 15 minutes of each other on Wednesday night, near the 1900 block of Forum, close to the 6.5 mile marker. One woman says…… Continue Reading
Callaway County Homicide Victim Identified
Callaway County Homicide Victim Identified The homicide victim discovered in Callaway County Thursday afternoon is being identified. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the victim is 31 year old Ervin Hayes of Columbia. Investigators are following up on approximately 50 leads in the case. Boone County Sheriff’s officials, along with Columbia and Fulton Police…… Continue Reading
Boone County Extends Reopening Plan
Boone County Extends Reopening Plan Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is extending Phase 2, step 3 of their reopening plan. The announcement, made today (Friday), extends the current step of reopening until 11:59pm on August 10th. No additional restrictions or modifications have been issued. The extension has been issued because Boone County is…… Continue Reading
MU Moves Field Days to Virtual Events
MU Moves Field Days to Virtual Events Field Days hosted by the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources will be mostly virtual this year, according to the college. The only Research Center in the state to offer in-person field day is the Graves-Chapple Research Center in Rock Port in Atchison County.…… Continue Reading
