Illinois Woman Arrested For Drugs and DWI After Hitting a Building and Several Parked Cars in Mexico An Illinois woman is facing several charges after an arrest in Mexico on Friday night following a crash where police say she hit several parked cars and a building. According to Mexico Public Safety it happened around 11:16…… Continue Reading
Audrain Ambulance District Welcomes New Administrator
Audrain Ambulance District Welcomes New Administrator The Audrain Ambulance District is welcoming a new adminstrator. According to The Mexico Ledger, Graeme Goodwin is the former chief medical officer of the Lincoln County Ambulance District in Troy and is now the administrator for Audrain Ambulance District. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand and now living in Fulton,…… Continue Reading
Missouri Casinos Set to Re-Open
Missouri Casinos Set to Re-Open Missouri casinos are set to reopen today (Monday), ending an almost 2 1/2 month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All 13 of Missouri’s casinos were closed on march 17th in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The closure was extended last month through May 31st. Many…… Continue Reading
Multiple Cases of COVID-19 Reported On The Base Of Fort Leonard Wood
Multiple Cases of COVID-19 Reported On The Base of Fort Leonard Wood Almost 70 cases of COVID-19 are being reported on the base of Fort Leonard Wood. A press release yesterday (Sunday) said the results came after about 500 soldiers and trainees were tested over a 2 day period. Affected individuals have been isolated or…… Continue Reading
Protests Continuing In Missouri
Protests Countinuing In Missouri Protests continuing in mid-Missouri yesterday as protestors gathered in Columbia and Boonville to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd. In Columbia, traffic was blocked on College Avenue yesterday as the protestors held signs and chanted. Last night in Columbia the protestors blocked the intersection of Broadway and Providence.…… Continue Reading
Marches Held In Columbia Over George Floyd Police Killing
Marches Held In Columbia Over George Floyd Police Killing A march held in Columbia yesterday (Friday) morning to bring awareness to police brutality against African Americans and the need for accountability and justice. The march came after days of nationwide protests and a video showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George…… Continue Reading
Missouri’s Only Remaining Abortion Clinic Can Remain Open
Missouri’s Only Remaining Abortion Clinic Can Remain Open Missouri’s only abortion clinic will remain open. In the ruling yesterday by the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commissioner states that Planned Parenthood is entitled to renewal of the abortion facility license and that the state only identified two causes to deny the license and that Planned Parenthood had…… Continue Reading
COVID-19 Patient Visited Lake Ozarks Bar During Memorial Day Weekend
COVID-19 Patient Visited Lake Ozarks Bar During Memorial Day Weekend The Camden County Health Department is warning a Boone County resident who has tested positive for the coronavirus was a visitor at the Lake of the Ozarks during Memorial Day Weekend. The Camden County Health Director said yesterday, the case arrived at the Lake last…… Continue Reading
Columbia Law Enforcement Release Statement on George Floyd Killing in Minnesota
Columbia Law Enforcement Release Statement on George Floyd Killing in Minnesota Leaders of the Columbia Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department and the University Police Department are releasing a joint statement on the tragic death and police killing of George Floyd that took place in Minneapolis earlier this week. Floyd, a 46 year old black man,…… Continue Reading
Columbia Shooting Victim Dies
Columbia Shooting Victim Dies A Columbia man has died from injuries sustained in a shooting earlier this week. According to the Columbia Police Department 36 year old Rod Jamal Jones was taken off life support on Wednesday. The shooting happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive in Columbia on Monday. An investigation into the…… Continue Reading
