Hundreds Without Power In Columbia On Friday Afternoon Power now restored to hundreds of people in Columbia after a truck hit a utility pole near Paris Road and College Avenue yesterday afternoon causing an outage. The outage was reported just after 2pm. Columbia Water and Light posted on its Facebook page crews were out restoring…… Continue Reading
Arrests Made in 2017 New Florence Murder
Arrests Made in 2017 New Florence Murder 2 arrests are now made in connection with the 2017 murder of 29 year old Benjamin “Ben” Renick of New Florence. June 8th, 2017, the Montgomery County Sheriff received a report of a deceased person at Renick’s Reptiles, in New Florence. Deputies found the body of Benjamin Renick.…… Continue Reading
Monroe City Woman With Serious Injuries In Marion County Accident
Monroe City Woman With Serious Injuries In Marion County Accident A Monroe City woman is recovering from serious injuries after a 2 car accident overnight in Marion County. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened after midnight on Route Z at the US 36 Overpass in at Monroe City. A vehicle hit another vehicle…… Continue Reading
Moberly Man In Federal Custody After Brief Standoff With Police
Moberly Man In Federal Custody After Brief Standoff With Police A Moberly man is in federal custody after a brief standoff with police yesterday (Thursday) morning. A federal arrest warrant was issued for 46 year old David James in relation to federal weapons charges. James was located at his known address in the 1000 block…… Continue Reading
Train Hits Grain Truck In Mexico
Train Hits Grain Truck In Mexico No injuries reported following an incident in Mexico yesterday morning where a train hit a grain truck. According to Mexico Public Safety it happened in the 2000 block of West Boulevard when a 1992 Chevrolet grain truck driven by 75 year old Gary P. Riedel of Centralia tried to…… Continue Reading
Governor Parson Delivers State of the State Address And Democrats Respond
Governor Parson Delivers State of the State Address And Democrats Respond Governor Mike Parson says the state of our state is strong. Parson delivered his second annual State of the State address yesterday and said at 3.1 percent, the unemployment rate continues to remain at historic lows, and has been below the national unemployment rate…… Continue Reading
New Franklin Police Chief To Step Down
New Franklin Police Chief To Step Down The New Franklin Police Chief is announcing plans to step down. In a Facebook post yesterday Mike Wise said the city decided to cut his staff and only have 2 full time officers. He went on to say in April of 2019 they lost a full time officer…… Continue Reading
Pinnacle Regional Hospital In Boonville Closing Its Doors
Pinnacle Regional Hospital In Boonville Closing Its Doors The Pinnacle Regional Hospital in Boonville is closing its doors. According to a statement on the hospital’s Facebook page, staff will remain at the emergency department for 2 weeks to help with any walk-in patients. The hospital said that after speaking with the Missouri Department of Health…… Continue Reading
Pinnacle Hospital Employees In Boonville With Late Paychecks
Pinnacle Hospital Employees In Boonville With Late Paychecks Employees at the Pinnacle owned hospital in Boonville will not be paid as scheduled today. According to a report from KOMU 8, an internal email was sent out by Pinnacle Health Care Chief Financial Officer Dale Farrell, last night to employees saying the inflow of cash during…… Continue Reading
Moberly Corrections Officer Accused Of Bringing Drugs Into Prison
Moberly Corrections Officer Accused Of Bringing Drugs Into Prison A corrections officer at the Moberly Correctional Center is being charged with bringing synthetic marijuana and tobacco into a prison. 23 year old Timothy Davis was charged on Saturday with delivery of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. An investigation found 174 grams of synthetic…… Continue Reading
