House Fire In Mexico Causes Serious Damage Serious smoke and heat damage reported to a home in the 400 block of Robinson after a fire yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. According to Mexico Public Safety it happened just before 3pm. Officials say the fire started in the area of a living room room chair and likely was…… Continue Reading
Sturgeon Truck Driver Makes Plea In Indiana Court
Sturgeon Truck Driver Makes Plea In Indiana Court The Sturgeon truck driver who is accused of causing a crash that killed three people in Indiana is pleading guilty. According to court records 57 year old Bruce Pollard made the plea in an Indiana courtroom last week on Friday. The crash happened on Interstate 465 last…… Continue Reading
Police Search For Two Men After Police Chase In Montgomery City
Police Search For Two Men After Police Chase In Montgomery City Two men on the run following a police chase in Montgomery City yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. According to the Montgomery City Police Department, the pursuit ended in a crash at the intersection of 19 and 161. The men last seen running west toward the railroad…… Continue Reading
Missouri Lawmakers Endorse Plan That Could Allow Casinos Near Lake Of The Ozarks
Missouri Lawmakers Endorse Plan That Could Allow Casinos Near Lake Of The Ozarks Some Missouri lawmakers are endorsing a plan that could allow casinos to be built near the Lake of the Ozarks. The proposal was endorsed yesterday (Thursday) by a Missouri House panel and would ask voters whether to amend the state constitution to…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Sheriff’s Office Searching For Mexico Woman With Felony Warrant
Audrain County Sheriff’s Office Searching For Mexico Woman With Felony Warrant The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman with a felony warrant. According to authorities 31 year old Ashlee Struttmann aka Ashlee Liffick of Mexico was booked into the Audrain County Jail on January 10th for felony…… Continue Reading
Columbia Man Charged With Murder Dies In South Central Correctional Center
Columbia Man Charged With Murder Dies In South Central Correctional Center A Columbia man charged with murder has died in the South Central Correctional Center in Licking this week. 28 year old Michael Anderson III, was charged by prosecutors in connection with the September shooting death of E’quan Spain. According to a department spokesperson Anderson…… Continue Reading
Lower Gas Prices At The Pumps In Mid-Missouri
Lower Gas Prices At The Pumps In Mid-Missouri Travelers in the listening area are seeing lower gas prices at the pumps as the weekend arrives. Some of the lowest prices in Centralia with a $1.91 per gallon average. Mexico is checking in at a $2.03 per gallon average. Fulton and Kingdom City at a $2.08…… Continue Reading
Fulton Public Schools Holding Open Forums To Discuss April Bond Issue
Fulton Public Schools Holding Open Forums To Discuss April Bond Issue The Fulton Public Schools will hold the first of a series of open forums tonight to discuss an April bond issue. The meetings are aimed at informing the community on the 27.5 million dollar bond issue to expand the district including 12 new kindergarten…… Continue Reading
Chariton County Man Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter
Chariton County Man Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter A Chariton County man is now sentenced to 4 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Online court records show that 45-year old James Pleasant pled guilty to the charge on January 9th and was sentenced today (Thursday). In May of last year, Pleasant drove around barricades into a…… Continue Reading
Columbia Teen Dead After Home Invasion
Columbia Teen Dead After Home Invasion A reported home invasion in Columbia last (Wednesday) night leaves a Columbia teen dead. Columbia police say they went to an address in the 1400 block of Doris Drive at 7:10 last (Wednesday) night. The resident told police that two suspects entered the residence and that one was shot…… Continue Reading
