Most Rape Kits Untested Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced yesterday [Wednesday] nearly 90 percent of Missouri’s rape kits were never tested. In a press conference, Schmitt said that of the approximately 7000 total kits, only about 830 of them were tested for evidence. Rape kits are performed by medical examiners and are used to…… Continue Reading
Columbia Investigators Follow Leads In Missing Woman Case
Columbia Investigators Follow Leads In Missing Woman Case Columbia Police confirmed investigators were following up on leads in Cooper County in relation to missing Columbia woman, Mengqi Ji Elledge, yesterday. [Wednesday] Authorities would not confirm the exact location of their activity. Mengqi Ji was reported missing on October 10, and her husband, Joseph Elledge, is…… Continue Reading
Five Arrested In Fulton Drug Bust
Five Arrested In Fulton Drug Bust Five people were arrested during a drug bust at 818 Vine Street in Fulton at around 6:00 yesterday morning. [Wednesday] Fulton Police report officers, along with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force executed a search warrant, and found a crystal-like substance believed to be…… Continue Reading
Callaway Fugitive Found Hiding In Deep Freeze
Callaway Fugitive Found Hiding In Deep Freeze The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person during a fugitive investigation near Fulton yesterday morning. [Tuesday] According to the department, deputies were were in the 3000 block of Hilltop Drive searching for 55 year old Charles Bentley of Fulton. Bentley was wanted for four counts of unlawful…… Continue Reading
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has invested over $2.75 million to improve the City of Perry’s wastewater treatment facility. The city will use a nearly $1.35 million loan and a $1.4 million dollar grant to upgrade the aging system that was constructed in the 1960s.…… Continue Reading
Missouri Soldier Improving After Being Injured In Afghanistan
Missouri Soldier Improving After Being Injured In Afghanistan A soldier from Cuba, Missouri injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in October is improving. Staff Sergeant Ian Ives is no longer considered to be in critical condition. Ives is reportedly alert, talking and making his own decisions. Ives is a 2011 graduate of Missouri…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Sentenced in Callaway County
Mexico Man Sentenced in Callaway County A Mexico man will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in Callaway County. The Callaway Prosecutor’s Office reports 60 year old Douglas Alan Jennings admitted he failed to update has address with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office in the…… Continue Reading
Teens Facing Attempted Poaching, Weapons Charges
Teens Facing Attempted Poaching, Weapons Charges Two teens in Audrain County were arrested for attempted poaching and a weapons violation that took place on Saturday night. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Jakob Bradley of Rush Hill and Matthew Harrison of Mexico, both 17 years old, were arrested after deputies investigated a reported incident…… Continue Reading
Fall Firearms Deer Season Opens This Weekend
Fall Firearms Deer Season Opens This Weekend This weekend is the opening for fall firearms deer hunting season in Missouri. Audrain County Conservation Agent Norman Steelman says for the most part in Missouri there are not a lot of people who get hurt while hunting. Steelman says it’s important to wear orange and point your…… Continue Reading
State Technical College Professor Placed On Administrative Leave
State Technical College Professor Placed On Administrative Leave A professor at the Linn State Technical College is on administrative leave after complaints were made by an anonymous group of students about the professor’s reportedly unprofessional conduct in the classroom. A ten page complaint was submitted on November 12th about the conduct of the instructor during…… Continue Reading
