Nine Deaths On Missouri Highways During Christmas Holiday Weekend The Missouri State Highway Patrol says nine people are dead due to traffic crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday weekend. Last year there were seven deaths. The patrol says there were 294 total crashes, with 80 injuries, and 106 DWI arrests. The Christmas counting period started…… Continue Reading
Update on Fulton State Hospital Expansion
Update on Fulton State Hospital Expansion The expansion project at the Fulton State Hospital is on schedule with patients ready to move in this summer according to a spokesperson for the hospital. The new building will be named after former Governor Jay Nixon and called the Nixon Forensic Center. The expansion will have 300 beds,…… Continue Reading
Hannibal City Manager To Resign In March
Hannibal City Manager To Resign In March The Hannibal City manager will be leaving in March,2019. Jeff LaGarce made the announcement last week that he will be resigning as Hannibal city manager on March 15th after 12 years so he and his wife can move to St. Louis to be closer to family. LaGarce is…… Continue Reading
Holts Summit Man Arrested For Stealing Rifle From House
Holts Summit Man Arrested For Stealing Rifle From House A Holts Summit man is facing charges after being arrested for stealing a rifle from a house in Fulton. According to Fulton police they were notified of a stealing on Schultze street yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon around 3. During an investigation officers say 38 year old Boyer…… Continue Reading
Mexico Board of Education Votes To Approve Elementary School Reconfiguration
Mexico Board of Education Votes To Approve Elementary School Reconfiguration The Mexico Board of Education is giving a green light to elementary school reconfiguration in the district. The board passed the measure 5-2 in a vote last (Tuesday) night. The measure will send Pre-K through Kindergarten to McMillan, and first through fifth grade will be…… Continue Reading
Holts Summit Police Will Continue Coverage for New Bloomfield Next Year
Holts Summit Police Will Continue Coverage for New Bloomfield Next Year Holts Summit Police Department will provide coverage to New Bloomfield once again in 2019. An agreement came yesterday (Tuesday) morning during a New Bloomfield Board of Alderman meeting. The cost to the town is thirty five thousand dollars over one year. As part of…… Continue Reading
ABB Transformer Plant In Jefferson City Included in Eleven Billion Dollar Purchase
ABB Transformer Plant In Jefferson City Included in Eleven Billion Dollar Purchase Jefferson City’s ABB Plant is announcing a takeover this week after being purchased by Hitachi for 11 billion dollars. The announcement was made yesterday (Tuesday) and according to the press release ABB will sell 80.1 percent of its power grids for roughly 90.1…… Continue Reading
Columbia City Council Narrowing Down Search Firm For New City Manager
Columbia City Council Narrowing Down Search Firm For New City Manager The Columbia City Council is slimming down the number of companies who would like to be selected to search for a new city manager. Council members have now decided to rank the companies, individually who submitted an application to be in charge of the…… Continue Reading
Holts Summit Police Chief Recovering From Motorcycle Accident
Holts Summit Police Chief Recovering From Motorcycle Accident The Holts Summit police chief is recovering from injuries he suffered after being hit by a deer while riding his motorcycle in Callaway County. According to the highway patrol it happened on Highway 94, west of County Road 475 on Sunday evening when a deer came from…… Continue Reading
Two Million Dollar Settlement Reported in Settlement With Carl Debrodie’s Mother
Two Million Dollar Settlement Reported in Settlement With Carl Debrodie’s Mother Two million dollars will be paid to Carl Debrodie’s mother as part of a settlement with Callaway County. Carolyn Summers settled a federal lawsuit with the Callaway County Public Administrator’s Office and Callaway County Special Services earlier this month over her son’s death. The…… Continue Reading
