Boone County Deputies Chase Car An overnight car chase in Boone County leads to an arrest. A deputy from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department tried to stop a vehicle on St. Charles Road early this (Friday) morning for failure to yield when the chase began. It came to an end on Oakland Gravel Road. The…… Continue Reading
Moberly Police Standoff Ends With Man Being Put in Patrol Car
Moberly Police Standoff Ends With Man Being Put in Patrol Car A standoff at a house in Moberly last (Thursday) is now over. It happened close to 10:30 at the corner of Barrow and Walnut. Police were seen carrying a man out of the house and putting him a patrol car. Moberly police say they…… Continue Reading
Mail Freight Liner Hits Bridge in Jefferson City Causing Two Hour Delay
Mail Freight Liner Hits Bridge in Jefferson City Causing Two Hour Delay US 63 southbound in Jefferson City is back open after a freightliner loaded with mail hit a bridge. The crash happened around 7:30 this (Friday) morning when the freightliner ran off the road, hit several traffic barriers filled with sand, then came back…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man In Jail Accused Of Burglarizing Home and Holding Owner at Gunpoint
Fulton Man In Jail Accused Of Burglarizing Home and Holding Owner at Gunpoint A Fulton man is in the Callaway County Jail after allegedly breaking into a home and holding the owner at gunpoint this (Friday) morning. Fulton Police say it happened around 4:50 at 111 Whitlow. Officers say the suspect was identified as 51…… Continue Reading
McCaskill Files Legislation To Protect Senior Citizens From Student Loan Debt
McCaskill Files Legislation To Protect Senior Citizens From Student Loan Debt Democratic United State Senator Claire McCaskill introduced legislation this week that would prevent senior citizens from being forced into poverty due to student loan debt. McCaskill’s Protecting Seniors with Student Loans Act would increase social security benefits protected from the Department of Education garnishment…… Continue Reading
MoDot Holding Online Public Hearing For Callaway County Bridge
MoDot Holding Online Public Hearing For Callaway County Bridge The Missouri Department of Transportation is holding an online public meeting to share information about an upcoming project that will include replacing the deck on the Route M bridge over Auxvasse Creek in Callaway County. MoDot is seeking input from the public about the project that…… Continue Reading
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives Chooses New CEO
Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives Chooses New CEO The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives has chosen a Boone County man as their new CEO following the retirement of the current CEO Barry Hunt on January 5. The board has selected Caleb Jones of Boone County to fill the position. He will become the 6th CEO…… Continue Reading
Charges Filed In Callaway Manhunt
Charges Filed in Callaway Manhunt Charges were filed today [Thursday] against two men who were the subject of a nearly 5 hour long manhunt in Callaway County yesterday. [Wednesday] Court records indicate Jesse Tamburo of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Matthew Solomon of Bowie, Maryland are charged with tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and…… Continue Reading
Brookstone’s Mexico Location Will Not Be Immediately Effected In Bankruptcy
Brookstone’s Mexico Location Will Not Be Immediately Effected In Bankruptcy On the heels of the announcement that Brookstone has declared chapter 11 bankruptcy today [Thursday] and will be closing all stores located in malls nationwide, the company says the move will not effect their distribution location right now. KWWR contacted Brookstone to find out how…… Continue Reading
One Arrested For Burglary In Boone County
One Arrested For Burglary In Boone County A report of a suspicious vehicle led Boone County Deputies to arrest a man for allegedly stealing a vehicle and burglary yesterday. Deputies were called to State Road HH around noon, and the report led to the discovery the vehicle was stolen. The car was later found at…… Continue Reading
