Man Dead After Being Hit By Car In Cooper County A Blackwater man is dead after being hit by a truck in Cooper County over the weekend. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 41 when 16 year old Braden Grindstaff was driving north near Imhoff Drive and went off…… Continue Reading
Memorial Service Held For those In Duck Boat Sinking
Memorial Service Held For those In Duck Boat Sinking Around two hundred people were in attendance at a memorial service yesterday (Sunday) in Branson for the people killed in the duck boat accident last week. A church bell at the College of the Ozarks rang out 17 times for each victim. Nine of the victims…… Continue Reading
Marceline Teens Injured In Crash
Marceline Teens Injured In Crash Several Marceline teens are recovering from injuries after a one car accident in Randolph County yesterday (Sunday) morning. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened on US 63 at County Road 1330, 1.5 miles south of Cairo. A vehicle went off the road, hit a sign and median then crossed…… Continue Reading
Duck Boat Lifted From Water
Duck Boat Lifted From Water Efforts are underway to lift the duck boat that sank last week and killed seventeen near Branson. The U.S. Coast Guard started working at removing the boat around 9 this (Monday) morning. According to reports it is under 80 feet of water and divers will swim down and connect the…… Continue Reading
Search Warrant Uncovers Drugs
Search Warrant Uncovers Drugs A search warrant in Hannibal has led to the discovery of a large amount of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Hannibal police say their anti-crime enforcement squad went to the 2200 block of Spruce yesterday (Sunday) as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. Police arrested 41 year old Nicole D. Fernando of…… Continue Reading
Missouri House Minority Leader Resigning
Missouri House Minority Leader Resigning The Missouri House Minority Floor Leader is resigning to take another job. A press release from Jackson County said that Gail McCann Beatty will serve as their next Director of Assessment. McCann Beatty was first elected in 2010 and chosen as Minority Floor Leader for the House of Represenatives last…… Continue Reading
Hannibal Schools Adding Third Resource Officer
Hannibal Schools Adding Third Resource Officer The Hannibal Public Schools will be adding a third resource officer. The Hannibal Police Department reached an agreement with the school this week to provide a third officer starting beginning at the start of the new school year. According to Hannibal Police Chief Lyndell Davis he has had many…… Continue Reading
Two Arrested For Drugs and Weapons In Cole County
Two Arrested For Drugs and Weapons In Cole County A man and woman are in the Cole County Jail after an arrest last (Thursday) night for weapons and drugs. Cole County Sheriff’s Deputies went to the 2700 block of Bess Street in reference to a possible weapons violation. Upon arrival deputies say they found a…… Continue Reading
Authorities Update Fatal Boat Sinking Near Branson
Authorities Update Fatal Boat Sinking Near Branson Authorities are updating the public on the fatal boat capsizing at the Table Rock Lake last (Thursday) night. A press conference was held this (Friday) morning where officials say the captain of the boat did survive, however the driver of the boat did not. Thirteen people are dead…… Continue Reading
Moberly Man with Moderate Injuries in Randolph County Crash
Moberly Man with Moderate Injuries in Randolph County Crash Moderate injuries are being reported to a Moberly man after a one car accident in Randolph County last (Wednesday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Route EE, under a mile east of US 63. 30 year old Tyler Dowling left the road…… Continue Reading
