A man in Columbia is recovering from injuries he suffered after reportedly falling from a roof of a home he was reportedly attempting to burglarize. Columbia Police went to the 300 block of Park Avenue just before 2 this (Friday) morning and say a man tried to burglarize a home and when the residents saw…… Continue Reading
Ten Cases of Measles Confirmed in Missouri
Ten people and three students in Missouri are being confirmed by health officials to have the Measles Virus. According to reports from the Kansas City Star the Kansas City Health Department will be announcing 7 more exposure sites in the area soon. The students with the measles go to Liberty Public Schools. According to a…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Man Dies in Cooper County Car Accident
A Jefferson City man has lost his life after a one car accident in Cooper County yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened around 2:30 on Route O, just south of Swan Road. 95 year old Willard E. Meyer failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road hitting a…… Continue Reading
Executive Director of Missouri Veterans Commission Named
Colonel Grace Link has been tapped as the new Executive Director of the Missouri Veterans Commission. Link was named as the new director following a national search and extensive review. She is a Missouri National Guard Colonel with 31 years of services and was appointed as Interim Director in December of last year (2017). Link…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Report 4/26/18
Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 43 year old Travis Eugene Joles on an Audrain County Warrant yesterday (Wednesday). Public Safety went to the following calls yesterday (Wednesday): An unwanted subject at 101 West Promenade. Juvenile Problems at 1250 Curtis.… Continue Reading
Mexico’s Fred West Lt. Governor Senior Service Award Winner
A Mexico, Missouri man is the recipient of a prestigious award. Fred West recently found out he won the Lt. Governor’s Senior Service Award and says it is quite an honor. Ione Bickell Mexico Senior Center Administrator nominated West and says its amazing the help he provides. West will be honored at the state capitol…… Continue Reading
Police Investigating Shooting at Black and Gold Tavern in Columbia
An investigation is underway by Columbia Police after a shooting at the Black and Gold bar early this (Thursday) morning. Officers say they went to the bar at 2101 East Business Loop 70, around 2:16 this (Thursday) morning and found a 36 year old man was hit by gunfire. He was taken to a local…… Continue Reading
Three Arrested in Fulton on Active Warrants, Resisting and Interfering with an Arrest
Three arrests in Fulton last (Wednesday) night. According to Fulton Police they received a call for a Careless and Imprudent Driver in the area of Hawklake Drive just before 8. Officers say they located the vehicle behind a house and made contact with 31 year old Cale A. Larkin of Boonville who was arrested for…… Continue Reading
Franklin County Escaped Prisoner Captured
Franklin County law enforcement has apprehended a man that escaped from the jail at around 6:00 this morning. [Wednesday] The suspect, identified as 37 year old Ricky A. Johnson Jr., was captured after an alert citizen spotted the suspect running in the area of Prairie Dell Road and Denmark Road. When Johnson was approached by…… Continue Reading
Two Arrested In Audrain Drug Bust
A drug bust in Mexico yesterday [Tuesday] led to the arrest of 2 people. A search warrant was served in the 1600 block of south Western. A search of the residence uncovered methamphetamine, marijuana, pills and drug paraphernalia. Investigators arrested 37 year old Patrick Eldridge for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia,…… Continue Reading
