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  • MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit

    MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to remove the barriers on Eastbound I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City tonight, as crews will start moving eastbound traffic onto newly constructed lanes around 7pm Friday. MoDOT expects traffic to be using the new eastbound lanes by Saturday morning. As part………

  • Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator

    Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator The City of Macon has appointed Mary Lou Craig as the city’s interim city administrator. Craig will replace Scott Meszaros, who was fired last week after being on the job for less than six months. According to a social media post, Craig has worked for the city as either………

  • MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern

    MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern More traffic changes in mid-Missouri yesterday. This time on US Highway 63. Traffic shifted in the work zone in Columbia after Missouri Department of Transportation crews completed the new bridge north of Broadway and finished rehabilitating a bridge over Interstate 70. Head-to-head traffic moved from the southbound lanes to………

  • Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks

    Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks An infection that annually infects fewer than 10 people on average across the United States, has been found in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, commonly called the………

  • Mullings Charged With Stealing

    Mullings Charged With Stealing A Columbia woman has been charged with two counts of stealing from her former employer. According to court documents, on April 16, police officers were called to the 3100 block of Wingate Court for a fraud report. The hotel’s owner said their former general manager, Samantha Mullings, had made several unauthorized………

  • Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges

    Columbia Man Hit With Pornography Charges A Columbia man was arrested earlier today and charged with possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials. 63-year-old Charles E. Hooton was arrested after someone reported seeing child pornography on his phone in May. Hooton has previously been convicted of statutory sodomy in the year 2000, and is a registered………

  • Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges

    Gibson Faces Multiple Drug Charges A Callaway County man was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with multiple drug charges. On Monday, a narcotics search warrant was executed at Robert Gibson’s camper on County Road 276 in Stephens, MO. Gibson had multiple previous drug charges on his record. According to probable cause statements, the search party found 20………

  • Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing

    Jefferson City Crews Handle Fire at Modine Manufacturing Jefferson City Fire Crews were dispatched to a commercial structure fire yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Modine Manufacturing Company on south Country Club Drive, in Jefferson City. At about 11:20am, crews were dispatched and encountered moderate smoke coming from the west end of the large manufacturing facility. Firefighters………

  • Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering

    Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering A 66-year-old Williamsburg woman has been charged for allegedly tampering with a Montgomery County judge. Laura Baldwin, is charged with felony tampering with a judicial officer. According to a probable cause statement, an associate 12th Circuit judge received a letter addressed to him back in 2023, at the Montgomery County………

  • Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault

    Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault A 55-year-old Moberly man has been accused of sexually assaulting an adult with autism last month. Randolph County prosecutors have charged Tommy Lee Morgan with First Degree Sexual Abuse. According to the probable cause statement, Moberly police officers were called to Casey’s North gas station on July 14th, for………

  • Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely

    Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely A missing four-year-old boy from California has been successfully located yesterday in Holts Summit after a police chase on Highway 54. The chase begins in California where Stephen Curtner, and a 4 year old autistic juvenile had not been seen since 3:30pm on August 9th at their residence in California. The………

  • Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy

    Columbia Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy On the docket tonight for the Columbia Board of Education is a resolution to change the school district’s student transfer policy. The school district will evaluate student transfer requests from non-district employees on a case-by-case basis, considering educational needs of the student rather than convenience, according to………

  • Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away

    Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away An 18-year-old Mexico man and two juveniles are in custody in Mexico, after a shots fired incident Saturday night. At approximately 9:45pm, the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 600 block of Grove Street in reference to gunshots being fired. Responding officers learned of a disturbance between two………

  • House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire

    House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire A structure fire yesterday in Jefferson City, resulted in minor to moderate damage to a dwelling on the city’s southwest side. At 3:26pm, the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a reported smoke coming from a structure call in the 2400 Block of Bluebird Dr. Crews arrived………

  • Macon City Administrator Let Go

    Macon City Administrator Let Go The City of Macon announced the departure of its City Administrator on Facebook yesterday (Thursday). According to the post from the city, the city council relieved City Administrator Scott Meszaros from his duties. The statement from the city also included a comment from Macon Mayor Tony Petre. “After long deliberation………

  • Jefferson City Opens New Early Childhood Center

    Jefferson City Opens New Early Childhood Center The Jefferson City School District held a grand opening yesterday for its new Jefferson City Early Childhood Center. The new facility is based at 1840 East McCarty Street, and will replace the current Childhood center in southwest Jefferson City. It effectively doubles the number of students the service………

  • Mexico to Close Crestview Drive

    Mexico to Close Crestview Drive The City of Mexico will close Crestview Drive Monday, from Pollock Road to Anderson Street for repaving. Motorists will need to find an alternate route during the scheduled repair. Most Recent News… Continue Reading

  • Westphalia Man Injured in Pulaski County

    Westphalia Man Injured in Pulaski County A 24-year-old Westphalia man was seriously injured in a single-car accident this morning in Pulaski County. He was driving his 1989 Honda Civic on Highway 133, at 12:15am, when he traveled off the right side of the road and hit a tree. He was transported by Mercy Life Flight………

  • Speed Decrease at Scott’s Corner

    Speed Decrease at Scott’s Corner As we near the new school year, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced they will be lowering the current speed limit at the roundabout intersection of Missouri Route 19, U.S. Route 54, and Route BB, known as Scott’s Corner in Audrain County, near Community R-VI School. The speed………

  • KWWR Sports Report 8/7/2025

    KWWR Sports Report 8/7/2025 The Southeastern Conference announced its 2026 league slate yesterday and the Tigers 18-game schedule features 16 games against teams that qualified for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Nine of those teams make the trip to Mizzou Arena. The Tigers set to be challenged right from the start, hosting defending national champion Florida………

  • Moberly Boil Order

    Moberly Boil Order The City of Moberly has rescheduled a water outage today as it replaces a faulty junction valve. Water service will be restored once repairs are completed. Customers affected are in the following area: If residents experience low water pressure, or have no water, in their area, there will be a 48-hour Boil………

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three

    Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three A federal grand jury sitting in Jefferson City returned indictments yesterday against three individuals charging a range of federal offenses. Included in those charges, Alex Mills Zoll, 42, Cedar Rapids, Ia., was charged with three counts, enticement a minor to engage in sexual activity, an attempt to produce child pornography,………

  • Columbia Fire Department Performs Technical Rescue

    Columbia Fire Department Performs Technical Rescue A scary accident yesterday morning in Columbia as firefighters and paramedics were called to the 300 block of Parkwood Court. A Columbia Fire Department ladder truck, now equipped for technical rescue operations, got a workout. At approximately 10am, a construction accident resulted in the rebar impalement of a person’s………

  • Columbia Doctor Not Guilty of Harassment

    Columbia Doctor Not Guilty of Harassment A Columbia doctor accused of rape has been found guilty of two misdemeanors in a separate case. Travis Birkhead was found guilty of two counts of violating a restraining order, but he was found not guilty of first degree harassment. He will be sentenced on October 17th. Birkhead is………

  • Gray Sentenced for Fraud, Stealing

    Gray Sentenced for Fraud, Stealing A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from clients. 24-year-old Calvin Lee Gray was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison and will have to repay the $357,582. Gray admitted that from August………

  • Fulton Sex Offender Charged

    Fulton Sex Offender Charged A registered sex offender in Fulton was arrested and charged with a felony after allegedly being seen at a public park with a playground and splash pad. 31-year-old Schylur Mahurin was charged Wednesday after the Callaway County Sheriff’s office received multiple complaints over the weekend. A probation officer who had a………

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