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  • MU Health Jefferson City Pharmacy to Open Today

    MU Health Jefferson City Pharmacy to Open Today MU Health Care will open a new Mizzou Pharmacy location in Jefferson City today (Monday) at the Family Medicine Clinic located at 1500 Southwest Blvd. The new location will offer a drive-thru window and is located inside the Family Medicine Clinic. Patients can manage their health care………

  • Man Shot in Columbia

    Man Shot in Columbia A man was shot and hurt in the 700 block of East Walnut Street in Columbia early Sunday morning. Columbia Police were dispatched to the area at around 1:48am for shots fired. The man’s injuries were not life-threatening, and he did not need to be transported to the hospital. Police have………

  • Stacey’s Place Closes Temporarily

    Stacey’s Place Closes Temporarily A popular Mexico eatery is closed this morning due to an accident over the weekend. Stacey’s Place will face a rebuild of part of its building after a driver crashed a vehicle through the front of it. According to a Facebook post from owner Stacey Conklin, “Due to an unforeseen accident,………

  • Moberly Receives Missouri Blue Shield Designation

    Moberly Receives Missouri Blue Shield Designation The City of Moberly officially received Missouri Blue Shield designation from the Missouri Department of Public Safety. This prestigious honor recognizes Missouri communities that demonstrate a steadfast commitment to enhancing public safety and supporting law enforcement. The Missouri Blue Shield Program, created by Governor Mike Kehoe in January 2025………

  • Storms Leave Damage Across Mid-Missouri

    Storms Leave Damage Across Mid-Missouri Heavy thunderstorms moved through mid-Missouri yesterday evening, leaving downed trees and power lines across the listening area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were frequent throughout the evening with 1/4 inch hail scattered across the listening area. Power lines that started scattered fires were reported in Sedalia. A downed tree in Palmyra at………

  • April Tornado Still Affecting Recycling

    April Tornado Still Affecting Recycling The effects of the April 20th tornado that hit Columbia are still being felt, and likely will for several more years. The tornado destroyed the city’s recycling facility. So far, that has meant a 5% increase in trash by weight at the city landfill since the city closed the recycling………

  • Summer School Back in Columbia and Mexico

    Summer School Back in Columbia and Mexico Summer may be here but for many kids, that means Summer School. Columbia Public Schools welcomed more than 9,800 students back yesterday for summer school. That number represents a little more than half of the district’s regular school year enrollment that is back for summer programming and courses.………

  • Moberly Woman Arrested on Assault

    Moberly Woman Arrested on Assault 55-year-old Shannon E. Hackett, of Moberly, was arrested Sunday night after a domestic dispute. The victim claimed she stabbed him after an argument. Hackett claimed she acted in self-defense. Police found no injuries on her neck but noted bruising on her wrist. A blood-stained knife was discovered near trash cans.………

  • Mexico Man Charged With Sexual Assault

    Mexico Man Charged With Sexual Assault A Mexico man has been charged with sexually abusing a minor after a 14-year-old victim reported on May 12th that 37-year-old David E. Power had assaulted her. When deputies attempted to arrest Power on May 31st, he led law enforcement on a high speed chase on Highway 54 near………

  • Heitmeyer Indicted by Boone County Jury

    Heitmeyer Indicted by Boone County Jury A Hallsville businessman has been indicted by a Boone County grand jury for deceptive business practices. According to court documents Ches A. Heitmeyer, the founder of Solar Sam, has been accused of defrauding five people in the year 2023. Heitmeyer allegedly promised to install and activate a rooftop solar………

  • Sneed Trial Set to Begin

    Sneed Trial Set to Begin The jury trial for 41-year old Charlie Sneed was set to begin today inside the Boone County Courthouse. Sneed is charged with shooting at or from a vehicle at a person, building, or car; first-degree assault and armed criminal action, in connection to a downtown Columbia shooting last summer. The………

  • Columbia to be in School May 27th

    Columbia to be in School May 27th Blame it on the math. Fitting for a school, right. The Columbia Public School District will be required to hold school on May 27th, the day after the Memorial Day weekend. The district had hoped for special legislation from the Missouri legislature to bail them out of a………

  • Bond Memorialized

    Bond Memorialized He was a hometown guy. The words of Mexico resident Dr. Joseph Corrado yesterday in an interview with KOMU-TV, reflecting on the life of former Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond. Hundreds of people came from all across the country yesterday afternoon to honor Kit Bond at the Missouri State Capitol. Bond, who died a………

  • Two Area Students Headed to DC

    Two Area Students Headed to DC Two area students are headed to Washington DC, for free, as local essay winners with Consolidated Electric Coop of Mexico. It’s part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Essay contest, which will see some 18,000 students from over 45 states head to our nations capitol. Of those,………

  • Kit Bond to be Memorialized

    Kit Bond to be Memorialized Late this morning (Tuesday), the Missouri State Highway Patrol will provide the escort and procession from St. Louis to the Missouri State Capitol, for the body of former Missouri Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond. The procession set to depart St. Louis at 9am. A State Memorial Service honoring the life and………

  • MARE Scholarship Awards for 2025

    MARE Scholarship Awards for 2025 The Missouri Association of Rural Education has awarded the following area students for their selection as 2025 MARE/EdCounsel HS Senior Scholarship Award Recipients. Each student will receive a $750 scholarship to a Missouri College or University this summer or fall. Since this scholarship program began in 2017, MARE has awarded………

  • Route 15 North of Mexico to Get Resurfaced

    Route 15 North of Mexico to Get Resurfaced Weather permitting, a resurfacing project is scheduled to begin this week on 18.3 miles of Missouri Route 15, from Route D in Monroe County to 1.1 miles north of Route 22 near Mexico in Audrain County. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width………

  • Weather Could Get Severe This Evening

    Weather Could Get Severe This Evening Turbulent weather expected this evening across much of the listening area. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says to be prepared for strong to severe thunderstorms likely this afternoon through tonight, with the best chances after 6pm this evening. These storms could produce large hail, up to 2+………

  • Kirksville Threat Deemed Spoof Call

    Kirksville Threat Deemed Spoof Call The Kirksville Police Department has released information regarding a Friday threat reported to the Moberly Area Community College’s Kirksville campus. At approximately 12pm, an unknown male, who sounded intoxicated called the MACC Kirksville campus. The unknown male became belligerent and made threats against law enforcement during this call. The phone………

  • Moberly Council to Accept Work on Fire House #1

    Moberly Council to Accept Work on Fire House #1 Moberly City Council set to meet tonight in regular session. The meeting will include a public hearing on proposed 2025 Property Tax Rates. Numerous bid receipts will be accepted. Also, acceptance for work on carpeting, and heating and cooling work on Firehouse #1. Most Recent News……

  • Centralia Aldermen to Meet

    Centralia Aldermen to Meet There will be a meeting of the Centralia Board of Aldermen tonight at 6:30pm in the Council Chambers at Centralia City Hall. An exception to the fire code for a new structure in Hunters Ridge Subdivision will be considered. The exception is in regard to the maximum number of houses on………

  • Shooting at Columbia McDonald’s Leaves One Dead

    Shooting at Columbia McDonald’s Leaves One Dead A 32-year old Columbia man was shot and killed at a Columbia McDonald’s yesterday. The mid-day shooting at the East Nifong Boulevard McDonald’s left Derek Gonzalez dead, and another person with serious injuries. The second victim is in stable condition. Both victims were taken by ambulance to a………

  • Lincoln County Accident Leaves Auxvasse Man Dead

    Lincoln County Accident Leaves Auxvasse Man Dead A 30-year old Auxvasse man lost his life in a motorcycle accident Friday evening in Lincoln County. Austin Brazil apparently drove his 1995 Harley Davidson across the centerline into the path of a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 34-year old Moscow Mills man. The accident happened at………

  • Renick Man Charged With Assault

    Renick Man Charged With Assault A Renick Missouri man was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with domestic assault after allegedly hitting a woman with his gun. According to the probable cause statement, 28-year-old Tracy McLemore allegedly cut power to the house so the victims’ cameras would not work and began yelling at the victim. McLemore allegedly pointed………

  • I-70 to Narrow for Construction Beginning Tonight

    I-70 to Narrow for Construction Beginning Tonight The next phase of construction on I-70 will bring the closure of access to or from Exit 137 for several months. The shift will go into effect overnight tonight, weather-permitting. Construction crews working with the Missouri Department of Transportation have completed building two new lanes of I-70 in………

  • Highway 15 North to be Resurfaced

    Highway 15 North to be Resurfaced Resurfacing work has been scheduled on Missouri Route 15 in Audrain and Monroe Counties, weather permitting, as early as May 12. A resurfacing project on 18.3 miles of Missouri Route 15, from Route D in Monroe County to 1.1 mile north of Route 22 near Mexico in Audrain County.………

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