The Centralia football Panthers, fresh off a Class 2 District 7 Championship, will go on the road to Lawson, Missouri, for Saturday’s Class 2 Quarterfinal matchup. The contest slated for 2pm. Blair Oaks will go on the road to Butler in another of the Class 2 contests. In Class 1, Louisiana hosts Thayer, Tipton will…
IN COLLEGE SOCCER The Lincoln men’s soccer team opens play in the NCAA Division II Championship on Sunday (Nov. 15) by hosting #8 seed Roosevelt in a second round match at 3:00 p.m. CST at Capital City High School. Lincoln, the No. 1 seed in the region and the No. 4 team in the…
Busy Friday night of High School Football last night, WEEK 12 … It was a District Domination Friday night in High School Football, as District Champuionships were held throughout the listening area, and dominating performances were had in abundance. IN CLASS 1 DISTRICT 7 Salisbury 60, Westran 12 DISTRICT 8 Putnam County POUNDED Marceline 38-7…
There Centralia Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session Monday, November 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Centralia City Hall. They will consider an Ordinance changing the zoning of land owned by Brice Gibler, on behalf of Anchor City Properties, LLC, to rezone certain real property located at 1389 E….
A Jonesburg woman faces a preliminary hearing on Dec. 22, (9am), after she was charged Wednesday in Montgomery County with three counts of First-Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child Involving Drugs. The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) started the investigation into Rosie M. Looman and suspected child abuse and neglect back in December…
A 25-year-old former teacher in the New Franklin R-1 School District has been arrested and charged with 11 felonies, after investigators claim he had sexual contact with a student. According to court documents, Jacob Bean was arrested and charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, three counts of second-degree statutory rape, five counts…
In Huntsville, a judge sentenced a Moberly woman to seven years in prison for stealing a deputy’s patrol vehicle and escaping custody. Alayna Mason pleaded guilty to both crimes Thursday. Deputies say she took the vehicle in May while they were investigating the death of sixteen-year-old Kayla Huff. Thursday’s sentence covers the theft and escape….
A Montgomery County, a homeowner says she paid more than thirty-eight thousand dollars for repairs and was left with a hole in her roof and an outside doorway open to the weather. Prosecutors charged William Hoskins of Warrenton on Thursday with stealing and two counts of deceptive business practices. According to the court statement, the…
Ardent Health, the Tennesse company, has emerged as the buyer for Boone Health in Columbia. The forty-sevenmillion-dollar cash purchase includes Boone Hospital Center, its medical group and nineteen care sites. Separate from the purchase price, Ardent has committed two hundred million dollars over ten years to upgrade the facility and expand services in mid-Missouri. Two…
An off-duty Independence firefighter was identified yesterday as the woman who died after falling from a cliff at Pinnacles Youth Park on Tuesday morning. Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Capt. Brian Leer confirmed that Sarah Longest, fell approximately 50 feet from a cliff and died from the fall. The Independence Fire Department announced Longest’s death…
Just in time for the cold weather, today is the start of firearms deer season in Missouri. Conservation officials expect a big harvest this year, thank sin large part to the colder weather on opening weekend. Meanwhile, hunters who want to donate a deer this hunting season now have the option to leave it in…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration continues to investigate the highly unusual ground stoppage of all departing flights in the mainland United States yesterday. That stoppage included St. Louis and Kansas City airports, “due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety” after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues, which were thought to…
A dog was shot and killed Thursday morning after attacking an animal control deputy in Lohman. The Cole County Sheriff’s Office says the animal control unit responded to a home on Mount Hope Lane after the dog’s owner reported being bitten three times. The owner voluntarily surrendered the dog for euthanasia. When deputies tried to…
Callaway County Law enforcement responded to a reported gun threat on a school bus at Callaway Hills Elementary School Thursday afternoon. The incident happened around 4:30 when a student thought they heard someone mention a gun and alerted others on the bus. The driver stopped the bus and called 911. Students were evacuated when officers…
A 30-year-old Columbia man is facing two counts of child abuse or neglect after a three-month-old infant was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Court documents say doctors found multiple skull fractures, brain hemorrhages and several broken bones, some showing signs of older injuries. Muhire Augustin told investigators he accidentally dropped the baby while carrying the child…
