The Boone Hospital Board of Trustees announced today [Monday] that the hospital will remain independently operated. The decision will give the hospital “flexibility to partner with local physicians and other healthcare providers to better address patients’ needs.” In 2018, the hospital operated at a $13.5 million loss. Talks of potentially partnering with University of Missouri […]
Law enforcement agencies in mid-Missouri were made aware of an inmate who walked away from his work assignment at the Missouri State Fair just after midnight today. [Monday] Thirty-four-year-old Shannon Watts was doing maintenance work at the fair but did not report to the van for the trip back to the Tipton prison. Watts is […]
United States Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler made a stop in Mexico this afternoon [Monday] for a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Information Session. Hartzler, along with State Representative Kent Haden and State Senator Jeanie Riddle were in attendance to hear about different options to help local communities with the ongoing challenge regarding wastewater regulations. […]
Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 20 year old Jason L. Hagen on Friday for a Warren County Parole and Probation Warrant. 33 year old Amanda R. Good arrested on Saturday, August 17th for a Callaway County Warrant. Also arrested on Saturday, 51 year old Jami L. Lewis for a Ralls County Warrant. CALLS […]
A Portland woman with serious injuries after a one car accident in Callaway County last (Sunday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened just before 7 last (Sunday) night on Route D, 5 miles north of Portland. 52 year old Nancy A. Ballard was traveling north on her 2006 Suzuki Motorcycle when she […]
A second Dillard’s and a hotel may soon be coming to Columbia. According to reports the Dillard’s would in the vacant building that used to be Sears at the Columbia Mall. Renovations on the interior are estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. The new hotel would be a Tru by Hilton and would be at […]
No injuries reported in a house fire in Callaway County on Saturday. According to the North Callaway Fire Protection District the house was located near the intersection of State roads A and B. The Auxvasse Fire, Central Fire, Montgomery County Fire and Martinsburg Fire assisted in putting the blaze out.
The St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds yesterday (Sunday). Rookies Tommy Edman went 3 for 5 and Lane Thomas finished 2 for 4. The Redbirds ended up splitting the four game series with the Reds and start a series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium tonight (Monday). The Kansas […]
Several leads are being followed up on by Columbia Police after a baby’s body was found at a north Columbia business on Thursday. An autopsy was conducted yesterday (Friday) and police say they have not been able to identify the a race or gender for the infant. An employee of McKnight Tire in the 1900 […]
Missouri State Representative Cheri Toalson Reisch is deciding whether she wants to appeal a judges ruling against her in a lawsuit about her Twitter account blocking users. Reisch said in a statement yesterday (Friday) her next step will be to weigh the merits of appealing the lawsuit. A Centralia man Mike Campbell filed the lawsuit […]
