BREAKING News
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Columbia Woman Charged in Stabbing, Held Without Bond
A Columbia woman is facing charges after a stabbing Monday morning. Police say 27-year-old Nakia Bonaparte is charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Officers responded to the 1000 block of Claudell Lane, where they found a victim with cuts to the chest and arm. According to court documents, witnesses say the incident started…
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Columbia Woman Arrested in Early Morning Stabbing on Rice Road
Columbia police have arrested a suspect in a stabbing early Monday morning on Rice Road. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the 4500 block, where they say 33-year-old Dariell Deshell Smith assaulted a man with a knife during a domestic disturbance. The victim was taken to a local hospital and is listed in stable condition.…
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Columbia Tables 1% Sales Tax Proposal
Columbia City Council is holding off on a decision about a proposed one percent sales tax to fund police and fire services. The vote was tabled until May 18 after a public hearing that drew mostly negative feedback. City leaders say the tax would help pay for equipment, staffing, and facilities, including a new Fire…
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Amish Retreat Operator Indicted on Abuse, Trafficking Charges
A Cooper County grand jury has indicted a man accused of abusing people for years at an Amish retreat he operated. Forty-two-year-old Sam Shetler now faces 10 charges, including trafficking for forced labor, kidnapping, sexual abuse and involuntary manslaughter. Investigators say he held people against their will, forced them to work without pay and had…
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Cold Case Arrest: Man Charged in 2000 MU Student Murder
A South Carolina man is now facing a murder charge in a decades-old Columbia cold case. Forty-five-year-old Sentrell Wilson appeared in court Monday in connection to the 2000 death of MU student Candice Richie. Wilson did not have an attorney and told the judge he didn’t know what to do, calling the situation “administrative kidnapping.”…
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Judge Delays Decision on Teen’s Adult Trial in Facebook Marketplace Killing
A Boone County judge is holding off on a decision about whether a 17-year-old charged in a deadly Facebook Marketplace shooting will be tried as an adult. The teen faces second-degree murder, robbery and other charges in the January death of Michael Ryan Burke. During a hearing Wednesday, the defense presented witnesses highlighting the teen’s…
Audrain County News
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Mexico Activity and Nutrition Center
The Mexico Activity and Nutrition Center has a full schedule of events coming up for seniors in Audrain County. Starting with a chair dance class taking place tomorrow, the center will follow that with a Mother’s Day celebration and military appreciation event on May 8. The Mother’s Day event will feature a FREE meal Paid…
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Mexico Marks 26th Annual Exercise Tiger Tribute, Honors Veterans and Fallen Soldiers
Mexico is marking the 26th annual Missouri Exercise Tiger ceremony today at the Audrain County Courthouse. The event honors the soldiers, sailors and airmen who died in the World War Two Exercise Tiger training disaster, along with other military members remembered at the national wreath-laying tribute. Organizers say the ceremony is part of a long-running…
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Man Rescued from Mexico Apartment Fire Sunday
Mexico Public Safety rescued a 29-year-old man from an apartment fire Sunday evening. Crews responded around 6 p.m. to the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive, where flames were coming from a second-story bedroom. Firefighters located the resident, who has impaired vision, in a bedroom across the hall and removed him using a ladder. The…
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Charges upgraded in fatal Jefferson City e-bike crash involving Mexico man
Prosecutors have upgraded charges against a Mexico, Missouri man accused in a deadly crash involving an e-bike in Jefferson City. Robert Rackers Jr., 36, now faces charges including DWI resulting in death and second-degree involuntary manslaughter after 59-year-old Richard Robben died from his injuries. Police say the crash happened Sunday on East Dunklin Street when…
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Florida man charged after crash into cars, home in Mexico, Missouri
A Florida man is facing multiple charges after a crash involving several vehicles and a home in Mexico, Missouri. Police say 32-year-old Luis Soberon-Companioni was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly hitting parked cars, driving through yards, and striking a porch in the 1500 block of North Olive Street before leaving the scene. Officers located…
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Kirksville claims Class 5, District 4 quiz Bowl Championship
Kirksville claimed the Class 5, District 4 Academic Team Championship with a win over Jefferson City this weekend. The event was held at Mexico High School with the host team being eliminated by Jeff City in the semi-finals. MHS Academic Team Coach Dale Schenewerk says the team is still planning on going to the National…
Latest Sports
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Morning Sports
in College Softball Mizzou softball (20-18, 4-5 SEC) took home an 8-5 road victory over Missouri State (15-18, 4-8 CUSA) last night, in Springfield. Freshman Abby Carr threw 4.0 innings in a start, while going 3-4 from the plate with two RBIs. She was also named SEC freshman of the Week. Senior Courtney Donahue recorded…
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Morning Sports
IN THE NHL the St. Louis blues fell to the San Jose Sharks 5-4 Adam Gaudette scored the game-winning goal with just 21 seconds remaining in regulation to snap the Blues’ three-game winning streak. in MLB The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 3–1 in their home opener Kyle Isbel (KC): Hit a two-run…
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Mexico and Moberly both pick up wins in baseball
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Mexico picked up an 11-1 win over Eldon on Friday. Eldon scored first in the top of the first, but Mexico came back with 11 unaanswered runs. It started with a Kaden Benne walk to force in a run to tie the score after one. The Bulldogs took control in the…
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Morning Sports
In MLB The St. Louis Cardinals opened up their 2026 season in dramatic fashion yesterday. After giving up six runs in the top of the sixth, the team clawed back for 8 runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth, for a 9-7 win over Tampa Bay. The big blow was a two-run…
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Morning Sports
In Highschool Baseball The Mexico Bulldogs pulled out a dramatic walk-off win last night at home last night (Wednesday), defeating Fort Zumwalt East 5-4. Mexico trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game on the line, Kinser Groves delivered a single that scored two runs, giving the Bulldogs the walk-off…
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Beamer, Brunkhorst, Gordon and Moore named All-State
GIRLS ALL-STATE BASKETBALL TEAMS In Class 1 Peyton Beamer from Community Ava Welch from Higbee Lily Chitwood from New Franklin Olivia Cross from Northeast (Cairo) In Class 2 Halle Fuemmeler from Glasgow Melanie Moore from Paris Kate Hollman from Westran In Class 3 Braylin Brunkhorst from Centralia Ryenn Gordon from Centralia Naaron Hays from Monroe…
