Audrain County is announcing 2 road closures beginning tomorrow morning. [Tuesday]
Audrain County Roads 815 and 820 will be closed on both sides of the overpass beginning at 8AM.
The roads will remain closed through Tuesday, June 12th.
Last night (Wednesday), the Hallsville School board accepted the resignations of the two Hallsville School District employees who were placed on administrative leave in mid-September over their sharing of a post criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. According to a message from the school district this morning, both employees have entered into separation agreements with the…
Two juveniles found walking on Clark Street in Laddonia yesterday (Monday) have been turned over to the 12th Circuit Juvenile Office. The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office says the two juveniles who were wanted for crimes committed in Audrain County as well as outstanding warrants for crimes committed in other counties were located in Laddonia on…
A Laddonia man charged with first-degree murder has a status hearing scheduled at the Audrain County Courthouse on January 18, 2024. 18-year-old Christopher Brickey is charged in the November shooting death of 23-year-old Matthew Stewart of Vandalia. Brickey was denied bail earlier this month and remains in the Audrain County Jail.
A Martinsburg man has moderate injuries after an accident in Audrain County last (Tuesday) night. According to the highway patrol it happened around 5pm on County Road 716 at County Road 717. 72 year old William H. Aulbur went of the road, hitting a culvert and becoming airborne going across another road and overturning. Aulbur…
Complaints of scams involving warrants are being received again by the Cole County Sheriff’s Department. Apparently people are identifying themselves as a deputy and telling victims they have active warrants and have to pay with money orders or go to jail. The department is reminding folks this is a scam and do not pay the…
Motorists in Columbia will need to pay closer attention to the road after the city council approved a distracted driving ban last (Monday) night. A number of things such as eating, texting, reading a map, or any activity that takes away drivers attention from the task of driving is considered a distraction. This is part…
