A two year old sustained minor injuries after being hit by a car just before noon today [Monday] in the 900 block of Monroe Street in Jefferson City. According to the police department, two year old Jason Williams was standing in the roadway near the curb when he was struck by a 2006 Dodge Caravan […]
Frito-Lay has issued a limited voluntary recall of seven and three quarter ounce bags of Lay’s Lightly Salted Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips due to undeclared milk ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product contained inside the […]
The Audrain County Commission and Lois Hays, the mayor of Benton City, held a forum this afternoon [Monday] to discuss the overwhelming cost of wastewater improvements in every community the county. Audrain County Commissioner Alan Winders explains. State Representative Kent Haden, State Senator Jeanie Riddle, along with representatives from the offices of Roy Blunt, Josh […]
Smoking rates in Audrain County are significantly higher when compared to the rest of the state. The Audrain County Health Department reports Audrain county has a 31.4 percent smoking rate among adults. Missouri as a whole is at 23.2 percent and the United States sits at 18.1 percent. Another national study is showing that many […]
Arrests: Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 31 year old Caleb R. Matrisch on Friday, June 14th for an Audrain County Warrant. Calls For Service: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service over the weekend starting on Friday, June 14th: A stealing or theft at 3602 South Clark and at […]
Two arrests are being reported in Fulton yesterday (Sunday) afternoon that involved an assault on a Fulton Police officer. According to the department an officer tried to stop 26 year old Daniel T. Pittman Jr. just before 3:30 who was driving an ATV on Route F. Police say Pittman Jr. refused to pull over and […]
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis to cheer on the Stanley Cup champs on Saturday. Despite the rain over between four hundred and five hundred thousand joined the festivities. The cup was on full display as the St. Louis Blues players celebrated with their fans during a parade route […]
A new Miss Missouri was crowned at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico on Saturday night. Simone Esters of Columbia won the four day competition in the 50th year of the pageant being held in Mexico. Esters platform focuses on mentorship of youth: Esters has been awarded a $14 thousand scholarship to continue her journalism education […]
A Vandalia man was killed in a car accident yesterday [Friday] afternoon. According to the crash report, 83 year old Henry Gerdes of Vandalia was crossing U.S. 61 in New London and pulled into the path of a pickup. Gerdes was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Boonville man died as the result of a car accident on Old Concord Road in Cooper County just before 4:00 yesterday [Friday] afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports vehicles driven by 75 year old Richard Casanova and 31 year old Leigh Snoddy, both of Boonville, crossed the center line while negotiating a curve. […]
