No one was seriously hurt after a massive fire broke out Friday morning at David’s Recycling in Fulton. It happened around 10:50 a.m. on West 7th Street near U.S. 54. Owner Blake David says the blaze started while he was crushing a hybrid car gasoline mixed with a lithium battery and exploded. Up to 15…
ARRESTS: Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 32 year old Phillip J. Sledge on Friday, July 17 for a Randolph County Warrant. Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 33 year old Kasey D. Drainer yesterday (Sunday) for a Parole and Probation Warrant. CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls…
The Columbia bookseller MBS reports it is being purchased by Barnes and Noble. A press release states the sale price was for 174.2 million dollars. Both companies will have more than one thousand four hundred and ninety physical and online bookstores and serve over 6 million college students. The announcement was made today (Tuesday).
A University of Missouri researcher has received a $1.9 million federal grant to develop a new vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu a disease that’s devastated poultry flocks, disrupted trade, and driven up egg prices across the country. Professor Wenjun Ma will lead the three-year project with partners at Kansas State University…
The first positive case of COVID-19 is being reported in Audrain County. The Audrain County Health Department says the case is not travel-related and the patient is quarantined at home. The health department staff are working in coordination with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to determine any close contacts of that individual…
