A house fire in Holts Summit Tuesday evening left no one injured.
Firefighters were called to a home on Callaway County Road 394 around 5:20 p.m. Assistant Fire Chief Allen Wehmeyer said the fire began in the back of the house, and flames were already coming through the roof when crews arrived.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control. Officials have not yet released the cause of the fire.
A Blue Springs man faces nine child sex crime charges in Pettis County. 34-year-old Brice Story is accused of sexually assaulting the same victim multiple times between August 2024 and June 2025. Court records show Story is charged with three counts each of second-degree statutory rape, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and incest….
A Jefferson City woman, Iasha D. Cannady, was sentenced Tuesday to a dozen years in federal prison after pleading guilty in December to two counts of using explosive materials to damage a building and one count of possessing a Molotov cocktail. Cannady attacked two rental properties in July 2020– one in the 800 block of…
A Moberly man is being held in the Randolph County Jail without bond after being arrested and charged with molestation of a child less than 12 years old. According to online court records 32-year-old Hector Marcos-Perez allegedly sexually assaulted a child in the bathroom of a Moberly restaurant the evening of Jan. 2, 2025. The…
No explanation was given when the Missouri State Parks Director, Bill Bryan, was fired from his position, just 9 months short of retirement. In an interview with the Springfield News Leader, Bryan said he recieved a call while on his way to meet the new director of the Department of Natural Resources when he got…
Three new COVID-related deaths reported today (Monday) by the Audrain County Health Department. In addition to the 3 new deaths, there are 58 new cases and 22 recoveries reported. The total number of cases in the county is at 1,117 with 170 active. Of the active cases, 129 are in Mexico and 11 are in…
Audrain County deputies worked with the Jefferson City Police Department last Friday to arrest a Jefferson City man wanted for multiple charges, including felony harassment, after allegedly threatening to kill a woman and holding her against her will Thursday morning. Syvonn Lamont Byrd was arrested in Mexico, after he was charged Friday in Cole County…
