Former Moberly Police Officer David Kip Heyde was sentenced prison this afternoon for murder.
Heyde’s charges were in connection to an incident from the summer of 2025 when he shot and killed 23-year-old Bailey Scott.
He was found guilty of second-degree murder in June 2026, but was originally given a $100,000 bond before having it revoked.
Today he received a 20-year prison sentence.
The city of Mexico is granting eleven thousand five hundred dollars to the East Central Drug Task Force. Mexico Public Safety Chief Susan Rockett says the money will go into a general fund and will be used with grants that fund the program. Eight counties and fourteen municipalities along with Mexico Public Safety, and the…
The Missouri Department of Transportation says drivers in Jefferson City should plan for a long-term bridge closure. Starting April 6, MoDOT will shut down the Bolivar Street bridge over Highway 50 for about four months. Crews will repair the bridge deck, add a new surface overlay, and apply protective coatings underneath. The north sidewalk will…
A Boone County Judge ruled Columbia City Manager, Mike Matthes, knowingly violated Missouri’s “Sunshine Law” when he refused to release public documents to the Columbia Police Officers Association. The sunshine laws call for full transparency from public entities. The maximum fine of one thousand dollars will be paid by the city. The court will determine…
Mexico Public Schools have announced they will be running buses on blacktop roads only for the rest of the week. Additionally, all after school tutoring will be canceled for the remainder of the week.
The Audrain County Health Department reports no county resident has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus as of 10 this (Thursday) morning. In the daily briefing the department says 13 test results have come back negative and 3 results are still pending.
