Drivers traveling through Kingdom City should prepare for a closure of U.S. 54 over Interstate 70 later this week.
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to close the overpass for demolition of the old I-70 bridge.
The work will affect traffic through the interchange, so drivers should check current detour information and allow extra time before traveling Friday night into the weekend.
Calls for service: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service on Monday, December 30, 2024: Suspicious vehicle on North Jefferson at Twillmans. Domestic verbal incident at the East Liberty apartment building. Unwanted subject on Summit and at West Jackson. Trespassing at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Peace disturbance on South Coal and…
A Mexico man is in jail on multiple charges relating to a drug arrest on Tuesday. Police reportedly responded to an automatic crash alert from a cell phone to find 39-year-old Roman C. Morrow. Court documents say that Morrow ran away when he saw police and tried to hide a backpack in between a home…
The National Weather Service determined on Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025, that an EF-1 tornado touched down in north-central Audrain County on Sunday, Apr. 20, 2025. According to the National Weather Service Audrain County’s tornado happened around 5:56 on Sunday night with maximum wind speeds of 94 miles per hour. It was on the ground west…
Columbia City Council members continued work Monday night on the city’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. The budget calls for a 1.4 percent increase in public safety spending, including a 2.5 percent increase for the fire department and a point-seven percent increase for police. Residents raised concerns about transparency and proposed changes to downtown parking…
Moberly City Council set to meet in regular session tonight. They’ll be looking to fund Placer AI Services for the Moberly Chamber Of Commerce, Inc., The Moberly Area Economic Development Corporation and Randolph County. Resolutions will be looked at to okay Larry Beal Tree Services for removal of a tree at Oakland Cemetery, a contracting…
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is making a coaching staff change following Mizzou’s 62 – 24 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday. Defensive line coach Jethro Franklin is out and defensive analyst Al Davis will step into that role for the rest of the season. One of the bright spots in Saturday’s game was Kris…
