Author: KXEO
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Hendricks Street in Mexico Road Work
City of Mexico along with Emery Sapp and sons will close Hendricks Street between Plunkett and Wade Street today. Road closure signs will be at each intersection….however, you will still be able to access the Vo-Tech center. The closure will start today and is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, August 13.
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KWWR Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive Today
Country 96, KWWR radio, is hosting their annual blood drive this afternoon in Mexico. The event, held in conjunction with the American Red Cross, will be from 2-6pm at the Elks Lodge in Mexico. Walk ins are welcome.
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Rowdy Yates Helps With Cancer Fundraiser
Nationally known radio host Rwody Yates visited mid-Missouri over the weekend. In addition from doing his nationwide show from the Country 96 studios, Yates held a meet and greet at the banded Rooster in Kingdom City. While he was there, Country 96, KWWR, held a fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. Nearly $500 was raised…
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Williamsburg Woman Arrested for Tampering
A 66-year-old Williamsburg woman has been charged for allegedly tampering with a Montgomery County judge. Laura Baldwin, is charged with felony tampering with a judicial officer. According to a probable cause statement, an associate 12th Circuit judge received a letter addressed to him back in 2023, at the Montgomery County Circuit Clerk’s office. The letter…
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Moberly Man Accused of Sexual Assault
A 55-year-old Moberly man has been accused of sexually assaulting an adult with autism last month. Randolph County prosecutors have charged Tommy Lee Morgan with First Degree Sexual Abuse. According to the probable cause statement, Moberly police officers were called to Casey’s North gas station on July 14th, for a report of a peace disturbance.…
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Missing Four-Year-Old Recovered Safely
A missing four-year-old boy from California has been successfully located yesterday in Holts Summit after a police chase on Highway 54. The chase begins in California where a Stephen Curtner, and a 4 year old autistic juvenile had not been seen since 3:30pm on August 9th at their residence in California. The reporting party was…
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COMO Board of Education Looks at Transfer Policy
On the docket tonight for the Columbia Board of Education is a resolution to change the school district’s student transfer policy. The school district will evaluate student transfer requests from non-district employees on a case-by-case basis, considering educational needs of the student rather than convenience, according to the board’s agenda. New to the rules, would…
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Mexico Shots Fired Sends Three Away
An 18-year-old Mexico man and two juveniles are in custody in Mexico, after a shots fired incident Saturday night. At approximately 9:45PM, the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 600 block of Grove Street in reference to gunshots being fired. Responding officers learned of a disturbance between two groups in that area, which led…
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House Suffers Minor Damage in Jefferson City Fire
A structure fire yesterday in Jefferson City, resulted in minor to moderate damage to a dwelling on the city’s southwest side. At 3:26 p.m., the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a reported smoke coming from a structure call in the 2400 Block of Bluebird Dr. Crews arrived to find light smoke present on the…
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Macon City Administrator Let Go
The City of Macon announced the departure of its City Administrator on Facebook yesterday (Thursday). According to the post from the city, the city council relieved City Administrator Scott Meszaros from his duties. The statement from the city also included a comment from Macon Mayor Tony Petre. “After long deliberation among the Council, we believe…
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Jefferson City Opens New Early Childhood Center
The Jefferson City School District held a grand opening yesterday for its new Jefferson City Early Childhood Center. The new facility is based at 1840 East McCarty Street, and will replace the current Childhood center in southwest Jefferson City. It effectively doubles the number of students the service can help, going from 200 to over…
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Mexico to Close Crestview Drive
The City of Mexico will close Crestview Drive Monday, from Pollock Road to Anderson Street for repaving. Motorists will need to find an alternate route during the scheduled repair.
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Westphalia Man Injured in Pulaski County
A 24-year-old Westphalia man was seriously injured in a single-car accident this morning in Pulaski County. He was driving his 1989 Honda Civic on Highway 133, at 12:15am, when he traveled off the right side of the road and hit a tree. He was transported by Mercy Life Flight Helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia.
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Speed Decrease at Scott’s Corner
As we near the new school year, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced they will be lowering the current speed limit at the roundabout intersection of Missouri Route 19, U.S. Route 54, and Route BB, known as Scott’s Corner in Audrain County, near Community R-VI School. The speed limit will be lowered by…
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Morning Sports Report 8/7/25
The Southeastern Conference announced its 2026 league slate yesterday and the Tigers 18-game schedule features 16 games against teams that qualified for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Nine of those teams make the trip to Mizzou Arena. The Tigers set to be challenged right from the start, hosting defending national champion Florida on Saturday, January 3.…