Category: NEWS-Mid-Missouri
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WWII Hero finds final resting place after 80 years
It took 80 years, but a Cole County World War II hero has found his final resting place. The Jefferson City area family of United States Army Private First Class Wilbert Linsenbardt, who was missing in the jungles of New Guinea for more than 80 years, welcomed him home to his final resting place at…
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Eldon flushing water lines
As the city of Eldon continues its fight against high e-coli levels, the city began flushing water lines yesterday (Sunday) morning in an attempt to regulate chlorine that was added to the water as part of their disinfection plan . According to the city’s Facebook page, Eldon residents may have lost water pressure temporarily during…
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Cole County accident is fatal
A 44-year-old Lohman man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Cole County on Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 2 p.m., the man was driving northbound on Route D, north of Hilltop Lane, when he drove a 2005 Ford F150 off the left side of the road…
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Storms move through, dump heavy rain
A couple of tornado’s touched down in Missouri yesterday. Warnings were issued for Pettis, Saline and Cooper Counties in the Country 96 listening area, with rotation spotted in Pettis County near Dresden. A tornado was also on the ground briefly near Sparta in southwest Missouri and another storm track was in Daviess and Grundy County.…
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Jeff City Prison Inmate Dies
A Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate died yesterday. Stanley Kenaga was pronounced dead 6:30 p.m. Thursday. He was serving a life in prison for first degree murder, burglary, arson, and abandonment of a corpse after being sentenced in 2023. The Missouri Department of Corrections has stated that an autopsy will be performed.
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Cole County Drug Warrant Results in Arrest
The Cole County Sheriff’s Department and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant Thursday morning in Centertown. Melissa Heet, 55, was arrested and charged with two counts of delivering controlled substances. Authorities say the search, conducted at a Pine Street residence, uncovered methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials, and scales linked…
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Missouri School Bus Reports Released for 2026
Both Jefferson City and Columbia excelled in their regular school bus inspections. Jefferson City Schools had a 97.2% approval rating, with the other 2.8% being classified as “out of service”. Columbia Public Schools has a 96.8% approval rating, with the other 3.2 % being called “defective”. This year, 287 totals school districts received the Highway…
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Jeff City Man Wins $50,000 Powerball prize
The Missouri Lottery has announced that a Jefferson City man has won $50,000 in the Powerball recently. He bought the ticket on May 23rd and matched 4 numbers and the Powerball number. The man reportedly bought the winning ticket at Harry’s place cafeteria in the Harry S. Truman State Office Building.
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Center, Mo. Man Airlifted to Hospital after Crash
One man was airlifted to hospital after a one car accident in Ralls County last night. The 23-year-old driver from Center was driving on Route A when he reportedly veered off the road and flipped after striking an embankment. He was brought to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries.
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Duplex Fire Displaces Seven
Seven people, including five children, were displaced after a duplex fire in Jefferson City Wednesday evening. Firefighters responded just before 6:40 p.m. to the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street, where smoke was seen coming from a two-story duplex. All residents had safely evacuated before crews arrived. Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire in the upper…
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Route B Crash Under Investigation
Two people were seriously injured in a crash Wednesday morning in Cole County near St. Thomas. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before noon on Route B south of Spring Ridge Road. Troopers say a 67-year-old woman from Meta was driving a Honda CR-V and attempted to turn onto Route…
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Repeat E. Coli Tests Prompt Action
Residents in Eldon are under a mandatory boil order after repeat water samples tested positive for E. coli contamination. City officials began temporarily chlorinating the water system Wednesday as crews work to disinfect the supply and conduct additional testing. Residents may notice a stronger chlorine taste or smell, along with some cloudiness or discoloration in…
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Theft Charge Filed Against Former Nonprofit CEO
A former nonprofit executive is facing a felony theft charge in Cole County. A grand jury has indicted 58-year-old Stacy Stafford, the former CEO of People Helping Paws Dog Rescue, for allegedly stealing more than $3,900 from the organization. According to court documents, the charity’s vice president contacted Jefferson City police after Stafford was removed…
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Eldon Under Boil Water Order After E. coli Found
Residents in Eldon are under a mandatory boil water order after testing found elevated levels of E. coli in the city’s drinking water. According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, follow-up testing after a routine water sample revealed multiple positive coliform samples, including at least one positive for E. coli. City leaders have scheduled…
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Zou To You Mizzou Caravan on the move
The “Zou to You” Mizzou Caravan hit the road for Day Two of its mid-Missouri leg this morning in Kirksville, before heading to Macon and Chillicothe. The Voice of Missouri athletics Mike Kelly joined Missouri Athletic Director Laird Veatch and MU gymnastics coach Shannon Welker on yesterdays first leg that stopped in Williamsburg, Mexico, Bowling…