Two people were injured in a car crash in Highway 63 yesterday morning. According to the highway patrol, the accident happened when a vehicle driven by Antonio Carpenter, of Columbia, struck a vehicle driven by Dusty Workes of Mexico. Carpenter’s vehicle then struck a rock bluff. Workes was not injured in the collision. Carpenter, and…
Hundreds of people in parts of the state are without power, likely because of high winds. The National Weather Service is reporting wind gusts reaching 47 miles per hour in Columbia and 43 in Jefferson City. A wind advisory is in effect until 6:00 this evening in most of the listening area.
The Missouri State Capitol has begun to step up security on Governor Eric Greitens first full day in office. Visitors to the capitol building are subject to x-ray conveyors and walk through metal detectors. All security measures are conducted by law enforcement officials to ensure firearms do not enter the facility. People wishing to visit…
A one year old died in a car crash yesterday morning in Cole County. Brailyn Baugher was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her mother, Beth Mandry of Holts Summit. The accident happened when Mandry traveled off the right side of the road, over corrected and struck a vehicle driven by Sharon Twehous, of…
Columbia Police officers are searching for 2 male suspects involved in a robbery at a Convenience Store early this (Monday) morning. Police report a preliminary investigation revealed that both suspects were armed with handguns and entered the Break Time Convenience Store on 301 Nebraska Avenue at around 1:40 this (Monday) morning. Apparently they demanded money…
Governor Eric Greitens signs his first ethics order just 45 minutes after taking the oath of office. The executive order bans lobbyists from giving gifts to the Executive Branch. It also bans any person working for the governor’s office from becoming a lobbyist specializing in the Executive Branch as long as Greitens is in office….
A Moberly Teen sustained serious injuries after a crash just northwest of Middle Grove on Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 18 year old Christopher Duvall lost control on the snow covered road in Monroe County. He struck an embankment and overturned. Duvall was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident….
A shots fired at a residence in Camden County leads to the arrest of 24 year old Johnathan T. Adams. According to the Osage Beach Police Department it happened around 1 am this (Monday) morning in the area of State Road KK and Ranch Road. Adams is accused of entering a residence by firing a…
An Auxvasse man is facing multiple charges after an arrest by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department last (Thursday) night. According to deputies 40 year old Micheal J Brooks fled a residence through a window and took them on a lengthy foot chase through several yards and streets of Auxvasse. Brooks is being charged with felony…
A 30 minute lock down at 4 Columbia Schools this (Friday) afternoon due to police searching for 2 suspects who allegedly stole a car. It happened around noon in the area of Hockaday Place and Brown School Road. The Schools on lock down were Lange and Oakland Middle Schools, Derby Ridge Elementary, and the Center…
A Centralia man has died after a car accident yesterday afternoon on Highway 22, near Thompson. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident happened when 62 year old Ralph Robertson traveled off the left side of the road. Robertson then overcorrected, crossed the center line and struck a vehicle driven by 35 year old…
Sears will be closing 150 more stores this year according to a statement released by the company yesterday (Thursday). In Jefferson City the K-Mart at Missouri Boulevard and the Sears at Country Club Drive are scheduled to be closed. The company closed 78 stores last year and more than 200 in 2015. Other closings in…
A judge in the 12th circuit court has ruled the East Central Drug Task Force violated the Sunshine Law. Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd said the violations were not purposeful, and there was no plan for the violations to occur. Allegedly, a St. Louis County man was denied attendance to a meeting of the executive board….
Visitors of the Missouri State Capital will soon have to walk through metal detectors. The action is a result of incoming governor, Eric Greitens, administration. The devices will be located at the west and south entrances for visitors. The contract with Rapiscan Systems indicated a third metal detector could be delivered later. The change is…
A Monroe City High School Graduate recently finished in the top 10 of a pharmacists clinical skills competition held in Las Vegas. Miranda Verdier who currently attends University of Missouri Kansas City School of Pharmacy took part in the competition where over 131 pharmacy schools participated. Verdier is on track to graduate with her Doctor…
