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One man was killed in motorcycle accident in Montgomery County Tuesday evening. Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route J near Loutre Valley Lane. The crash reports state that the 1992 Harley Davidson struck an embankment before ejecting the rider from his bike. The 42-year-old rider from…

Amazon and local groups are clashing over a planned data center in Montgomery County following the company’s announcement of a $10 million investment in the project. Amazon held a community Q&A Tuesday where roughly 75 residents asked questions about water use, energy demand, and environmental impact, while company representatives highlighted planned community investments and infrastructure…

Governor Mike Kehoe confirmed today that Amazon is set to build a $10 billion data center in Montgomery County. This follows the announcement last month that Google would invest $15 billion of their own into a data center in New Florence. Kehoe cited that the data center would boost the local economy including generating tax…

A Montgomery City man was sentenced Friday for his part in his 2-year-old child’s death in September 2024. According to court documents, Bryan Danter had pled guilty in April and was sentenced to a total of 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and unlawful possession of…

A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty in a drug-related death of his two-year-old child case is scheduled to be sentenced This Morning in Warren County. Bryan Danter entered guilty pleas in April to second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The charges stem from a…

Technology giant Google is expected to give more details this afternoon in a press conference regarding their plans to build a large-scale data center in Montgomery County. Local officials have already approved the proposal, and Governor Mike Kehoe is expected to attend the 4 p.m. conference. Initial plans state the Google data center is proposed…

A Mid-Missouri man has pleaded guilty in connection with the death of his two-year-old child. Court records show Bryan Danter admitted to second-degree murder, drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Danter was charged after troopers found the 2-year-old child dead in an apartment in September 2024. Investigators later determined the child died from…

Two people were involved in a single-vehicle accident late Sunday evening in Montgomery County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported that around 9:50 p.m., a 2014 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound on I-70, at the 166 mile marker, east of Williamsburg. The Toyota ran off the left side of the road, steered back to…