Tag: Cole County
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Man Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash in Cole County
Dixon man, Thomas Buttner, 35, was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Cole County Saturday afternoon. Buttner was on Old Bass Road and crested a hill while passing in a no-passing zone on a curve, left the road, and struck a fence. Buttner was life-flighted to University Hospital in Columbia.
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Jefferson City Detectives Track Parental Kidnapping Suspect to Utah
A man from Jefferson City is facing a parental kidnapping charge in Cole County after the mother reported their 3-year-old daughter missing on Friday. Thomas Chee, 54, allegedly picked up the child from daycare but then the mother couldn’t contact him. The mother immediately reported the child missing, according to a probable cause statement. Chee’s…
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Cole County Experiencing Uptick in COVID-19 Cases
Cole County is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases resulting in the Cole County Commission voting Tuesday to reinstate a COVID-19 sick leave policy for county employees such as EMS personnel.
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Mexico Man Arrested After Being An Occupant In A Vehicle Fleeing From Police That Ended In Crash In Cole County
A Mexico man has minor injuries and is facing multiple charges after being accused of fleeing from police in a vehicle involved in a 4 car accident in Cole County yesterday (Monday) afternoon. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Dix Road at Westbound US 50. A vehicle driven by 18 year old…
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SSM Hospitals In Mid-Missouri Restrict Visitors
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospitals are changing visitor guidelines as COVID-19 cases rise. Effective Monday, November 23 the hospitals in Mexico and Jefferson City will no longer allow visitors with a few exceptions. Limited visitors may be allowed for end-of-life situations, and pediatric and surgery patients may have one guardian or support person with them.…
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New Whitehouse COVID-19 Shows Mexico And Audrain County With High Rates Of New Infection
Several Mid-Missouri counties remains in the red zone for new COVID-19 infections, according to a newly released White House report. The document looks at cases reported last week, and shows Missouri as a whole remains in the red zone, with 159 cases per one hundred thousand people. Missouri’s case rate of 9,768 is the 15th…
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Farmers’ Market Vouchers Available For Seniors In Audrain, Boone, Callaway And Cole County
Senior farmers’ market vouchers are still available in Audrain, Boone, Callaway and Cole County. The program, funded by the USDA and coordinated by Aging Best allows qualifying seniors to receive up to fifty dollars in vouchers to be used at local farmers’ markets. Applications must be completed by October 1st and the program will end…
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SSM Health COVID-19 Drive-Thru In Mexico Closed On Labor Day
The SSM Health COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Jefferson City and Mexico will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. Both sites will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th.
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First Two Cases Of COVID-19 In Mid-Missouri Confirmed Positive
The first 2 positive cases of COVID-19 in mid-Missouri are being confirmed. Yesterday (Tuesday) one case was confirmed positive in Boone County and one in Cole County. This brings the total of confirmed cases to 16 in the state. 4 in Greene County, 4 in St. Louis County, 1 in the City of St. Louis,…
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Cole County Authorities Searching For A Man Connected With Human Skeletal Remains Being Found
Analysis and identification of a nearly complete human skeleton found in Cole County last week is ongoing at the University of Missouri Medical Examiner’s Office. The Cole County Sheriff’s Office found the human remains on Thursday after a Cole County Jail inmate told authorities where a body was buried. Authorities searched a home in the…
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Touring Tornado Damage in Mid-Missouri
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley will be visiting tornado damage in Mid-Missouri today (Saturday). Hawley will first stop at the City of Eldon Fire Department at 11 and then visit the Cole County Sheriff’s Department in Jefferson City this (Saturday) afternoon at 1. Hawley will be briefed by local officials and emergency responders.
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Explosive Device Found In Cole County
A man is facing several felony charges of manufacturing and use of a dangerous weapon after an arrest by Cole County Deputies yesterday (Monday). Deputies say they were called to a house in the 800 block of the AC Exit yesterday (Monday) morning just after 8 for a report of someone making bombs and exploding…
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Judge Sets Bond For Darnell Gray’s Caregiver
A bond of one hundred thousand dollars is set by a Cole County Judge for the caregiver in the death of a four year old Jefferson City boy. Judge Jon Beetum set the bond for Quatavia Givens who has been charged with First Degree Child Abuse or Neglect resulting in the disappearance and death of…
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Cole County Deputies Save Woman’s Life
Cole County Deputies are to thank for saving a woman’s life last (Tuesday) night. According to the department they went to the 5400 block of Business 50 in Cole County for a possible overdose. Deputies report finding a 22 year old woman, not breathing and exhibiting signs of an opiate overdose. A deputy gave the…
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Cole County Murder Investigation After Shooting Early This Morning
A murder investigation is under way in Cole County after shooting early this (Friday) morning. Deputies responded to the 4500 block of Route E. around 3:49 this (Friday) morning. A person called 911 and said her and her husband had been shot and told them who shot them. Deputies say when they found the victims…