Tag: Columbia
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Mexico Public Safety Responds To Accident Where A Truck Was Hit By A Train
No serious injuries reported after a truck was hit by a train in Mexico during the morning hours of Saturday, September 7, 2024. Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the crash just before 11:30 on Saturday morning at the railroad crossing on Vandiver Drive. Responding personnel found the 43-year-old Marcus Richardson of Columbia was crossing…
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Four Juveniles Taken Into Custody After Being Accused Of Fleeing Traffic Stop In Kingdom City
Four juveniles have been taken into custody following a vehicle pursuit in the Kingdom City area on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Callaway County Sheriff’s Office posted a public safety alert for Kingdom City around 11 on Wednesday night after two people ran from a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle. The last remaining suspect was…
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Illinois Man Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated In Fatal Accident On US Highway 54 Bypass In Mexico
Mexico Public Safety has identified a Columbia woman as the victim in a fatal DWI crash in Mexico on Friday, August 30, 2024. Mexico Public Safety responded to the crash on the US Highway 54 bypass, about 1/2 mile south of East Liberty around 3:15 on Friday afternoon. Mexico Public Safety determined 30-year-old Tyler W.…
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Motorists Traveling To Faurot Field On Thursday Night Encouraged To Plan Ahead
Construction on the first project within MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program is underway along eastbound and westbound Interstate 70 between Callaway County Route J/Millersburg mile marker 137, and Callaway County Route M/ Hatton mile marker 144. Motorists and Mizzou fans headed westbound on I-70 towards Columbia on Thursday, Aug 29, are reminded that barrier walls, narrower lanes,…
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Jeff Gander MoDOT Project Director For I-70 Improvement Project Joins AM 1340 KXEO Am I Awake Morning Show
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Mary Paulsell, President Of The Central Missouri Honor Flight Joins AM 1340 KXEO Am I Awake Morning Show
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Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Award Boone Hospital Center 5-Star Rating
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designated Boone Hospital Center as a 5-star hospital, a distinction awarded to just 8.2% of hospitals nationwide. Boone Hospital Center is the only hospital in the mid-Missouri area to receive 5 stars. “Organizations like CMS don’t rate hospitals by their size or reputation, but by what matters…
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Mandy Helmke With MU Health Care’s ParentLink Joins AM 1340 KXEO Am I Awake Morning Show
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Columbia Police Investigating Pedestrian Fatality
A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Columbia on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Columbia Police Department responded to the incident 4600 block of Paris Road. According to a news release from Columbia police a vehicle traveling southbound on Paris Road (Route B) hit 24-year-old Tristen Crawford of Columbia. Crawford was taken…
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Charges Filed Against Truck Driver In Fatal Columbia Crash On I-70
A truck driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the crash on I-70 in Columbia that happened on Monday, August 5, 2024. 26-year-old Walter J. Montejo from the state of California was charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, and driving with a suspended license. Montejo was driving…
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Two Dead In Crash On I-70 In Columbia
Two women are dead following a seven-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer that shut down traffic on I-70 in Columbia during the afternoon hours of Monday, August 5, 2024. According to the Columbia Police Department the driver and passenger of a U-Haul were killed in the crash. Others were injured, though the department did not know…
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Boone Health New Marketing And Communications Director Announced
The following press release was sent out from Boone Health. Effective Monday, August 5, Christian Basi joins Boone Health as the Director of Marketing and Communications. Christian Basi has been with the University of Missouri for the past 32 years —first as a student intern and then for more than 29 years in the…
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Boone Hospital Center Is Nationally Recognized For High-Quality Stroke And Heart Attack Care
Boone Hospital Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death…
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Fulton Woman Suffers Moderate Injuries In Callaway County Vehicle Accident
A Fulton woman has moderate injuries following a two-car accident in Callaway County during the afternoon hours of Saturday, July 13, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route F at Route KK. A vehicle driven by 45-year-old James P. Tipton of Columbia traveled into the path of a…
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Walgreens Set To Close Significant Number Of Underperforming Stores In United States
Walgreens is set to close a significant number of its roughly 8,600 locations across the United States as the company tries to reset the struggling pharmaceutical chain’s business. According to reporting from CNN the company did not announce a specific number of store closures, but said on Thursday, June 27, 2024, that is it is…