Four people were injured, one seriously, in a head on collision on Highway 124 near Harrisburg last night. Chandler M. Cooke, 19 of Harrisburg attempted to pass on a hillcrest and struck oncoming Krystal G Smith, 29, of Fayette, head on. Smith was seriously injured and the children in the car, aged one and two,…
A full day of basketball in Mexico today as Mexico High School hosts the Gary Filbert Classic. The first matchup is Paris against Van-Far with the girls getting underway at 10:30 followed by the boys at Noon. Community R-VI girls take on the North Callaway Lady Thunderbirds at 2:00 followed by the boys at 3:30….
The high school district play offs are in the books. Here are some scores from around the area: Marceline defeated carrollton 49 to 12 Brentwood shut out Harrisburg 43 to 0 South Callaway took down South Shelby 43 to 36 Centralia fell to Christian 46 to 40 Hallsville beat Hermann 42 to 7 Clark County…
National Bus Safety Week kicked off today (Monday) in Auxvasse at the North Callaway High School with a bus being set on fire. North Callaway along with Harrisburg, Fulton, Hallsville and Mexico schools took staff to observe and take part in training. Marci Minor Mexico Public Schools Information Director says they were able to see…
Two people were arrested in the 12 thousand block of Bethlehem Road in Boone County yesterday afternoon [Friday] after deputies conducted a welfare check for several small children. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement was dispatched at 3:45 to the home and made contact with 30 year old Johnna Vargas and 32…
The man who crashed into a Harrisburg school bus and killed a teacher is now appealing his prison sentence according to court records. 27 year old Brandon Brill pleaded guilty in July to involuntary manslaughter and assault in a bus crash that killed Harrisburg school teacher and coach Brian Simpson. He was sentenced in September…
A man sentenced to 22 years in prison for causing a crash that killed Harrisburg teacher and coach Brian Simpson and injured 5 students has filed an appeal. Brandon Brill pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault in September. In the appeal, Brill said the crash was an accident and his sentence is too long….
An endangered person advisory is now canceled for the missing children out of Harrisburg. According to authorities 2 year old Isabella Mordica and nine month old Wyatt Mordica were taken by their father 24 year old Cody Mordica last (Wednesday) night after he had an altercation with their mother in Harrisburg. Police arrested the father…
An endangered person advisory has been issued out of Howard County for two children. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 2 year old Isabella Mordica and 9 month old Wyatt Mordica are believed to be with 24 year old Cody Mordica. Isabella is described as a black female, 3 feet tall with a light complexion….
Westminster Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary recall for two thyroid medications. Levothyroxine and Liothyronine were recalled after it was discovered they were manufactured using ingredients found to be deficient with Current Good Manufacturing Practices. The tablets that are being recalled at the 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 milligram doses. Consumers who have these thyroid…
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reports missing Harrisburg teen, Tristan Samuels, was located this afternoon. [Thursday] Samuels was located safely in Columbia after being missing since earlier this week.
A Boone County man entered a guilty plea in relation to a 2017 bus crash that killed Harrisburg School Teacher, Brian Simpson. Brandon Brill waived formal arraignment, and entered a guilty plea to the lesser charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault. He was originally charged with second degree murder. The accident happened when Brill crossed…
