Two Paris women have injuries after a one car accident in Randolph County last (Friday) night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol it happened on US-63 two miles north of Cairo when a vehicle hit a deer in the road and came to rest in the median. The driver 57 year old Sherry L….
New recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a majority of Americans no longer need to wear a face mask while indoors. The CDC classifies counties by 3 different community levels which are classified as low, medium, and high. These community levels are determined by case numbers, hospital admissions, and hospital beds…
MoDOT is giving an update on the current road conditions after a winter storm went through the area over the past couple of days. According to Brian Untiedt, area engineer with Modot the major routes remain snow covered, and there are still a lot of slick spots this (Friday) morning. In Audrain, Randolph, and Monroe…
MoDOT is cautioning drivers this (Monday) morning as some roads may be covered with black ice. The black ice is a transparent ice that is hard to see and it usually forms when some kind of moisture gets on the ground and then freezes. Many newer cars are equipped with an anti-lock braking system, that…
Three Mexico residents are recovering from moderate injuries after an accident in Randolph County early yesterday (Friday) morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened on Highway 63 2 miles north of Clark at 4:30 yesterday (Friday) morning when a vehicle driven by 25-year old Caylin T. Levings ran off the road, struck…
One hundred eighty-eight thousand, twenty two deer were harvested in Missouri during the firearms portion of the deer hunting season this year according to preliminary numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The season started on the weekend of November and 13th and 14th and ran through yesterday (Tuesday). Callaway County harvested 3,154 deer. Audrain…
A Mexico native and current coroner in Randolph County is named to a state board. Governor Mike Parson has appointed three members to the Coroner Standards and Training Commission, created in 2020 to oversee and standardize training for coroners in Missouri. Sidney Conklin of Huntsville, formerly of Mexico, has 32 years of experience with the…
An Auxvasse man has died following a 2 car accident in Randolph County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on U.S. 63 south of Moberly when a vehicle failed to yield and pulled into the path of another vehicle. Both vehicles came to rest in the median and caught fire….
A convicted murderer who had been on the run since fleeing a vehicle pursuit in Callaway County on Saturday was arrested by Mexico Public Safety last (Tuesday) night in the Walmart parking lot. According to Mexico Public Safety they received an anonymous tip that 58 year old Stephen J. Thorpe was in a vehicle at…
A convicted murderer who had been on the run since fleeing a vehicle pursuit in Callaway County on Saturday is now back in police custody. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Department reported on social media yesterday (Tuesday) Stephen Thorp was arrested in an adjoining county. Thorp is currently wanted in reference to a Randolph County misdemeanor…
Two Moberly residents are behind bars following two separate drug busts yesterday (Sunday). According to Moberly Police, the first warrant was served in the 400 block of Tara Park yesterday (Sunday) morning and 43-year old Scott Robert Ellis was taken into custody, charged with 2 counts of 2nd degree drug trafficking, 3 counts of delivery…
Today is Giving Tuesday where people are encouraged to give back to their communities and help organizations. Richie Vanskike, director of development at the Columbia Rainbow House was the featured local guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today with Matt Pilger. Mr. Vanskike talked about how donations today can…
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…
The 2020 points champion at the Randolph County Raceway is Tyler Shaw from Mexico. Shaw finished 50 points ahead of the second place finisher Chase Breid of Madison. Tyler ended up winning 4 out the 9 events during the points chase this season. He has 2 races left this year at the Randolph County Raceway…
The Randolph County Health Department is announcing the county’s first death related to complications from COVID-19. In a Facebook post earlier today (Thursday), they say that the resident was hospitalized on July 6th and remained there until their death. No other information on the deceased was released.
