MoDOT Bridge Work in Jeff City A new phase of work is set to start tonight on U.S. 54 in Jefferson City over Missouri Boulevard in an ongoing rehabilitation project, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT construction crews will begin working on the right lane tonight. This will shift traffic traveling east and…… Continue Reading
Eagle Bluffs Fire Ruled Accidental
Eagle Bluffs Fire Ruled Accidental State Fire Marshals have determined a fire that occurred last Thursday at the new Eagle Bluffs Elementary School on Sinclair Road was accidental. In an email from Columbia Fire Department, it was announced the fire was accidentally caused by construction crews who were using hot torches near the HVAC unit…… Continue Reading
Fifth Person Charged for Animal Abuse
Fifth Person Charged for Animal Abuse A fifth person has been charged in an animal abuse case out of Cole County. Cole County Prosecutors have charged Randy A. Morgan with 19 felony counts of Second Degree Animal Abuse early Monday. His charges are in relation to events on July 15th, when Cole County Deputies found…… Continue Reading
Sexton Arrested for DWI in Head-On Collision
Sexton Arrested for DWI in Head-On Collision A Fulton woman was arrested for a DWI on Saturday following a car accident where she drove on the wrong half of the highway. 37-year-old Rainie S. Sexton was arrested for traveling east in the westbound lanes of Highway 50, resulting in a head-on collision between Sexton’s Ford…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Crashes in Boone County
Mexico Man Crashes in Boone County A Mexico man was injured in a single car crash in Boone County on Saturday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 20-year-old man was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra on Route Z, north of St. Charles Road, at about 2:20am, when he traveled off the right side of…… Continue Reading
Double Fatality in Cole County Accident Early Saturday
Double Fatality in Cole County Accident Early Saturday Two Jefferson City women died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle accident in rural Cole County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2:20am on Route C west of Zion Road. Troopers said a 2008 Ford Focus was heading westbound when it…… Continue Reading
I-70 Resurfacing Starts Tonight in Montgomery and Warren Counties
I-70 Resurfacing Starts Tonight in Montgomery and Warren Counties Weather permitting, a night-time resurfacing project is scheduled to begin tonight on 20 miles of eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 70, from 1.4 miles east of Route F in Montgomery County to east of Route MM in Warrenton in Warren County. This work will happen…… Continue Reading
Fulton Structure Fire Early Saturday
Fulton Structure Fire Early Saturday Fulton Fire Department responded to a residential fire just after midnight Saturday morning in the 600 block of Churchill Road. Crews were dispatched at 12:13am for a structure fire with possible entrapment. Firefighters arrived at the scene by 12:18am and found heavy flames and black smoke coming from the back…… Continue Reading
Swillum Pleads, Sentencing Hearing Set
Swillum Pleads, Sentencing Hearing Set A formal sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 22, for 25-year-old Ryan Swillum of Jefferson City. He faces a mandatory life sentence, after he pleaded guilty to first-degree statutory sodomy of a child under 12 on Friday. The only question is to whether Swillum will be eligible for parole. According to…… Continue Reading
Moore Appointed Cole County Auditor
Moore Appointed Cole County Auditor Friday, Governor Mike Kehoe announced ten appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two county vacancies. Among those was the appointment of Jay Moore, of Jefferson City, as the Cole County Auditor. Moore is the director of finance for the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce, with over 30 years…… Continue Reading
