Month: May 2013

The Home Depot confirmed an employee was killed at its distribution center in Mid-Missouri Tuesday afternoon. Family identified the employee as Kenneth Lee Baker, 30, of Auxvasse. According to family, Baker, a married father of four girls, was working on a loading dock when it collapsed and crushed him. Birce Mesko, an assistant safety director

A Mid-Missouri man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to have sex with two underage girls at the same time. Bryan Meador, 28, of Versailles is charged with felony enticement of a child in Lafayette County. Police claim two detectives posing as teens texted Meador and Meador allegedly discussed renting a hotel room with them.

A Columbia man pleaded not guilty in a deadly Jefferson City crash. Dennis Leporin, 28, appeared before a judge Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on charges of second-degree murder, second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanors last month. Court documents state on Wednesday, March 6, Leporin was driving the wrong way on

A section of the city hall in one Mid-Missouri town collapsed Wednesday. The back wall of the historic city hall in La Plata in Macon County collapsed. Officials say the building is not safe for employees to be in. Structural engineers believe the back wall is falling and it could happen suddenly because of the

A school destroyed by a fire two years ago is rebuilding and adding some extra safety at the same time. The Latham R-5 School was rebuilt after a 2010 fire and now a safe room is under construction to keep students, faculty and residents safe from deadly storms or tornadoes. The new construction is costing

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans’ hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton. The Columbia Daily Tribune (bit.ly/13Zf6Iv ) reports that Rudy Perez Jr. is asking a judge to help provide treatment for psychotic symptoms. Defense attorney

Ten different options have been proposed to make it easier to get into and out of the Grasslands neighborhood near Stadium Boulevard. According to a survey sent out, residents largely favor one in particular. That option includes installing traffic signals at the intersections of Turner Avenue and Providence, as well as Burnham and Providence. The

Opponents of a Jefferson City ballot issue to build one high school say the district is still not listening to voters. For the first time since voters rejected a school bond and levy issue, Jefferson City Public Schools is trying to engage taxpayers to see what exactly they want from school leaders. School officials are

Maries County deputies arrested three people early Wednesday for having drugs and stolen property. They were running a narcotics investigation at the home on Route HH near Dixon. Deputies say they found crystal meth, synthetic drugs, several illegal prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia. The drugs were packaged in a manner typically used to sell drugs.

State and local leaders met with the Vietnamese ambassador Tuesday to discuss the importance of increasing trade to the Asian country. Nguyen Quac Cuong talked with Gov. Jay Nixon and economic development and agriculture officials in the morning, then talked at the University of Missouri in the afternoon. During his visit to MU, Cuong met

A fire damaged a home in Boone County Tuesday morning. Crews from Southern Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the 2100 block of Cedar Tree Lane around 8:30 a.m. for a house fire. Firefighters say the fire started in the basement before spreading to an upstairs kitchen. “We had an attack crew in the

More rain could cause river and streams to overflow their banks again this week. As of Tuesday, most of the water had receded on roads in Boone County. However, with the threat of additional rain this weekend, road crews are putting in extra work to keep driving safe and they are keeping a close eye