Month: April 2014

26-year-old Zachary Dawson was found shot in a Monroe County home Feb. 19. Since then, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other agencies have been working on what they’re calling a death investigation. Two witnesses who were arrested in connection with the death investigation appeared in the Monroe County Circuit Court on Tuesday. According to

Chris Clark will hit the recruiting trail again. The Hickman guard reopened his recruitment after decommitting from University of Tennessee- Martin. Clark was one of the top players for the Hickman Kewpies boys basketball team, who finished second at the state tournament. When asked what schools he would consider, Clark sent this text to ABC

Some Missouri health officials are stressing the importance of vaccination in light of a measles outbreak on the west coast. The California Department of Health said Friday it received 49 reports of measles in the state, many in Orange County. California had only four reports of measles at the end of March 2013. Although the

A Higbee woman was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges for stealing nearly $176,000 from Million-Taylor Funeral Home. That money was intended to cover customers’ funeral expenses. 40-year-old Beverly Susan Rene Smith was hired in 2001 as the office manager, and held the position until June 2012. Her position included payroll expenses and

Voters in the Harrisburg school district are being asked to decide on a $2 million proposition. Proposition 2 is considered a “no-tax increase bond issue” which will allow the school to install better security, update technology and improve maintenance for the school district. Although enrollment in the Harrisburg school district has remained static over the

A more than 80-year-old bridge on the Columbia city limits is now off limits to school buses, fire trucks and other essential vehicles. This has more a dozen families worried for their safety Tuesday night. The bridge is on Rustic Road just east of Columbia near the Southeast city limits. The road is shared between

Crews were working to fix two outdoor warnings sirens in Jefferson City Tuesday morning, just in time for more severe weather this week. Last week when severe thunderstorms struck mid-Missouri, those sirens did not work. The sirens, one on Militia Drive and the other on Route 179, were damaged back in September after getting hitby

Jefferson City police say one man is dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a domestic incident. Around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police were called out to the 1700 block of Bunker Hill. A woman told police her husband had threatened her with a gun during an argument. The woman was able

A Jefferson City man who was jailed for reportedly threatening and chasing a Mid-Missouri woman over the weekend with a pair of bolt cutters has been released on bond. According to court documents, 34-year-old Matthew Hamilton told law enforcement he had smoked synthetic drugs and became confused. They say after being read his rights, Hamilton