Linn County Health Department will visit parks in the county during July and August and host water games

The Linn County Health Department will visit parks in the county during July and August to host water games. The health department will visit Fairview Park in Brookfield on July 6th, Linneus City Park on July 20th, Bucklin City Park on July 27th, and Marceline Country Club Park on August 3rd. Each visit will start […]

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Linn County Sheriff’s office issued a media release saying they re-opened a sexual assault investigation

On June 22nd of last year, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office issued a media release saying they had re-opened a sexual assault investigation and as a result, Kenneth Dean Harper, age 54 was arrested the day before and charged with 118 counts of alleging Child Molestation in the 1st Degree, Statutory Sodomy in the 1st Degree and 1st Degree […]

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Utica man accused of sending nude photos while a teacher at Braymer Schools enters a not guilty plea

A Utica man accused of sending nude photos and videos to students while he was a teacher and coach at the Braymer C-4 School District entered pleas of not guilty in two cases in Caldwell County June 14th. Twenty-nine-year-old Zachary Wayman Douglas is also accused of having sexual contact with a student. Online court information […]

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Moberly schools will not allow students to carry cell phones or smart watches

Students attending Moberly High School will not be allowed to carry cell phones or smart watches with them during the upcoming school year. According to KOMU the Moberly Board of Education passed the measure that aims to curb classroom distractions during its meeting Tuesday. Students must keep the devices in their lockers or cars. If they […]

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Kirksville man operating a motorcycle injured in a crash Sunday morning

The operator of a motorcycle was injured in a crash on Sunday morning eight miles northwest of Kirksville. Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Sanders of Kirksville received serious injuries and was taken to University Hospital in Columbia. The eastbound motorcycle ran off the left side of Connelsville Road in rural Adair County, struck a fence post, and ejected […]

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Utica man returns to Caldwell County court Tuesday for arraignment charges

28-year-old Zachary W Douglas of Utica returns to Caldwell County court Tuesday for arraignment on numerous charges, including four counts of alleged furnishing pornographic material to a minor, alleged sexual misconduct, and alleged sexual misconduct with a child under the age of 15.  The case has been assigned to Judge Brent Elliot and is scheduled […]

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Average gas prices in Missouri

Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 22.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.71 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 63.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.96 per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy […]

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Autospy from Missouri teen results

An autopsy says a Missouri teenager died of blunt force trauma after falling from a 430-foot Florida drop-tower amusement park ride. The report Monday by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office also ruled that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson’s death in March was an accident. Sampson slipped out of his seat about halfway down the Free Fall ride located […]

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Warsaw man arrested Friday night on felony warrants from Linn, Ray and Lafayette counties

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports an arrest over the weekend. Twenty-seven-year-old Caleb Doyle of Warsaw was arrested Friday night on felony warrants from Linn, Ray, and Lafayette counties, misdemeanor warrants from Lafayette County, Richmond, and Lexington police. Plus accusations of felony driving while suspended, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, failure […]

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