Results are in — Kirksville residents — about 500 of them — gave their ideas for how the city should spend $3.5 million dollars. The top rankings from residents will be funded. They include money for Northpark Soccer Fields. Money to upgrade Rieger Armory, and some of the money will fund trails as well as … Continue Reading Kirksville Residents Decide How The City Should Spend Three Million

In Clay county — a jury has recommends a mother get more than 50 years in prison for leaving her two young daughters in a hot car. Both girls died. Jenna Boedecker found guilty of second degree murder. Her kids were 2 years old and 8 weeks old. She put them in the car while … Continue Reading Hot Car Sentence For A Mom Who Left Kids In Vehicle

Fatal fire in Moberly. It happened Saturday morning on N. Hinkley. The blaze broke out in a commercial building. Firefighters found a man’s body inside after the fire was out. No word on his identity, or on the cause of the fire.

Honoring law enforcement. Mayor Zac Burden signed a proclamation to recognize National Police Week, which runs through Saturday. In a press release the city said “there are more than 800,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Kirksville Police Department. Members of the Kirksville Police Department,” … Continue Reading Police Week In Kirksville

An alert from the state and from the Adair county health department — urging doctors and emergency workers to be alert because of a steep rise in fatal drug overdoses in Missouri involving opioids that a laced with xylazine. The drug is a sedative for animals — not meant for humans — but it’s added … Continue Reading Animal Drug Used To Get High In Missouri — Deaths Rising

In Hardin, Missouri, a one-year-old died Saturday morning when she was hit by a train. The patrol says the girl was on the tracks when the freight train came. But no details given on why she was there, or any other circumstances. The Ray County Sherriff’s department simply asked for prayers for all those affected … Continue Reading Tiny Child Hit By Train

Gas prices have come down — a little. Running $3.40 a gallon in Adair county …down 4-cents from two weeks ago. Statewide, down 8-cents to $3.22 a gallon. So Adair county is still 18 cents higher than the state average.

A whole lot of people toking-up. The state has sold more than a billion dollars worth of legal weed. It started with medical pot back in 2020…and since February, it’s been legal for you to buy cannibas for recreational use. And the pleasure users have spent $256 million in just the last three months.

The state legislature votes to eliminate the state income tax on Social Security benefits. The House voted 154-2 approving the bill Monday, now it goes to Governor Parson. The law would take effect for the tax year that begins next January.

Spending your tax dollars. Missouri lawmakers passed a budget of nearly $50 billion. The plan calls for money to expand I-70 — from St. Louis to Kansas City — $2.8 billion dollars. The budget also has additional funding for pre-K and childcare.