News Staff Money for a new playground at Ray Miller Elementary school in Kirksville. A 5th grade class won $50,000 to upgrade the playground. The money from Casey’s convenience stores — part of a promotion called Cash for Classrooms.
So the school gets new playground equipment plus sprucing up old equipment. Work to be done by August.
In LaPlata, police say a 32 year old man has admitted breaking into homes in recent weeks.
Cody Williams was arrested after a break-in Tuesday, he was seen on a neighbor’s security camera. Police say he admitted stealing a playstation and then trying to sell it on Facebook Market. Police believe Williams and four other people they’ve previously arrested could be connected to a string of break-ins and thefts.
Too many dogs at the animal shelter in Moberly. So for now, they’re not taking any more dogs until some adoptions take place. Or unitl some dogs are picked-up by their owners. The shelter said on social media that they cannot keep up with the calls or the care of the dogs. In total caring for 22 right now.
A knife fight — one man stabbed, another arrested. Happened about 2 o’clock Sunday morning around Osteopathy and Mill streets in Kirksville.
Police say two men got into a fight…one pulled a knife and stabbed a 21 year old — then cut another man.
Police say the attacker — 20 year old Shawn Dukes — was arrested after he was identified by witnesses. Dukes charged with assault — armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. The victim who was stabbed reported to be in stable condition.
The Missouri patrol arrested 39-year-old Jake Miller of Kirksville on Saturday night. He’s accused of being an habitual offender for driving while intoxicated.
The patrol says he was also charged with driving while his license was revoked. In addition, he was accused of resisting arrest
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by mgarrison
The Missouri patrol arrested 39-year-old Jake Miller of Kirksville on Saturday night. He’s accused of driving drunk.
The patrol says he was also charged with being an habitual intoxicated driver; plus driving while his license was revoked. In addition, he was accused of resisting arrest
You might say she is Kirksville’s chief cheerleader. Carolyn Chrisman — the head of Kirksville Regional Economic Development, or KREDI. Chrisman is stepping down on July 7th. She’s been executive director since 2012 — working to bring businesses and jobs to the area. She oversaw two expansion
projects, Kraft Heinz and Western’s Smokehouse.
She says looks forward to serving in other capacities in the future.
A Brookfield man is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. 52 year old Russell Alan Pirkey is facing multiple felonies. He was locked up initially on $100,000 cash only bond.
Local election final: A write-in candidate will be the Mayor of Green City. David Fields won with 57 votes
He beat Marjorie DeGreef by one vote — she had 56 votes.
The State Patrol is charging a Moberly man with murder for causing a wreck last week.
Officers say that 47 year old Steven Garrett crossed the center line last Thursday on Route M. He plowed into another vehicle — killing Maya Stilwell.
She was pregnant. So Garrett is charged with two counts of 2nd degree murder.