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A man accused of killing a Moberly resident has been arrested in Illinois. 57 year old John Tucker is accused of shooting Christopher James at the Sherwood Glen Apartments. Police say Tucker and James had both been involved with the same woman.

Governor Parson appointed a Kirksville man to the Truman State University Board of Governors.

Bill Lovegreen with Lovegreen Ford Chrysler gets post. Lovegreen has long been active in civic affairs. He has been on the Salvation Army Advisory Board since 1993, and he has served as a board member of the Kirksville Housing Authority for more than two decades.

Two young children were hurt in a wreck Thursday morning near Macon on Highway 36.

The patrol says they were riding in a car and were not buckled in.

The wreck happened, officers says, when 18 year old Zachary Fink did not yield, and pulled his truck into the path of another car that was driven by 29 year old Derrick Paris of Callao.

Paris had a four year old boy and five year girl in the car. They were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Have you been saving your receipts when you gas-up? If so, you can get some cash back from the state of Missouri.

The state raised the gas tax last year by 2.5 cents a gallon. But the law says that you can get that 2-and-a-half cent refunded, if you keep your receipts.

Now, the Department of Revenue has posted a form to fill out on its website for getting the refund. It’s form 4923-H.

Traffic alert. The intersection of West Fillmore and South Sixth closing Thursday for reconstruction. The intersection to be closed a week, if all goes well. So, you should find an alternate route.

Covid update for Macon County. The number of cases continues to be low. Ten cases of the virus reported in the past week, with one person in the hospital with the virus. On Thursday, the Macon health department is offering Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters — but you have to make an appointment.

A man and woman were seriously hurt on Route M in Macon county Sunday afternoon. The patrol says 21 year old Dawson Meyer of Excello ran off the road in his pick-up and hit a bridge. His passenger 22 year old Carli Switzer was flown to University of Missouri Hospital.

A delay in opening Kirksville’s outdoor water park.

So the indoor pool will extend it’s hours…until 7pm. In addition, the Parks and Recreation Department will have all three wading pools opened daily beginning tomorrow.

The city planned to open the outdoor park Memorial Day weekend but have found there is some infrastructure work still to be done before the water can be treated.

The outdoor water park opened last year in June to rave reviews.

Showing off online means prison time. A Columbia, Missouri man went on Snapchat and showed off illegal drugs and guns. So, Chauncey Howard was arrested on federal charges. He admitted to posing with the items and could get a long prison stretch when he’s sentenced.

A teenager from Moberly suffered moderate injuries in a wreck in Ste. Genevieve county. 19 year old Daniel J. Whitson, lost control of his pick-up Wednesday night and hit a tree. The Patrol says Whitson was not wearing a seat belt. He was taken to Mercy Hospital South at St. Louis.