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The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Cameron J. Hunter, 18, of Bevier, MO. Hunter was arrested on May 12, 2025, for 1st Degree Rape or Attempted Rape, 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse, and 3rd Degree Kidnapping, after an investigation by DDCC. On May 10, 2025, the Macon County Sheriff requested that the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigate allegations of a sexual assault in Bevier, MO. During the investigation by the Troop B Criminal Investigations Unit, probable cause was established for arrest, and Hunter was taken into custody. On May 13, 2025, the Macon County Prosecuting Attorney charged Hunter with one count of 1st Degree Rape or Attempted Rape, 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse, and 3rd Degree Kidnapping. Hunter is being held in the Macon County Jail with a $250,000.00 bond.

The City of Kirksville wants to inform residents of street construction that will soon begin. Work on West Elizabeth Street, from North Osteopathy Street to North Franklin Street, will begin on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The street will have alternating traffic lanes during construction. This project should be completed by May 22, depending on the weather. Please pay attention to signage and personnel in construction zones. Residents are encouraged to use alternate routes.

Coming to Kirksville community theatre this summer – Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical! Mark your calendars now for July 11 – 13 to make sure you don’t miss this heartfelt and humorous adaptation of the popular middle grade novels.
Middle school, ugh. It’s the worst. But Greg is determined not to be at the bottom of the popularity chart. He’ll leave that to his weird neighbor, Fregley. Or maybe Greg’s best friend Rowley Jefferson. But it’s not going to be Greg… no way. Jeff Kinney’s popular character takes center stage as Greg’s cartoon diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical. Will Greg’s plans to become popular lead him to sacrifice his one true friend? Can anyone avoid the dreaded Cheese Touch? Grab a hall pass and don’t be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who actually survived middle school. Roles are available for community member adults and teens ages 13+. More audition information can be found here: https://kirksville.gov/p/summer-theatre. Kids 8-12 should plan to attend kids theatre camp June 30 – July 10 where they will learn production numbers to perform in the show with the teen and adult cast.

The Kirksville R-III school district says the new parking lot in front of the middle school and high school is now open! Pedestrian access will remain open along the north side of the middle school, as well as the sidewalk connecting the west side of the high school to the middle school. Bus traffic will continue as usual. However, parents dropping off and picking up middle school students will be affected. Parent drop-off and pick-up of middle school students will take place within the new parking lot. Vehicles should enter the north end of the new lot (using the driveway that connects the front of the high school to Cottage Grove.) Traffic will move south through the parking lot to a concrete pedestrian pad located on the south end that will serve as the new WMMS student drop-off and pick-up location. Vehicles will exit from the south end of the new parking lot (using the driveway in front of the middle school–back onto Cottage Grove.)

City of Kirksville Tourism and Main Street Kirksville want to know what YOU want to see in our wonderful Downtown Kirksville! Downtown Kirksville is the heart of our community, and we’re looking for input on how we can make it even better. Whether you live, work, study, or spend time downtown, your ideas matter. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey and let us know your thoughts and ideas. There’s a link to it up on the Facebook page for Main Street Kirksville.

Join members of the Kirksville Police Department and Kirksville Fire Department in a friendly competition as the 2025 Kirksville Battle of the Badges Blood Drive happens on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the Multi-Purpose Building at the NEMO Fairgrounds. Each year, the drive is dedicated to former Kirksville Chief of Police Steve Farnsworth, who frequently donated blood to the Red Cross. The blood drive will run from 12:00 pm to 5:30 pm. To schedule an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter ChiefFarnsworth in the Make An Appointment box. You may also call 1-800-733-2767.

The City of Kirksville invites you to celebrate Historic Preservation Month with a Historic Site Tour at 5:30 pm on May 27. Mayor Zac Burden will lead this tour of seven properties proposed to become local Historic Landmarks, providing historical information on each building. The tour will start in front of Pagliai’s. We encourage residents to park downtown because five sites are walkable from there, but two of them, the former Willard School and Rieger Armory, will need to be driven to.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Brody C. Lewis, 26, of Tina, Missouri. Lewis, a former Macon County Sheriff’s Deputy, was arrested on May 6, 2025, in connection with a domestic assault investigation conducted by the Troop B Criminal Investigative Unit. On May 6, 2025, allegations of domestic assault against Lewis were reported to the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. Macon County Sheriff subsequently requested DDCC investigate the allegations. Investigators with the Patrol learned that a woman had reported that she was assaulted by Lewis. After further investigation, DDCC investigators arrested Lewis on May 6, 2025. The Macon County Prosecuting Attorney charged Lewis with three counts of Domestic Assault and one felony count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon on May 7, 2025. He was transported to the Randolph County Jail and is being held without bond.

Here’s a friendly reminder from the City of Kirksville to have your trash and recycling totes curbisde by 6:00 am on your collection day. Doing so helps ensure your trash and recycling get collected.

The bridge rehabilitation project to make essential structural repairs on the Interstate 72/U.S. 36 Mark Twain Memorial Bridge near Hannibal is scheduled to begin on May 12. At that time, traffic will be reduced to one lane on eastbound and westbound I-72/U.S. 36 over the bridge, with a 12-foot width restriction in place. On May 30, the bridge will close for up to 30 days, as the repairs at that stage cannot be completed under traffic. MoDOT has issued an emergency contract and is working with the contractor to make these repairs as quickly as possible, including incentives should the crews restore one lane of traffic in each direction earlier than 25 days.