KIRX News

Traffic note: LaHarpe Street – from South Franklin Street to South Baltimore Street – will be closed to traffic until 7 pm today (9/15). They’re putting down new asphalt. Also Friday, work will begin on First Street – from Jefferson Street to Shepard Avenue – so you should use a different route.

An unusual practice for first responders on Wenesday in Moberly. They will practice a big what if — what if a vehicle crashed into a train car that was carrying used nuclear fuel from the Navy.

They will actually have a vehicle hit an empty car in the rail yard to practice the response. Federal and local authorities are taking part in the drill. Spent fuel shipments do move through the area — accompanied by armed couriers — as they travel to an Idaho facility.

The Adair county sheriff’s office will try something new on their Facebook page. On Fridays, they will post what their deputies have been up to, and what they’ve encountered in the previous week. The idea, the sheriff says, is to maintain a safe community. The new Facebook feature will be called, ” Friday Facts.”

Blood tests. The Sullivan County Health Department in Milan will let you walk in form 8:30 to 10 on the 29th and get lab work done. They will draw blood for the PSA test to check the prostate. That’s $10, so is an A1C test. Other tests are $30 such as a complete blood county, a lipid panel or thyroid test, again that’s 8:30 to 10 on the 29th.

Covid cases dropped in Adair county in the past 7 days. 36 cases reported. That’s 20 fewer than the previous
7-day period. The Adair County Health Department will have doses of the new booster shot soon — that is supposed to be effective against the Omicron strain. If you need information or want to schedule an appointment, call the health department.

A Kirksville murder suspect found dead. That’s what the sheriff believes about human remains found Tuesday off
Youngstown Trail

That’s where the search has been focused for Jesse Rongey. The sheriff says evidence strongly suggests it is Rongey that they found. He’s accused of killing and mutilating 54 year old Stephen Munn of Kirksville. He killed Munn on Youngstown Trail after he had been staying on Munn’s property.

A motive for the murder, not given

A new Gallup poll says that for the first time, more America say they smoke pot than cigarettes.

Sixteen percent of adults say they use marijuana, compared to 11% percent who just smoke cigarettes. That’s according to the poll of 1,013 adults contacted in July.

Meantime, the issue of legalizing weed may be on the ballot for Missouri voters this November. But, it may not. A group is suing to keep voters from deciding, and the judge has a Sept. 13 deadline

Do you have some kids halloween costumes you’re not using?

The Kirksville Kiwanis club can put them to good use. They’re having the annual costume drive to help kids who can’t afford a trick or treat outfit.

You can drop off a costume at the Adair County Public Library or Adair County YMCA through October 16th.

In Moberly, police arrested a man on a parole violation and found that he had stolen items in his home.

33 year old Dustin Wheeler was arrested. Wheeler was locked-up on a pending charge of second-degree burglary. Police said they would work on returning the stolen items to their owners.

A tax-cut for Missouri residents is put on hold for a few days.

State lawmakers will not gavel into session next Tuesday to consider cutting state income taxes.

Instead, they will start the session on September 14th. That will give legislative leaders time for more wheeling and dealing behind closed doors. The governor vetoed the idea of a one-time tax rebate; he wants a tax cut. So, lawmakers have to decide to either override the governor on the rebate — or go along with him on reducing the tax rate.