MEXICO, Mo., Nov. 4, 2026 - Rural voters sent a clear message on Tuesday: they will back candidates of either party who stand with independent farmers...

College Basketbal Missouri men’s basketball began the day yesterday with some bad news. Freshman Aidan Chronister huty his non-shooting hand and will be out of the lineup for at least four weeks. They then began the 2026-27 campaign showing that loss wasn’t a roadblock to early season success, as the Tigers dominated in a 111-50...

all of the votes are in, this is how voting went in yesterday’s General Election. Missouri Amendment 3 which would restricts abortion and transgender healthcare for minors DEFEATED (NO vote) by a 55-44% margin Amendment 6 which makes it harder for lawmakers to change citizen-led ballot initiatives PASSED by a 59-40% margin. Amendment 7 which...

A former Moberly daycare owner is scheduled to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Naomi Hess previously pleaded guilty in a case involving allegations of physical and emotional abuse at her daycare, Play N’ Learn. The allegations involved three two-year-olds and a three-year-old. Hess was...

Memorial Funeral Mass for 62-year-old Tony Broeker of Mexico will be held on Monday, November 9, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Mexic...

Funeral services for 82-year-old David Taylor, of Mexico, will be held on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home. Visitation will b...

Four people have been displaced after an early-morning fire damaged a duplex in Jefferson City. Firefighters were called just before three o’clock Tuesday morning to the 21-hundred block of Red Oak Drive. Crews found flames in the attic that had broken through the roof. Six fire units responded, including five from Jefferson City and one...

A suspect is in custody following a law enforcement manhunt near Moberly Regional Medical Center. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the area Monday, prompting warnings for nearby residents to secure their homes and avoid the area. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced just before midnight that the operation had concluded and an all-clear was...

Two men have been charged following a shooting at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia. Twenty-five-year-old Antory King and 27-year-old Michael Otey each face two counts of armed criminal action and first-degree assault. Both also face weapons charges involving the shooting at a motor vehicle. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was reported in stable...

A Glasgow man faces felony charges after allegedly driving drunk, crashing into another vehicle and escaping from a patrol car while handcuffed. Thirty-year-old Ryan Suttner was arrested early Sunday after deputies found his Dodge Charger in a ditch along County Road 210. Court documents say Suttner managed to get out of the back of a...