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The City of Edina is Looking for a New Chief of Police

UPDATE: By the deadline at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20 a total of three applications had been turned in for consideration for the Edina Police Chief position. The Edina City Council isn’t wasting any time. A special meeting is scheduled to take place at City Hall on Monday, January 23 at 5:50 p.m. Members…

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Tune In to the Presidential Inauguration at 10:20 a.m. to See Lisa Blake of Edina Sing With the Missouri State Chorale VIDEO

The Missouri State Chorale is scheduled to perform at 10:24 a.m. at the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., which will be televised nationally.  Below is a video Lisa Blake posted of Thursday’s sound check! EDINA – When the 45th President of the United States is sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, the Missouri State University…

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VIDEO: Missouri Governor Declares State of Emergency, Calls Out National Guard Ahead of Winter Storm Jupiter

Remarks from Missouri Governor Eric Greitens: Good afternoon. We have been closely monitoring what is now being called Winter Storm Jupiter all week. My emergency management team has been tracking the possible effects of this storm and coordinating response plans with state, local and federal agencies. The National Weather Service has raised the current Winter Storm…

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Multiple Agencies Respond to a Structure Fire in Deer Ridge

Multiple agencies responded to a structure fire in Deer Ridge, which is located in northern Lewis County approximately five miles north of LaBelle. “The resident called reporting the wall of their double wide trailer was on fire,” said Paul Ross, Jr., Captain and Public Information Officer for the Western Lewis County Fire Protection District. “The…

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Williamstown Teen Uninjured in Rollover Crash West of Hurdland

A Williamstown, MO, teen walked away from a rollover crash on one of Knox County’s most dangerous stretches of highway. On Monday afternoon, January 9, 2017, Kevin “Nathan” Anderson, 18, rolled the sedan he was driving on the “S” curve west of Hurdland. Anderson was eastbound on Highway 6 when he left the right side…

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Barn Destroyed By Fire West Of Hunnewell

By Marlana Bonnell, Shelby County Herald “All we heard was a big boom,” stated Gerald Shuck, owner of the barn that caught fire Thursday night, December 29, 2016 on County Road 486 west of Hunnewell, MO. According to Shuck, he and his wife were watching television between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. when they heard…

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VIDEO of Knox County Officials, New Sheriff’s Deputies Being Sworn-In to Office to Begin New Terms on January 1, 2017

Knox County Associate Circuit Judge Tom Redington swore-in five Knox County Officials on Monday morning, December 30, 2016 in the courtroom of the Knox County Courthouse in Edina. Incoming Coroner Alan Rimer, returning Public Administrator Theresa Allen-Hamlin, incoming Sheriff Robert Becker, and returning Commissioners Mike Fox and Roger Parton took oaths of office to serve…

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Dangerous High Speed Pursuit Through Shelby, Monroe and Marion Counties – Shelbina Woman Tells Law Enforcers to Shoot Her During Arrest

According to information released by the Shelbina Police Department, on December 22, 2016 at about 10:09 p.m., an officer with the Shelbina Police Department was met head on by a vehicle on Business Loop 36 in Shelbina. After the officer was able to avoid the collision the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but…

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Fatal Car Vs. Tractor Trailer Crash in Knox County

By Echo Menges According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Michael W. Varner, 60, of LaBelle, MO, died following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Wednesday morning, December 21, 2016. Varner was southbound in a 1999 Buick Park Avenue on State Route E in Newark when he failed to yield to an eastbound…

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