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The Hannibal Police Department reported Friday, Nov. 20, that a suspicious male asked a 5-year-old if the child wanted a ride home from school Friday afternoon. At 4:21 p.m...
Editor’s note: Courier-Post Editor Mary Lou Montgomery began her journalism career more than three decades ago as a cub reporter covering the fire beat. ...
A Monroe City woman was transported to Hannibal Regional Hospital Thursday morning following a one-vehicle accident that cut power to the traffic lights at a busy downtown Hannibal intersection....
A Monroe City woman was transported to Hannibal Regional Hospital Thursday morning following a one-vehicle accident that cut power to the traffic lights at a busy downtown Hannibal intersection and to a pair of nearby schools....
Weather permitting, Friday, Nov. 20, the Missouri Department of Transportation will open the Spencer Creek Bridge on Route P to traffic. The bridge closed for rehabilitation on September 22 under MoDOT’s innovative Safe and Sound Bridge Program. ...
A dark and rainy Tuesday was made even darker for some in Hannibal by a loss of power shortly after noon. The Board of Public Works reports that 1,441 of its customers lost electricity at 12:15 p.m. The outage darkened homes and businesses from Indian Mounds to Clinic Road...
The installation of a new heating unit on the roof of the Mark Twain Museum triggered a fire alarm at the building, prompting a response by units of the Hannibal Fire Department late Wednesday morning...
The following roads remain closed in Northeast Missouri due to flash flooding: Clark County • Route D at Wyaconda River approximately two miles west of Route 81. Knox County • Route K at Middle Fabius River just west of Colony. Le...
Units of the Hannibal Fire Department were dispatched to the report of a vehicle fire at Bear Creek Salvage, 2713 Market St., at 4:24 p.m. Friday. Reportedly, workers were cutting exhaust pipes on a 2002 Dodge Avenger when a fuel line was severed, starting the blaze...
A Hannibal man who refused to provide firefighters with his identity after they extinguished his leaf fire Saturday morning wound up being arrested for scuffling with a police officer. The man, identified as Jason E...
An Elsberry woman was left with moderate injuries following a traffic crash Friday evening in Lincoln County. The mishap happened at 6:25 p.m. on southbound U.S. 61 at Route K, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
On Sunday, Nov. 15, the Hannibal Police Department received a report that Christina Whittaker was missing. Whittaker, 21, was described as white, 5-foot-5, and weighing 180 pounds. She has brown eyes and red hair...
Bowling Green is going to St. Louis. The Bobcats hope it's not the last time they make the trip. Saturday afternoon beneath a grey and cloudy sky, the Bowling Green Bobcats took on the Mexico Bulldogs at home in the quarterfinals of the State playoffs....
“Christmas is for children, and children are our future,” said Dr. Bill Esicar, as he explained why the River Roads Chapter of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) collects and donates toys each year for the Hannibal Salvation Army’s Christmas campaign. A gr...
