A 911 call from the Savannah R-III Learning Center resulted in a fast response from the Savannah Fire Department and the Savannah Police Department, which safely and orderly evacuated students and staff from the Learning Center building. There was a report of a strong gas smell at the Learning Center around 12:37 p.m.
Inspirations Dance Academy Competition Team Members won high marks at the Showstoppers Competition in Kansas City, May 2-4.
Last week, Circuit Judge Dan Kellogg announced to a full courtroom he was going to do something he had never done before: sentencing an admitted child pornographer to probation. Back in March, a Jesse Ryan Meeks entered a guilty plea to all the felony charges of invasion of privacy and five counts of possession of child pornography.
Andew County government is committed to adding 100 tons of new rock on each mile of the county's more than 600 miles of gravel rock roads each year. The actual work is the responsibility of Road and Bridge Supervisor Jim Galbraith and the 12 workers in the Road and Bridge Department.
The June 2023 case where two men were charged with felonies in connection with the break-in at Kovac's Storage on K Highway, in southwest Andrew County remains open. In one part of the case, Dakota Wayne Duty entered a guilty plea in March 2024 to felony charges of burglary, resisting arrest by fleeing and first-degree property damage.
It seems 2024 wasn't a good year for a defendant who managed to get arrested six times for crimes he committed during the year. Back in March 2024, Michael Allen Siler was arrested by Sgt.
It was sentencing day for a 52-year-old Amazonia man who has spent a lot of time in the Fifth Circuit Court during the previous year. Decked out in a neon orange jump suit and orange crocks, Jeffery Brian Ford, entered the second-floor courtroom also wearing leg shackles and handcuffs to sit with his attorney Kyle Fisher.
A Savannah resident charged with the felony of sexual trafficking with a minor recently failed in his attempt to be released from jail on bond. Ross Rutherford, 32, has no prior criminal record and at the time of his arrest back in late January, was employed and living at home, argued his attorney, Mark Wissehr, during a May 12 bond hearing.
Ameren electric customers across Missouri will see their bills go up this summer after a settlement between the utility and consumer advocates was approved by state regulators.
A vision of the future started forming at Monday night's Savannah City Council meeting.