The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 14, 2026
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, right, speaks to reporters on Sept. 10 after the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, center, “was in contempt” for ordering use of an illegal congressional map (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent).
Republican officials aren’t giving up on the congressional map they pushed through the Missouri legislature last year, despite two setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and a state Supreme Court ruling that the map never became law. Their next chance comes Thursday before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.…
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The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 11, 2026
A Brookfield woman died Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 36 about a mile east of Macon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash…
The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 11, 2026
A Clarence man was seriously injured Friday morning when the pickup he was driving ran off Route K north of Tenmile and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol…
The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 11, 2026
Abnormally dry conditions now cover all of Macon County on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. The map released Thursday and valid Sept. 8 shows 100% of the county in…
The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 11, 2026
Drivers should expect delays at the U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 interchange in Macon through the end of September, according to MoDOT work-zone listings. Bridge maintenance on U.S. 63 north…
The Atlanta Missourian · Sep 11, 2026
Blood drive. Red Cross takes donations from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Atlanta library, according to the Macon Area Chamber of Commerce calendar. Appointments: redcrossblood.org. Bring a photo…
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Recent Crashes — MACON Co.
FATAL
US HWY 36 1 MILE EAST OF MACON
Sep 11
MSHP →
SERIOUS
RT K 2 MILES NORTH OF TENMILE
Sep 11
MSHP →
MINOR
US 36 2 MILES WEST OF CALLAO
Aug 25
MSHP →
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Arrests — MACON Co.
FUGITT, JUSTIN M
21 · Sep 12
DWI
REED, CORBIN D
20 · Sep 10
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
PEARMAN, SAMUEL J
29 · Sep 6
DWI
All Arrests
All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.