Sen. Eric Burlison is part of a conservative caucus of lawmakers trying to keep Missouri from being the last state to adopt a prescription drug monitoring program. …
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Child hit by car in Jefferson City
A 7-year-old is hit by a car Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City. JCPD says it happened on Broadway Street near Highway 54, where Lataeveon Zachary was hit. …
Read More »Woman charged with meth possession inside sheriff’s headquarters
The Audrain County Sheriff says he can’t make this stuff up. Matt Oller reports Mexico native Amanda Smith, 29, was arrested in his department’s lobby on Tuesday. …
Read More »Senate subpoenas Trump Jr. over earlier testimony
(AP) — The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., calling him in to answer questions about his 2017 testimony to the panel as part of …
Read More »House panel votes to hold AG Barr in contempt
(AP) The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. The vote Wednesday capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between …
Read More »Jeff City Councilman on medical marijuana questions
Will an indoor pot farm go in next door to your house? Jefferson City Councilman Dave Kemna says city officials are starting to look at all the …
Read More »State continues initiative on rape kit backlog
(Missourinet) On February 28, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt launched the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative to determine how many thousands of rape kits are sitting on hospital …
Read More »Seoul says North Korea fires 2 suspected short-range missiles
(AP) South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff earlier said North Korea fired at least one …
Read More »Interstate 29 reopens weeks after flooding closed it
(AP) A stretch of interstate highway in northwestern Missouri is open again for the first time since floodwaters shut it down in March. Interstate 29 reopened Wednesday …
Read More »State Reps talk possible film tax credits
Have you ever watched the NetFlix crime series ‘Ozark’? The dark crime drama is supposedly set in Osage Beach. But Representative Rocky Miller says the show is …
Read More »Missouri budget in limbo as deadline to approve looms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP): Missouri House Republicans are backing away from a budget compromise that would allow colleges and universities to charge in-state tuition to students living …
Read More »Denver is 1st US city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
(AP) – Voters have made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms.” Preliminary results show that the citizen-led initiative narrowly …
Read More »WAKE UP COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY 050819
00:00 The Blues and the big stories of the day 00:00 Considerization and the horse alerts the donkey about the cops are coming 00:00 Dave Chapelle and …
Read More »Gary Nolan Show Wednesday May 8th 2019
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Read More »Parson announces incentives plan to lure GM
(Missourinet) Governor Mike Parson, a Republican, has announced a proposed incentives package aimed at growing Missouri’s automotive industry, including a potential $1 billion expansion at GM’s plant …
Read More »Trump exerts executive privilege over full Mueller report
(AP) – The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has exerted executive privilege over the full Mueller report and other investigative records that had been subpoenaed by …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan have named their son Archie
(AP) Prince Harry and Meghan have named their son Archie. Buckingham Palace says that the baby’s full name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The palace made the announcement …
Read More »Blues win Game 7, advance to Western Conference Final
(AP) – The St. Louis Blues have advanced to the NHL’s Western Conference final by winning a marathon seventh game in their second-round series with the Dallas …
Read More »(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on Flat Branch Park expansion
Columbia’s interim city manager will spend the next couple weeks trying to find a way to make up for the loss of some downtown parking spots. The …
Read More »Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal
(AP) — Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its …
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