Mid-Missouri News

(Missourinet) The chairman of Missouri’s Senate Transportation Committee says toll roads are “dead on arrival” with him and are a non-starter. The opposition from State Sen. Doug …

(Missourinet) An April trial has been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Jefferson City for a mid-Missouri man who’s accused of trying to purchase a “deadly chemical.” …

(AP) The price of oil has surged on the news of the United States’ military strike that killed Iran’s top general. The international benchmark for crude oil …

Charges have now been filed in the Fayette shooting that left a man dead. Howard County prosecutors charged Alfredo Hicks Jr., 21, of Fayette with first-degree murder …

Boone County officials plan to allow refugees to resettle in the county. They gave consent in a letter Thursday, and sent it to Sec. of State Mike …

(AP) U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers. But the plan from the Trump administration includes major …

(AP) — Two women are suing the University of Missouri, saying the school mishandled allegations of sexual misconduct by a former basketball player. The plaintiffs say the …

(AP) A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG Jet said an employee falsified records …

The City of Columbia officially has a new city manager. John Glascock was sworn in, in Mayor Brian Treece’s office on Thursday morning. Glascock will make $180,000 …

The amount of damage is unknown after a house fire on College Avenue. ABC 17 reports that multiple firefighters responded to the scene on Wednesday night. Investigators …

A man is in custody after an armed robbery at a Moberly gas station. Police said they responded to the Daily Mart Gas Station on Wednesday night …

The suspect from Monday’s police-involved shooting in Fulton has died. ABC 17 reports that Police Chief Steve Myers heard from investigators that the suspect died at a …

Javion Lawhorn-Wallace had a hearing scheduled for Thursday morning. The 30-year-old is charged with second degree murder, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and two …

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt says he does not expect many surprises when the Republican-led Senate holds the impeachment trial of Pres. Trump. Blunt joined Wake Up Columbia …

One person is in serious condition after a shooting in north Columbia. ABC 17 reports police were called to We B Smokin’ on Paris Road at around …

We now know the name of the man who was shot and killed in Fayette. Fayette police say John L. Turner, 29, of Poplar Bluff died in …

(AP) A 28-year-old Columbia police officer who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl outside a school has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Andria Heese was charged Monday …

(AP) Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters have broken into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after smashing a door and storming inside, prompting tear gas …

Missouri Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden joined The Gary Nolan Show on Friday. He looked ahead to the 2020 state legislative session, which starts Jan. 8:

(Missourinet) Missouri state troopers will be visible on highways Tuesday and Wednesday for both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day traffic enforcement. Missouri State Highway Patrol …