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A seven-year-old has minor injuries after a Cole County bus crash. The Highway Patrol says say the bus was trying to cross Highway 50 at Henwick Lane …
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Claudell Lane murder suspect pleads to lesser charge
It’s a lesser charge for one of the people involved in a deadly botched drug deal in Columbia in 2016. The Daily Tribune reports Dariel Reid (pictured, …
Read More »Local man dies in southwest Missouri crash
A California, Mo. man has died in a car accident in the southwest corner of the state. The Highway Patrol says Billy Penn crossed the center line …
Read More »After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast
(AP) – Eleven days ago, Lee Gantt was at a Hurricane Florence party in her neighborhood in Georgetown, where the story is that some houses near the …
Read More »Cole County commissioners consider jail expansion
Cole County commissioners are considering an engineering study. The new county jail has unfinished shell space where they could expand and add cells for about 200 more …
Read More »State association: corrections officers have low pay, morale
The head of the Missouri Corrections Officers’ Association says state prison workers need more pay. Gary Gross tells Missourinet those officers make an average of $29,500, below …
Read More »Trump, Rosenstein to meet Thursday
(AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump and his embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke on Monday and will meet Thursday at the White …
Read More »Local detective helps bust Iowa man for child sexual exploitation
An Iowa man is going to federal prison for a while on child sex crimes, thanks to the work of an undercover Boone County Sheriff’s Department detective. …
Read More »Home near I-70 connector damaged by gunshot
Columbia police have confirmed shots fired at a home near the I-70 connector. Officers found shell casings at Eastwood Drive and Clark Lane at about 5:30 a.m. …
Read More »New misconduct accusations roil Kavanaugh nomination
(AP) – A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court. It …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks
Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks is on the ballot for the first time. The Republican was appointed in the summer of 2017 to replace longtime clerk Wendy …
Read More »Driver, 21, dies in Old Highway 63 crash
A 21-year-old driver is dead after a crash early Sunday on Old Highway 63. Columbia Police say Perri Jones lost control of the car at high speeds …
Read More »Mizzou basketball’s Mitchell Smith booked on suspicion of DWI
A Mizzou men’s basketball player has been arrested on suspicion of DWI, and allegedly possessing a suspended or revoked license. Online records show Mitchell Smith, 20, was …
Read More »Fulton police investigate shots fired at McDonald’s
Fulton authorities are looking for the man behind an assault and a gunshot at McDonald’s. Police say it happened at about 2:16 a.m. Saturday at the restaurant …
Read More »Significant damage to Hearnes Center after water leak
A water leak has done significant damage to the Hearnes Center, including the arena floor. Workers noticed the leak early Saturday at the facility on the Mizzou …
Read More »Eastbound ramps closing at Highway 87 and I-70
Work continues to re-do the Highway 87 bridge over Interstate 70 near Boonville. Starting Sunday at 9 p.m., both eastbound ramps at I-70 and Highway 87 will …
Read More »Trump, at UN, to again confront North Korea’s nuclear threat
(AP) – As he begins the sequel to his stormy U.N. debut, President Donald Trump will again confront the dangers posed by North Korea’s nuclear threat, though …
Read More »Fulton fugitive arrested
A man accused of resisting arrest a couple ways in the Fulton area is now in jail. Deputies were looking for Lance Carter on Sunday morning on …
Read More »Amid furor, Trump pushes pause on deciding Rosenstein’s fate
(AP) — As Air Force One streaked across the desert sky and Las Vegas faded in the distance, President Donald Trump began seeking opinions. The TVs on …
Read More »China hikes tariffs on US imports
(AP) – China has raised tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. imports in an escalation of their fight over technology policy following a deadline for President Donald …
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