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The Missouri Public Service Commission is holding hearings this week on Clean Line’s proposed Grain Belt Express. It would run wind power from Kansas thru the state …
Read More »ABB plant part of Hitachi deal
Business and government leaders are nervous about what will happen to some 800 workers at Jefferson City’s ABB transformer plant. The company has sold out to a …
Read More »Criminal justice bill a signature policy victory for Trump
(AP) – A criminal justice bill passed by the Senate would give judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and would boost prisoner rehabilitation efforts. It …
Read More »Mizzou picks up TCU transfer quarterback Robinson
Mizzou football has added another transfer quarterback. Shawn Robinson will probably have to sit the 2019 season, under NCAA transfer rules. He comes from TCU, where he …
Read More »Former Lincoln student admits to meth conspiracy
A former Lincoln University student is facing some prison time after admitting to a meth conspiracy in 2017. St. Louis native Bria Royale Lanier-Richie was a student …
Read More »Judge’s rebuke of Flynn upends sentencing, prolongs case
(AP) – The court case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn isn’t over yet. Flynn had been expected to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court …
Read More »New Bloomfield extends agreement with Holts Summit police
The Holts Summit Police Department will keep patrolling New Bloomfield. ABC 17 reports the New Bloomfield Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night agreed to pay Holts Summit …
Read More »Stealing suspect arrested in Fulton
It sounds like a stealing suspect made it easy on investigators in Fulton. Police got word about a rifle stolen from a house on Schultze Street on …
Read More »Columbia man caught with stolen camper, arrested
A man is now in the Callaway County jail for robbing a home… an actual home. Callaway and Boone County deputies served a search warrant Monday near …
Read More »Moniteau County man admits to murdering baby son
A mid-Missouri man accused of murdering his young son last year has changed his plea to guilty. Matthew Hamm will be sentenced in February 2019 after admitting …
Read More »Pat Jones, whose contribution paved way for Katy Trail, dies
(AP) – Pat Jones, who along with her husband provided the initial donation that led to development of Missouri’s popular Katy Trail State Park hiking and biking …
Read More »Activists concerned by prosecutors joining police union
(AP) – Supporters of criminal justice reform are questioning a move by assistant prosecutors in St. Louis County to join a police union, as well as the …
Read More »Aurora Organic Dairy ships first Columbia product Tuesday
About a year and a half after breaking ground in north Columbia, Aurora Organic Dairy rolls its first milk products out of the new facility today (tue). …
Read More »Arizona governor names Martha McSally to McCain Senate seat
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona’s governor has named Rep. Martha McSally to replace U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl in the U.S. Senate seat that belonged to Sen. John McCain. …
Read More »Actress and director Penny Marshall dies at age 75
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Penny Marshall, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. …
Read More »Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has reached a deal to dissolve amid a legal battle with New York’s attorney general. Attorney General Barbara …
Read More »Missouri woman who drove car into Kansas River pleads guilty
(AP) – A 26-year-old Missouri woman who intentionally drove her vehicle into the Kansas River in Kansas has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. …
Read More »Columbia council has nine bidders for city manager search
The Columbia City Council is making the next steps to hire a city manager. Council members will pick three or four of the nine search firms that …
Read More »Grain Belt Express hearings start Tuesday
The Missouri Public Service Commission is holding hearings Tuesday and Wednesday starting today, as it again considers the application for Grain Belt Express. The company Clean Line …
Read More »Chicago police: 2 officers die after being struck by train
(AP) – Chicago police say two officers investigating a shots-fired call on the city’s far South Side have died after being struck by a train. Police Superintendent …
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