Mid-Missouri News

(Missourinet) There are several steps ahead before the implementation of legalized medical marijuana after Tuesday’s passage by Missouri voters of Amendment 2. The election results still need …

There’s a new prosecutor in Cole County. His name is Locke Thompson. The Republican defeated Democrat D.K. Hirner in Tuesday’s midterms. He says he’ll be dealing with …

(AP) – Missouri’s defense bent but didn’t break during Vanderbilt’s final drive, and the Tigers defeated the Commodores 33-28 to clinch bowl eligibility on Saturday. Missouri kicker …

(Missourinet) A southwest Missouri lawmaker who’s leaving Jefferson City because of term limits says he’s “shocked” that voters rejected a ten-cent gasoline tax increase last Tuesday. State …

Why can’t street crews get the salt down on the road before the ice hits? Jefferson City Operations Director Britt Smith says they don’t put down chemicals …

An apartment complex is shot up in Columbia. ABC 17 reports at least seven shots from outside went into windows and walls at the Freedom House Apartments …

The firearms deer season starts Nov. 10 in Missouri (more info here). Conservation agent Tom Strother joined Wake Up Columbia to talk deer (and armadillos, feral hogs, …

It’s historic how much snow we got Thursday. The National Weather Service recorded an 1.5″ at Columbia Regional Airport. That’s five times the old record for Nov. …

(AP) – One of the safest cities in America is struggling to cope with the trauma of a mass shooting while authorities are trying to figure out …

Brianna Lennon was elected as the new Boone County Clerk on November 6. A pending purchase of new voting equipment is what Lennon identified as the first …

Thousands of Cole County homeowners decided it’s worth the money. A 27-cent tax levy increase was approved for the fire protection district during Tuesday’s midterms. “If the …

(AP) – Razor-thin margins in Florida’s bitter races for the U.S. Senate and governor are raising the possibility of recounts, potentially prolonging two of the most closely …

(AP) Australian police say a pickup truck that caught fire in the country’s second-largest city contained several barbeque gas cylinders and was part of an apparent terrorist …

(AP) – A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick …

Callaway County authorities say they’ve tracked down the man who’s been stealing some batteries lately. Chad Laswell, 27, allegedly swiped the batteries from farm and construction equipment …

(AP) — Eighty-five-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital, the …

A Jefferson City bishop released a list Thursday afternoon that included the names of those who had once served in the local diocese. The names were those removed …

The Republican senator from Columbia will serve in a key leadership role in the upcoming state legislative session. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, was elected as Majority Floor Leader …

Jefferson City High School Students were sent home early Thursday after a water line break in the building. The district announced it had to shut off the …

(AP) – Charges have been filed against the captain of a Missouri tourist boat that sank and killed 17 people, including nine people from an Indiana family. …