A northern Missouri congressman whose district includes Moberly and Mexico predicts the massive I-70 expansion construction project will increase traffic on Highway 36. Many truckers use 36, …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mid-Missouri lawmaker predicts I-70 expansion plan will save lives
A state lawmaker who represents three mid-Missouri counties says the massive I-70 expansion project is critical to his district. State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) represents Audrain, Callaway …
Read More »Many mid-Missouri high school games kicking off later tonight; Columbia College soccer to begin at 11 am
The excessive heat warning has led numerous mid-Missouri high school teams to delay kickoffs for tonight’s opening games. Tonight’s Columbia Hickman game against North Kansas City is …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor, state lawmakers say I-70 expansion will boost safety and economic development
A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined Missouri’s governor for Tuesday’s ceremonial bill-signing for the massive I-70 expansion project. The bill provides $2.8 billion to rebuild and expand …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s Midway Golf and Games aims to become mid-Missouri’s premier family fun destination
Saturday is the highly-anticipated grand opening of Columbia’s new Toptracer golf facility at Midway Golf and Games. The multi-level facility has been accepting walk-ins this week. Midway …
Read More »UPDATE: Jefferson City and Fulton now included in severe thunderstorm watch
Jefferson City, Fulton, Kingdom City and Montgomery City are now under a severe thunderstorm watch until 4 this afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis …
Read More »(AUDIO): MU Health Care’s Chinniah and Capital Region Medical Center’s Calvaruso appear live on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia-based MU Health Care and longtime Jefferson City affiliate Capital Region Medical Center plan to fully integrate the two organizations into an integrated academic health care system. …
Read More »MSHP: Three deadly crashes at busy Boone County interchange since 2017
Missouri state troopers say there have been three fatal traffic crashes at the Highway 63 and 124 interchange in northern Boone County in the past six years. …
Read More »(AUDIO): Powerful Missouri congressman trying to obtain federal funding for massive I-70 project
A $2.8 billion bipartisan plan to six-lane I-70 across Missouri has been approved by a conference committee of Missouri Senate and House budget negotiators and is heading …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri Congressman Graves expects NTSB report on deadly Amtrak derailment to highlight crossing markings
A northern Missouri congressman who chairs the U.S. House Transportation Committee says a federal agency is working on its final report on last June’s deadly collision between …
Read More »Mexico/Audrain County homes and cars have hail damage; utility poles snapped near Jefferson City
Authorities in mid-Missouri’s Mexico and Audrain County say significant hail on Thursday afternoon caused damage to numerous vehicles and homes. Mexico Public Safety Major Brice Mesko says …
Read More »MU Health’s Boonville medical building to hold grand opening today
A formal grand opening is set for today for MU Health Care’s new 14,000 square foot medical building in Boonville. While it opened to the public in …
Read More »UPDATE: National Weather Service (NWS) updates severe storm potential timeframe
The National Weather Service (NWS) says there is still uncertainty about potential severe weather this afternoon in mid-Missouri. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Alex Elmore says Columbia is …
Read More »April grand opening set for MU Health’s Boonville urgent care and medical building
MU Health’s new Boonville medical building and urgent care has opened to the public. The 14,000 square foot Jackson road medical building opened on Monday and is …
Read More »MU Health’s Boonville urgent care/primary care opens today
Columbia-based MU Health Care will open its largest outpatient facility outside of Columbia this morning in Boonville. Boonville and Cooper County have been without a hospital and urgent …
Read More »Funding efforts are underway for a new hospital in Mexico, Missouri
A doctor and nurse in mid-Missouri’s Mexico hope to open a brand-new 65,000 square feet hospital in the next 16 months. The town has been without a …
Read More »(AUDIO): Former mid-Missouri hospital employee says money was taken out of check, but company didn’t pay premiums
A former employee of the now-closed Mexico hospital says she has thousands of dollars in medical bills that she didn’t expect. Marissa Hagedorn has a two-year-son with …
Read More »(AUDIO): State lawmaker says MoDOT is already starting to remove dead deer, ahead of legislation
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says recent legislation approved by a House committee has prompted state transportation officials to prioritize removing dead deer and large dead animals from …
Read More »Missouri House committee to vote Thursday on deer legislation
A mid-Missouri lawmaker says a bill is needed requiring the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to remove and bury dead deer found on roads or highways large …
Read More »(AUDIO): State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) discusses dead wildlife legislation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) says there’s a “food fight” between the Missouri Department of Conservation and the state Department of Transportation (MODOT) over which agency should …
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