One of the biggest challenges now facing Mid – Missouri small business owners is a lack of available workers. Brad Jones is the director of the Missouri Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business. He says too many young potential staffers can’t afford to go to work … Jones …

The Route D overpass west of Jefferson City reopens earlier than planned. The bridge was being rehabbed and wasn’t expected to be back open before next Monday. It reopened Thursday. The contractor also wrapped up work early on the Truman Blvd overpass last week.

A young Cole County man who’s facing charges after the shooting death of his girlfriend sees his trial delayed. Joshua Wilbers is charged with manslaughter of Hallie Phillips. His attorney asked for a delay to look over lab reports and find an expert witness for the trial. The judge set …

‘Politics, party infighting and an election year.’ 2024 could be interesting. Mid – Missouri Senator Mike Bernskoetter wouldn’t be surprised that Senator Bill Eigel and other members of the supposedly defunct Conservative Caucus tie up work again next session … Eigel is running for the Republican nomination for Governor. On …

Ashland’s Police Chief is getting a 50% pay cut. The Chief has been on paid leave since July after allegations of a personnel matter were leveled at Gabe Edwards. The pay cut from the Board of Aldermen comes as a former officer filed suit claiming Edwards wrongly fired him.

A Jefferson City woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the convenience store where she worked. Jessie Niekamp is charged with felony stealing after nearly $5000 turned up missing from a deposit for Midwest Petroleum on Ellis Blvd. where Niekamp worked. Investigators say she admitted to the theft.

You’ve heard many larger Mid – Missouri manufacturers say they could create more jobs if there was housing for those workers. Late last year private developers of some planned workforce housing complexes weren’t approved for HDC funding. The agency claimed there was too much opposition in the community. But Jefferson …

A fired Ashland police officer is suing the city. Tom Whitener claims he was terminated after he reported misconduct by suspended Police Chief Gabe Edwards. Edwards was placed on leave back in July after the allegations came to light.

A woman is recovering after being pulled from a storm drain on the Westminster campus in Fulton Tuesday. Crews were called out after a student heard someone screaming from inside the drain near the freshman dorm. The woman in her 30’s was not a Westminster student. They say she could …

Missouri State Rep. Adam Schwadron says the Hamas militants are terrorists .. plain and simple. The Jewish Missouri lawmaker says there’s a major St. Louis fund drive underway to help the victims of the attacks … Schwadron says several families have pledged to match the first $650,000 raised. The St. …