How long has Jefferson City been pushing the idea of building a convention center? Since the 1980s. But Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe thinks the center and attached hotel planned for the old MSP prison site will happen … That hotel would be built on about 30 – acres of the …

A Fulton man faces child enticement charges. 51 year old Cory Rickabaugh is accused of having sexually explicit conversations with an underage girl. The victim claimed she’d been in touch with Rickabaugh since she was 13.

A California Missouri worker is named as the victim of a bridge collapse in Kearney north of Kansas City. 22 – year old Conner Ernst of California died when the bridge came down as crews were pouring concrete Wednesday. He worked for Lehman Construction of California. OSHA is investigating. Three …

Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman is excited about three low – income private apartment complexes planned for Jefferson City. He says when built they’ll offer about 120 – apartments to lower income workers … While Commissioners unanimously signed off on the ‘workforce housing’ plan, Mayor Carrie Tergin had to …

(AP) — In just 20 months, Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 25 lawsuits against Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging policies on COVID-19 vaccinations, climate change, immigration and education, among other things. It puts Missouri behind only Louisiana in the number of lawsuits against the Biden administration. …

Governor Mike Parson surveyed the damage from the wildfire that burned two dozen buildings in Wooldridge in Cooper County Saturday. The Governor says it’s fortunate there was no loss of life. The fire burned over 3000 – acres and even closed I-70 because of the heavy smoke.

(AP) — Missouri voters for the first time Tuesday began casting ballots before Election Day without having to provide a reason why they couldn’t wait to vote in-person at their assigned polling places. The two-week early voting period is part of a new law that also requires people to show …

(AP) — Investigators are trying to determine if two dogs caused the death of an Amazon driver whose body was found in the yard of a home in northwest Missouri. Ray County Sheriff said deputies went to a home in Excelsior Springs Monday evening after reports that an Amazon truck …

A student is suspended after being caught with a BB gun at school. Police were called to Lewis and Clark Middle School Tuesday after getting a tip about a child with a gun. The student was found with an air gun. Law officers recently warned about a Tik Tok challenge …

They’re showing off plans for Cole County’s EMS headquarters and downtown ambulance base. The new building will go up at the corner of McCarty and Adams and will serve the busiest area of town. An ambulance stationed across the street at the Cole County Jail went on the most calls …