Former Boone County clerk Taylor Burks decides not to run in the August Republican 3rd District Congressional primary. He had been endorsed by 4th District Rep. Mark Alford, who represents the Fourth Congressional District. Former Columbia state senator candidate Kurt Schaefer filed to run for the seat.

Middle school students in were evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat. Bomb dogs were used to search the school and nothing was found. Versailles Police say they have cellphone used in the threat and have identified a “person of interest.”

A Callaway County couple is charged with stealing money by forging checks and using gas cards from a nursing home. Eric and Lauren Hollowell of Mokane face charges ranging from stealing to identity theft. A man had funds stolen from his bank account almost $3,000 with forged signatures. A nursing …

Who’s in charge in D-C? Missouri Congressman Mark Alford says he knows who’s running the show on Capitol Hill … Alford has come out and endorsed one of his former opponents in a Mid-Missouri Congressional race. He’s backing former Boone County Clerk Taylor Burks for the 3rd District seat. Burks …

There were over 100 power outages in Camden County last night, because of thunderstorms that rolled through Mid-Missouri. Columbia, Pettis, Howard and Cooper County also had scattered outages. Roads are in good shape. The overnight snow only left a dusting in most places.

Like so many other candidates, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe officially put his name on the ballot in the GOP Missouri Governor’s race primary. He also just picked up an important endorsement … He has a cattle farm in Phelps County. Kehoe is the former Sixth District State Senator and won …

Is Planned Parenthood about to be banned from Missouri forever? That’s where Missouri House Budget Chairman Cody Smith wants to go … Conservative lawmakers have long pushed to add an amendment to the Federal Reimbursement Allowance language to bar any Medicaid dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. The F-R-A comes …

Columbia now has an ordinance on the books that declares the city a ‘safe haven’ for LGBTQ Missourians. Attorney General Andrew Bailey is no supporter. He says it goes against established state law … Dozens testified in support of the ordinance last week. But it may be academic. Columbia Police …

Hold off on burning any yard waste or tree limbs for the time being. It’s way too dry. Firefighters worked several natural cover fires over the weekend. Fire crews say the undergrowth is very dry. Jefferson City allows open burning inside the city limits, but that window expires March 1st, …

The 18th annual KWOS  Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon to benefit MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital in Columbia wraps up TODAY. The radiothon runs until 6 pm. Last year’s radiothon raised a record 260-thousand dollars. Kristen Frische says all of the money raised will remain in mid-Missouri at …