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JCMO bust lands three in jail

Three men face drug and other charges after a Jefferson City bust. Police raided a home on Manila Street and a Jefferson Street motel room. Officers seized meth, crack cocaine, cash and several guns. The three face charges ranging from drug trafficking and felon in possessing of a firearm.

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Mid – Missouri Senate leader sounds off on school choice

As ‘KWOS News’ first told you, Columbia’s School Superintendent says passage of a school choice bill at the Capitol will force him to cut programs and maybe even staff. But Senator Caleb Rowden calls ‘foul’ on Brian Yearwood’s comments … The bills’ passage would allow districts to set up charter …

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Downed power poles cause three hour JCMO power outage

Early morning storms took out power to parts of Jefferson City, Cole County and other areas of Mid – Missouri Thursday. Listeners reported power poles down at the sod farm in the river bottom north of the Missouri River Bridge. At one point Ameren said over 1300 customers had no …

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Will I – 70 project include upgrading service roads?

You’ll soon see work begin along I-70 from Columbia to Kingdom City to widen the interstate to six lanes across Missouri. Callaway County Representative Jim Schulte was asked if the nearly $3-billion project includes any money for upgrading the outer road … The Mid – Missouri stretch of I-70 should …

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School choice debate continues

Is this the year that school choice laws pass at the Missouri Capitol? The Show Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass has been watching the debate. She says opponents like the Missouri State Teachers Assn. say the plan that would allow parents to choose a better performing district could be felt in …

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More storms on tap for JCMO and area all day and evening

Another round of strong to severe storms is possible again this afternoon or evening as a cold front approaches. ABC – 17 forecasters say they’re slightly more confident in more widespread severe storms tonight. All hazards are possible on Today – Thursday with golf ball to tennis ball size hail …

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Missouri business owners say the economy is tough

Mid – Missouri small business owners don’t sound too optimistic about the economy. Brad Jones is with the Missouri Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business…. Jones adds that many of those Missouri business owners are just having to make do with the staff they have. He says they’re …

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Osage County man pleads guilty to double homicide

A man from Linn pleads guilty to killing an Osage County couple in 2021. Warren Taylor is to be sentenced later this month in the deaths of Leonard and Pauline Gerloff at their home in Chamois. Witnesses say they saw Taylor’s truck leave the scene the day of the slayings. …

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