New information: A bus crash in southern Cole County sends a dozen victims to the hospital. The bus ran off Highway 54 near Hickory Hill around 2:30 this morning after the driver, a Boonville man, fell asleep. The bus hit a house and ended up in a farm field. 12 …

Who would you like to see Donald Trump endorse to be Missouri’s next US Senator? Trump this week turned thumbs – down on backing Congressman Vicky Hartzler’s run. Congressman Billy Long doesn’t buy into the stories that Trump turned away from Hartzler after she was endorsed by Senator Josh Hawley … …

Two Jefferson City women face assault and other charges after a large fight Saturday. 18 – year old Janiya Rucker and 34 – year old Tawanna Jullous are also facing child endangerment charges. Police say they found the victim covered in blood and missing a tooth that had been knocked …

Three people are hurt in a crash involving an SUV and farm tractor Tuesday. Troopers say Kellie Bertels of Westphalia rear ended the tractor on Highway – 50 near Militia Drive east of Jefferson City. Both Bertels and the tractor driver, Keith Forck of Jefferson City had moderate injuries. Bertels’ …

A Macks Creek man is accused of sexually abusing a family member for six years. Child molestation and other charges are filed against 42 – year old Joshua Ginsberg. The victim told investigations that Ginsberg began molesting him when he was only 10 years old.

Covid cases are back on the increase in Mid – Missouri. Cole County Health’s Chezney Schulte … Numbers on the Cole County Health website show, that in the week leading up to last week, the county had 133 – Covid positives and 83 – breakthrough cases. Boone County reported 395 – new …

A Versailles woman faces murder charges in the shooting death of her boyfriend. 57 – year old Tracia Caruso is accused of shooting and killing 65 – year old Dennis Seybold Friday. She claimed she shot him in self -defense as he was choking her. Investigators say Caruso had no …

A Fulton man will spend 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of child sex crimes. At the time of his arrest in 2021, 45 – year old Chad Craighead was a teacher and a track coach at North Callaway. The crimes occurred over a two year period while …

A retired Jefferson City Diocese priest is being accused of embezzling from St. Stanislaus Church in Wardsville. The Diocese says the investigation revealed that Father Ignazio Medina wrote checks to himself and a sibling from a church account totaling $300,000. The Diocese says Medina has since repaid the church. Father …

A Fulton man will spend the next ten years in prison. Antonio Beard was sentenced after pleading guilty to meth possession and gun charges. Beard was arrested after a raid at his Fulton home in 2019.