It’s been three years since an EF – 3 tornado hit Jefferson City. Sunday marked the anniversary of the twister that hit late at night on May 22 2019. The tornado cut a path from Eldon along Highway 54 through southern Cole County before hitting Jefferson City. Buildings were damaged …
Read More »Bridge work on 50 at the Cole – Osage County line
You’ll have to deal one closed lane on the Highway 50 bridge at the Osage River. Mo-Dot crews are doing work under the bridge. One westbound lane will be closed through Friday.
Read More »Senator Rick Brattin weighs in on congressional maps
If you were a legislator would you have voted for the Missouri gas tax increase if you’d known that you’d be paying over $4 – a gallon one year later? Senator Rick Brattin says he never supported the law that will have you forking over almost 30 – cents a …
Read More »Thunderstorms clobber Rolla, Phelps County
Storm damage is being cleaned up in and around Rolla yesterday after yesterday’s severe thunderstorm. The roof partially collapsed on the Stuckeys on I-44 but no one was hurt. There also reports of a home and barns being damaged. Emergency crews had to do several water rescues and there were …
Read More »Congressional candidate says inflation is really hurting Mid – Missouri
A former Boone County clerk who’s seeking the GOP nomination for Missouri’s fourth congressional district is slamming the Biden administration’s handling of inflation. Hartsburg’s Taylor Burks says the industries being impacted by inflation are the ones hit hardest by COVID: Inflation has remained near 40-year highs.
Read More »McCloskeys can’t help right wing group
AP — The Missouri Supreme Court denied a request by U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey and his wife to give free legal advice to a conservative activist group as a condition of their professional probation, but McCloskey said Thursday he’ll try to find another right-wing organization to represent. Mark and …
Read More »Maybe you don’t need a JCMO business license
If you have a one –person home based business operating out of your garage, should you still have to go to City Hall and pay for a business license? A new state law would exempt those Mom and Pop ‘no – impact’ companies from needing that city license … 4th …
Read More »Who will get the Missouri income tax rebates?
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday said he’s concerned about a one-time tax credit bill awaiting his approval. The bill lawmakers sent to Parson calls for up to a $500 nonrefundable tax credit for single workers and a maximum of $1,500 for married couples filing jointly, although the …
Read More »Congressional maps signed by Governor
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed new U.S. House districts into law Wednesday that are expected to shore up Republican strength in the state’s most competitive congressional district ahead of this year’s elections. The new voting districts took effect immediately, meaning they will be place for the Aug. 2 primary. …
Read More »Pennsylvania race too close to call
AP – John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, easily won the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but the Republican race appeared headed for a recount. Fetterman now faces the winner of the Republican primary, which was a two-candidate race early Wednesday with celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz holding a …
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