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John Marsh

Senate filibuster ends after 30 hours of debate

ABC – 17 — The Missouri Senate ended a filibuster early Wednesday morning, after over 30 hours. State senators started talking around 6 p.m. on Monday about the proposals to redraw Missouri’s eight U.S. Congressional districts. The map passed out of the Republican-led Missouri House of Representatives has six Republican-leaning …

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USDA Chief visits Lincoln U

ABC -17 — While visiting Lincoln University Monday afternoon, U.S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new billion-dollar climate partnership with the University. The United States Department of Agriculture will invest the money into climate-smart commodities and will offer grants for pilot projects. This comes as Vilsack says farmers and …

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“White powder’ turns up at Missouri Corrections building

A white powder scare at a Jefferson City state government office. A letter containing a white powder showed up at the Department of Corrections office on Plaza Drive Monday morning. 50 – 60 staffers were evacuated from the building. The employee who opened the letter was isolated in an ambulance …

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JCPD Chief to retire

Jefferson City Police Chief Roger Schroeder plans to retire. He’s led the department since 1999. Schroeder’s resignation will be effective on March 19th but in a letter sent to city officials, Schroeder said he would remain in the position until a replacement is found. The city posted a link to …

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SAPA law before Mo High Court

 (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on the constitutionality of a new state law forbidding local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws. A lower court judge rejected a challenge to the law brought by St. Louis city and county and Kansas City officials …

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Accused child killer wants out of jail while awaiting trial

(AP) — Attorneys for a Missouri woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy are asking that she be released from prison during legal proceedings. Quatavia Givens is accused of killing Darnell Gray while she was babysitting him in Jefferson City in October 2018. She initially was charged with child abuse, …

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Pretty healthy snow totals for Mid – Missouri

While Jefferson City got a little over 8 inches of snow, about ten inches of snow have fallen in Columbia, since the winter storm began. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Mark Fuchs says that 9.9 inches of snow fell at Columbia Regional Air port during the storm, which …

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Arrests in Hartsburg in JCMO shooting

17 – Two people have been arrested after a 25-year-old man was shot in Jefferson City on Thursday morning, Powell Yaeger, 27, and Alisha Selvey, 32, were arrested Thursday afternoon in Hartsburg,. Police found a rifle they think was used in the earlier shooting, according to the release. Prosecutors charged …

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