A southwest Missouri congressman who’s seeking the GOP U-S Senate nomination traveled to Mar-a-Lago in Florida last week to meet with former President Donald Trump. Springfield Congressman Billy Long is seeking Trump’s endorsement in the primary: Congressman Long says that former President Trump told him there are two Senate primary …

Abc – 17 — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says drivers can expect increased patrolling and traffic on all major highways for the Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers will be posted on I-70, Highway 63, Highway 54, and other major roadways across the area. 10 people died in crashes on Missouri Highways …

A popular Jefferson City men’s clothing store will be changing hands in January. Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman and his wife are selling Samuel’s Tuxedo and Gifts to businesswoman Hannah Spalding. Bushman says Spalding will focus on tuxedos, which means other clothing, toys and Christmas collectibles will go away …

Fox News — Jurors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday declared Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts, capping off an intense trial surrounding the deadly unrest in that city last summer.  Rittenhouse, 18, would have faced a mandatory life sentence if found guilty and convicted of first-degree intentional homicide. The …

Mark McCloskey thinks Kyle Rittenhouse should ‘walk’. The St. Louis attorney and U-S Senate candidate was in Kenosha Wisconsin this week. He says Rittenhouse should be found not guilty because he was only defending himself when he shot three people during the 2020 riots. But McCloskey knows new potential violence …

Abc – 17 — It’s going to cost more to send your kid to Mizzou. The Board of Curators approved raising housing and dining rates for the M-U campus. A 6% increase will go into effect at the start of the 2022 summer session. Room and board will now cost …

ABC – 17 — Jefferson City Fire Department firefighters put out a house fire on the 2700 block of Briarwood Drive Thursday morning. Firefighters arriving on the scene found the rear and interior of the residence on fire.  Crews say the house had significant smoke and fire damage. The family is receiving help …

(AP) — Authorities say remains found at a home near Lebanon are those of a missing woman who was photographed partially nude inside a cage. Two men were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Cassidy Rainwater. James Phelps and Timothy Norton were arrested in September after …

How will the skills you learned in the military translate to the civilian workplace? Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe says the state is working on a new website to better put veterans in touch with prospective employers …      Kehoe sees veterans being one solution to the hiring challenges Missouri has …

(AP) — A southwest Missouri man who threatened two Democratic U.S. congressmen was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in federal prison. Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, of Marionville, was sentenced for threatening Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri and Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee. He pleaded guilty in June to two …