Mid-Missouri’s daily coronavirus case numbers are still fairly high. Cole County added 55 new cases yesterday (thur). Boone County reported 93 new positives yesterday (thur). Active cases went up. Hospitalizations fell, but are putting a strain on resources. You’ll have plenty of chance to get the coronavirus vaccine in Boone …

KMIZ  — One person is dead and four injured after a shooting near a bar at the Bagnell Dam Strip at Lake Ozark. In a news release by the city, officials report they believe the shooting to be gang-related and the public should not be concerned about their safety. City …

Missouri’s Secretary of State says he’s ready if politicians in D-C vote to federalize elections laws …   Jay Ashcroft calls the proposed changes to override Missouri election laws unconstitutional. He adds the state wouldn’t face the same challenges as Texas did when Democratic lawmakers there avoided a vote by leaving …

KMIZ 17 — An Eldon man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Wednesday in a sex crime case involving a child younger than 12. Luke A. Lessmeier pleaded guilty to one count of statutory sodomy in a Miller County courtroom. He will have to serve at least 85% of …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson signs new regulations for unlicensed religious board schools in Missouri. For years, students at some of these faith-based boarding schools have allegedly been beaten, raped, starved, restrained, and isolated long-term. Allegations have been made against Agape boarding school and Legacy Boys Academy in Stockton, Masters Ranch …

Joseph Elledge is back in court today (thur). He’s the Columbia man accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji (MUNG-she Jee) back in October 2019. A judge will decide whether to allow secret audio recordings between the two into evidence. Prosecutors say the conversations detail months of verbal abuse by …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson has signed into law today a boost in the state’s gas tax for the first time in about 25 years. The plan, passed this year by the Missouri Legislature, will increase the user fee by two-and-a-half cents annually over a five-year period – and offer a …

A GOP candidate for Vicky Hartzler’s Congressional seat is calling out one of his potential challengers. Cass County Commissioner Ryan Johnson says Columbia State Senator Caleb Rowden shouldn’t continue to serve on the committee that will redraw Missouri’s congressional district boundaries … Rowden says he is considering a run for …

(MissouriNet) — A Versailles man is in custody in central Missouri’s Morgan County jail charged with Making a Terroristic Threat. 33 year old Yassine Bouyassine is accused of telling two co-workers on July 8 that he was going to blow up their workplace. Bouyassine worked at Gates Corporation in Versailles. …

Authorities have caught a Jefferson City shooting suspect. Police said they arrested Trey Garrett at a home this week. Garrett is accused of shooting someone at an apartment on Broadway Street back on June 4th. He ran away before the cops got there. Garrett has been charged with first-degree assault …