KWOS / Jefferson Bank Person You Should Know with Austin Peterson & John Marsh Friday, June 18, 2021 This person was born and raised in Tebbetts and still resides there with his wife and daughter. This person learned how to drive big trucks and tractors while working on the family …

If the Biden Administration decides your black rifle is now illegal, the Cole County Sheriff won’t come banging on your door …    On the KWOS Morning Show, Sheriff John Wheeler says he did lobby lawmakers to clean up some of the language in the Second Amendment Preservation Act. Meanwhile, the …

All state offices will be closed Friday, June 18 in observance of Juneteenth, according to an email sent to state employees.  President Joe Biden officially signed the bill Thursday, establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day.  Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. June 19, 1865 …

(AP) — A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at demonstrators last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Her husband, Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750. The couple …

An employee of the Mosers store in Fulton now faces charges for setting a fire in the building. Firefighters were called out Wednesday afternoon for a fire in the store’s basement. Pamela Cordrey is accused of setting the fire and faces arson charges.

It took less than a full week for someone to announce a bid for Vicky Hartzler’s U-S House seat. Lamar Republican Ed Emery became the first candidate to enter that race this week. The former state lawmaker says he’s ready to represent a much wider portion of the state. Emery …

The feds are telling Missouri officials that the state cannot ignore federal gun laws. A top Justice Department official sent a letter to Governor Parson yesterday (wed). It says the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution outweighs the measure that the governor signed into law last week. The law penalizes …

A Jefferson City man is dead after a Cole County crash Tuesday morning. 66-year-old Harry Bemboom was trying to cross 54 to Buffalo Road when another car hit his. Two people in the other car were injured. A Columbia woman is facing a manslaughter charge after a deadly hit-and-run crash. …

Five people from Nebraska are seriously hurt after a boat explosion at the Lake of the Ozarks. The patrol says it happened just before 2 yesterday (tue) afternoon in the Osage arm of the lake. Investigators say a mechanical problem caused the fuel in the boat to catch fire. James …

A good amount of Republicans have entered their names into the 2022 race for U.S. Senate. But Vicky Hartzler says she would give the GOP the best chance to keep the seat red. Columbia’s U.S. representative announced her bid for Seante .. Hartzler said she wasn’t sure if or when …