(MissouriNet) — Just two days after being grilled again by state lawmakers in both parties, the Missouri Department of Labor is suspending all collection of unemployment overpayments for the state and federal portion, at this time. Missouri House Special Committee on Government Oversight Chairman Jered Taylor of Nixa made the …

It will be next spring before a Lake area realtor goes on trial for allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill her former mother in law. Leigh Ann Bauman was arrested in March after she supposedly offered $1500 to have the woman killed. Bauman could face up to …

Medical examiners will perform an autopsy soon on human remains found in Cooper County. They were reported to the sheriff’s department yesterday (thur) in a rural area west of Boonville. We do not know who the person was yet.  

The Fulton teenager who was badly hurt in a car crash last weekend has died from his injuries. Xander Noel, 17, passed away after the crash that occurred Saturday afternoon. His family confirmed the news tuesday on a GoFundMe account that was set up to pay for hospital costs. The …

KMIZ 17 — The Cole County Health Department planned to give out 4,000 total doses this week at the Capital Mall and has only filled 1,600 appointments. Chezney Schulte with the Cole County Health Department said the clinic is accepting walk-ins. If the health department consistently can’t fill 4,000 spots …

Missouri is one of the state’s pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Federal health officials are investigating potentially dangerous blood clots. They’ve popped up in less than one-in-a-million Americans in the days after vaccination. Doctor Margaret Day with MU Health Care says it makes sense to take …

(MissouriNet) — A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will hear public testimony today (Thursday) from residents who live in west-central Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. In-person and written testimony will be taken today by the Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting. The 24-county district includes Columbia, Moberly, Sedalia, Warrensburg, Waynesville, …

(MissouriNet) — Bipartisan legislation aimed at regulating faith-based boarding schools like the now-defunct Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in southwest Missouri’s Humansville will be heard by a Missouri Senate committee. The owners of the Circle of Hope ranch remain jailed without bond, after being charged with 102 felonies between them. …

(AP) — A Missouri lawmaker exiled from the House Republican caucus over accusations of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago is stepping down. Rep. Rick Roeber submitted his letter of resignation Tuesday without citing the allegations against him. Roeber’s adult children last year told House leaders that he …

(AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering setting aside a day each January to honor the late Rush Limbaugh. The Cape Girardeau native gained national fame as a broadcaster on KWOS before he died in February at age 70 after a battle with cancer. A Missouri Senate committee debated legislation Tuesday …