A Cole County woman is dead after she’s hit by a train. Troopers say Kelly Stevens was walking on the tracks close to Lookout Trail near her native Centertown yesterday (wed) morning when she got hit. Stevens was 46 years old.
Read More »COVID numbers grow and grow
State officials confirmed more than 19-hundred new coronavirus positives yesterday (wed). That’s another record, and the eighth straight day with at least a thousand new cases. ABC 17 reports Missouri is now in the White House’s COVID-19 “red zone.” Seven more COVID-19 deaths. A seventh person has died from the …
Read More »Cole Courthouse contractor has to redo part of recent project
Just when it looked like the Cole County Courthouse remodeling project was wrapping up, a lot of the work is going to have to be redone. Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says the county’s inspectors found over 30 – areas of concern … Bushman adds that the foundation will have to …
Read More »Wow! You helped us collect lots of blood!
Thanks to you, the KWOS Cardinals Red Cross Blood Drive was a big success. Red Cross teams were hoping for 130 – units of blood to be donated yesterday. You stepped up, giving 146 – units! Thanks again .. the blood supply is always at it’s lowest during the summer …
Read More »Two incidents keep JCPD busy
An armed robbery in Jefferson City. Police say two guys with a gun demanded an employee let them in to the Panera Bread on Missouri Boulevard early yesterday (tue). When the victim said he did not have the key, they took his wallet and other items and ran. No one …
Read More »Big jump in virus numbers
Another record broken and the seventh straight day of at least one thousand new coronavirus cases in Missouri. Officials confirmed more than 17-hundred positives yesterday (tue). The state also added 12 more COVID-19 deaths. Cole County added seven for 40-plus active cases. Boone County reported 30 new cases yesterday (tue), …
Read More »Time is wasting! Come on by the KWOS Cardinals Blood Drive right now!
KWOS Cardinals Blood Drive now until 6pm. We’re at both the Finley YMCA and the UCC Church on the south side. Blood supplies are low and we need your help! Your donated blood will even be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.
Read More »Violent crime special session is underway
(MissouriNet) — The Missouri Senate leader says there’s agreement in the Legislature on the majority of Governor Mike Parson’s special session call on violent crime. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (pronounced like shots) says eliminating the residency requirement for St. Louis Police officers is the most controversial proposal. The …
Read More »One Missouri Governor candidate calls special session ‘just politics’
You’ll probably see Mike Parson and Nicole Galloway as the two big candidates for Missouri Governor on your November ballot. But don’t count Libertarian candidate Rik Combs out just yet. The retired Air Force officer thinks the timing of this week’s special session called by Governor Parson is all politics …
Read More »COVID-19 tallies
Missouri reports more than a thousand new coronavirus cases for the sixth straight day. There were more than 11-hundred positives reported yesterday (mon). That is down from the record-setting case numbers late last week. Health director Randall Williams said his department should catch up to the data entry backlog by …
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