A Cole County man has serious injuries after an accident involving a van and a UTV. The Highway Patrol says Nicholas Fry’s UTV was on Brown Road north of Fall Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon. A van driven by Joseph McClendon made a left turn into his path, and Fry …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Mike Parson, a former sheriff, says defunding the police is not the solution to policing problems. Defunding the police will not work in Missouri, says Gov. Mike Parson – with violent crime rates rising in Missouri cities Parson, a former sheriff, says his response right now is …

(JC Schools) — JC Schools today announced that Scott Bailey has been hired as the Jefferson City High School head football coach. Coach Bailey has led the Lamar High School football team to seven consecutive state championship wins and was inducted into the MO Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

Both Boone and Audrain counties confirmed one new coronavirus positive, but fewer active cases, yesterday (tue). Callaway County confirmed two new cases yesterday (tue), with seven now active. No new positives in Cole County again. Nothing new in trouble spots like Moniteau or Saline counties either. The state confirmed another …

Record rain in mid-Missouri yesterday (tue). Columbia Regional Airport picked up 2.75 inches, nearly double the old record for yesterday’s (tue) date. Several low-lying roads are still flooded, including all the usual places in western and southern Cole County and  Stadium Boulevard or Route E just northwest of Columbia.  

A former Jefferson City Jay football player shot during a drug deal has now died. 18 – year old Orentheus Pitts died Monday at University Hospital. He’d suffered severe head trauma after being shot during the attempted drug deal near Walgreens on Truman Blvd last week. The alleged shooter, 21 …

Eric Greitens never made it any secret that he was a law and order Governor. The former Governor doesn’t buy the calls to defund U-S police departments. Greitens says St . Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner should be the one to lose her agency’s funding …       Gardner’s chief investigator was …

Local coronavirus hotspot Saline County confirmed its third COVID-19 death yesterday (mon). The county has the most deaths and total cases in mid-Missouri. Boone County added three more coronavirus cases yesterday (mon). Active cases dropped to 40. Fewer active cases in Audrain County, too. There are 38 active after two …

Troopers find two women that went missing along a local river. Authorities say the two women were on a float trip Sunday on the Lamine River in Cooper County. After going missing for several hours, troopers found them late that night and air-lifted them to safety. This case is NOT …

That police officer may be just as nervous as you are during that traffic stop. Jefferson City Police Lt. Dave Williams says tensions are high …       Williams is quick to point out that the vast majority of law officers follow the rules. He adds that his officers are not trained …