(MissouriNet) — Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is emphasizing life issues, in his campaign. The Jefferson City Republican announced Monday (last) night that he’s seeking a four-year term in 2020. Kehoe spoke to a few hundred supporters at Memorial Park, emphasizing family and Christian values. Governor Mike Parson, who appointed …

Authorities now say the deaths of a family friend and a four-year-old boy in mid-Missouri look like a murder-suicide. The Highway Patrol said yesterday (mon) autopsies show four-year-old Bentlee Turner and 37-year-old Monty Barton of Belle both died of gunshot wounds. Barton’s shot appears self-inflicted. Their bodies were found near …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Jefferson City man is accused of threatening to shooting people at a Walmart where he worked. 38-year-old Nicholas Pratte was charged Friday with second-degree making a terroristic threat. A probable cause statement said Pratte became upset after meeting with supervisors about his productivity. He …

A Jefferson City man is at University Hospital after getting hit by a car while walking across a Capital City street. Police say Jordan Pfeneger was hit by a 16 – year old driver when he walked out into traffic in the 1800 – block of Southwest Blvd Sunday afternoon. …

Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe plans to make a major campaign announcement on Monday today. Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe will make the announcement at Jefferson City’s Memorial Park. The Republican served as a state senator for 8 years and was the Majority Floor leader in the senate before being appointed to …

You might just see Derek Sandbothe sending in the signals from the dugout when his Special Olympics softball team takes part in the Outdoor Games here in Jefferson City next week … Sandbothe, who’s a multi-sport athlete, also works for Missouri Special Olympics. Kevin Kelly and the KWOS crew will …

The state health department is reporting Missouri’s first death blamed on vaping. Officials say the man in his mid-40’s had normal lung function before he started vaping in May. His respiratory symptoms got worse, and he died this week in a Saint Louis hospital. This is now the eighth death …

Ian Thomas has confirmed Mayor Brian Treece has asked him to resign from the Columbia City Council. The Missourian first reported the story. Thomas is facing a misdemeanor charge, after offering his vote on a development if the developer put money toward affordable housing in town. Thomas has apologized and …

Autopsies are happening today (thur) in Columbia in the investigation of the death of a four-year-old boy and a family friend. The Highway Patrol now says the boy who died is Bentlee Turner, and the man is 37-year-old Monty Barton. They’re both from Belle. Their bodies were found near Barton’s …

Searchers in Columbia’s landfill found human remains yesterday (wed), as they looked for the body of Megan Shultz. Those remains were turned over to medical examiners, who will now try to confirm it is Shultz. She’s the Columbia woman who went missing in 2006. Wisconsin police say her husband, Keith …