One man accused of breaking into cars and stealing guns in Ashland is charged. 19 – year old Jamarie Johnson of Columbia faces burglary and gun thefts charges. Guns and other items were taken from cars in Ashland, including those of a trooper and other law officers. Investigators say three …

Two people are badly injured in a crash near the National Guard training site east of Jefferson City. The accident happened on Highway 50 at Militia Drive. A car driven by Kenneth Bleigh of Chamois ran into a stopped car driven by Jerry Petershagen of Jefferson City Thursday. Bleigh and …

Treeline Music Fest, which used to be the Roots N Blues Festival, is dropping its 2023 event because high costs. Organizers say it just got too expensive to put on the music show. The festival was set for the weekend of Oct. 1 at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia.

(AP) — A judge says the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Clay County Judge issued the ruling after a dozen witnesses spoke at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot by Andrew Lester …

(AP) — A Missouri Republican on Wednesday pitched exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities. It wasn’t immediately clear when a fetus would be considered viable under the plan. St. Louis resident Jamie Corley proposed the constitutional amendments to allow the exceptions. …

A Mid – Missouri Democrat lawmaker thinks the battle over outlawing gender – affirming surgery for Missouri teens was blown out of proportion. Columbia State Rep. David Tyson Smith watched as the bill became law this week … Tyson Smith says he will probably reintroduce a failed gun control bill …

A Columbia woman charged with killing a Mizzou student from Jefferson City and burning his body still hasn’t had a court ordered mental evaluation. State mental health department officials say there’s a long backlog for those tests because of staffing shortages. The judge denied a request from Emma Adams’ attorneys …

Many MU employees will be working from home tomorrow (Thursday). The University is asking them to work remotely because of heavy traffic expected for Mizzou’s football season opener against South Dakota. Tiger football all season long on KWOS.

It’s a bittersweet time for outgoing Moberly city manager Brian Crane, who will be leaving the city next month to become city administrator in his hometown of Jefferson City. The Helias graduate talked to KWOS at the Moberly fire station. He says he’s looking forward to the JCMO job but …

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is now looking into the suspension of Ashland’s police chief. The Division of Drug and Crime Control confirms they are involved in an investigation of Chief Gabe Edwards. Edwards has been out on paid leave in Ashland since mid – July. City officials don’t say …