Four defendants in a civil lawsuit connected to the death of Carl DeBrodie have been dismissed. ABC 17 reports a judge this week let two workers from Callaway County Special Services, and two from the county’s public administrator’s office, off the hook. They allegedly kept DeBrodie’s mother from seeing her …

A man who’s now on leave as a coach and teacher in Ashland is accused of child enticement. Teneil Stevenson was indicted by a Callaway County grand jury last month. He’s accused of sending suggestive messages and photos to the child while he worked for the Fulton schools last year.

Look around the room at any Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce function. You’ll see more young folks who are starting their own businesses … Missy Creed is a member of the Chamber’s ‘Young Professionals’ group. She owns and operates a social media company and hosts JeffCityBlog.com. Creed was on KWOS …

The Cole County Sheriff says don’t believe a phone call claiming there’s a warrant out for your arrest. John Wheeler says the scammer says he or she is ‘Sgt. Jenkins’ and adds he needs your personal information. The caller goes on to say they need a money order to avoid …

A Callaway County man admits to chasing a car with children inside and running it off the road. The incident involving Ronald Hux happened back in September. ABC – 17 says he’s accused of chasing the car through Fulton, running into it and finally forcing the driver off onto the …

A woman is dead after a crash involving a trolley at Octoberfest in Hermann. Police say 55 – year old Paula Heidemann of Hermann was killed after she pulled out in front of the trolley on Highway – 100 Saturday afternoon. Her two granddaughters, 13 – year old Autumn Kibbons …

Jontay Porter’s 2018-19 season is done before it has even started. The Mizzou men’s basketball forward injured his knee during a scrimmage Sunday against Southern Illinois in Columbia, a team spokesman has confirmed. He tore his ACL and MCL. Porter was just named preseason second team all-SEC. He averaged 9.9 …

KMIZ — Hy-Vee is recalling chicken, twice-baked potatoes and burger patties because of the risk of salmonella and listeria contamination. (ABC-17 reports) the potential contamination was discovered after the grocery chain’s supplier, McCain Foods, said it was recalling its caramelized onions and fire-roasted tomatoes, which are used in the Hy-Vee …

Investigators say the type of helicopter that crashed near Fulton this week has a long history of accidents. The Robinson R – 22 has been involved in dozens of crashes. The aircraft apparently lost power Wednesday before it crashed into a recreational area, killing the St. Louis area pilot.

Missouri’s two major U-S Senate candidates clashed over international trade tariffs during a debate last night (Thursday) in St. Louis. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill says tariffs are “brutal” for the Show-Me State and Missouri bean farmers will not break even this year. During the debate sponsored by St. Louis Public …