Turns out the former Callaway County Collector was collecting a lot of cash for herself. Pam Oestreich pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday (mon) to embezzling nearly three hundred thousand taxpayer dollars. The Fulton native is looking at about four years in prison. Prosecutors say Oestreich started slipping money in …

An elementary school student ends up with a split lip following an after school bus crash. The 7 – year old was hurt when his bus was rear – ended by an SUV at St. Martins. The child’s injuries were called very minor. No one else was hurt. The accident …

A Mizzou men’s basketball player has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Mitchell Smith was booked in to Boone County Jail early yesterday (sun) morning. He also allegedly had a suspended or revoked license. The redshirt sophomore missed all of last season recovering from a knee injury. Mizzou …

Fulton authorities are looking for the man behind an assault and a gunshot at McDonald’s. Police say it happened early Saturday at the fast food place on South Business 54. The suspect apparently hit a victim in the head twice with a gun during an argument, then fired a round …

A Jefferson City man is facing charges after he is caught peeping into an apartment window. 19 – year old Anthony Craig was picked up early Friday at the Hawthorne Park apartments. Police say neighbors claim Craig had been peering into their apartments for some time and allegedly got into …

Do you live in one of the small towns here in Cole County? You may soon have some better roads to drive on. Western Commissioner Kris Scheperle says Centertown, St. Martins and Russellville are sharing in some $800,000 from the county’s half – cent road sales tax … Those county …

(AP) — Abortions will stop at Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic after Oct. 1 unless a federal judge blocks enforcement of one of Missouri’s abortion restrictions, attorneys for Planned Parenthood wrote in court documents. The organization on Wednesday asked a federal district court judge to stop Missouri from requiring doctors at …

(MissouriNet) — Missouri’s governor has not scheduled bill-signing ceremonies yet for the treatment court expansion and STEM education bills approved by state lawmakers during the special session. Holts Summit State Representative Travis Fitzwater sponsored the STEM bill, which allows the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to create …

A man from Eldon is in the Miller County on domestic assault charges. Deputies say 37 – year old Gabriel Harris is accused of attacking a woman at a home on Route M Tuesday and driving off in a pickup. Deputies spotted the truck but Harris bailed out and ran …

Updated — Jefferson City Police now say the husband and wife they found at a home on Garfield Street apparently died by a murder-suicide. Officers say 52-year-old Bobby Clines and 46-year-old Mary Clines both died from gunshot wounds yesterday (wed). No word yet on a motive. Investigators have set up …