The 19-year-old from Jefferson City has died after losing control of an SUV on US 63 early Sunday morning, just north of Jefferson City. All four of his passengers were injured, three of them seriously about 1:44 a.m. According to the state Highway Patrol, Demont Webb overcorrected from the right …
Read More »Congressional candidate looks at the budget
You’d probably agree that spending is out of control on Capitol Hill. Former Mid – Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer wants a shot at reining it in … Schaefer is running for the 3rd District Congressional seat of Blaine Luetkemeyer who’s retiring. Schaefer served two terms in the Missouri Senate. He’ll …
Read More »LU President John Moseley cleared in investigation into a co-worker’s suicide death
Lincoln University President John Moseley is back on the job. Moseley volunteered to go on paid leave during the investigation into the suicide death of a university vice – president Bonnie Candia-Bailey. Before she took her life, Candia Bailey wrote a memo criticizing Moseley. The death prompted numerous students protests …
Read More »Mike Kehoe has Farm Bureau endorsement
It’s no real stretch of the imagination that Missouri Farm Bureau has endorsed Mike Kehoe for Governor. Kehoe calls himself a first generation farmer and has a small cattle farm in Phelps and Pulaski Counties. Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins … Farm Bureau has also endorsed U-S Senator Josh Hawley, …
Read More »Linn woman faces charges of stealing from elderly father in law
An Osage County woman is accused of exploiting an elderly family member. Holly Kliethermes of Linn faces charges of financially exploiting her father-in-law who lives in Cole County. She’s accused of taking over $70,000 from the man and not paying his nursing home bills. Her husband, Michael Kliethermes, is mentioned …
Read More »Missouri lawmakers come back for Round 2 starting next week
Your lawmakers are going to have to hit the ground running when they come back from Spring Break next week. Senator President Pro – Tem Caleb Rowden admits they haven’t accomplished much yet … The $4 and a half – billion dollar FRA allowance that covers Missouri’s Medicaid programs hasn’t …
Read More »Callaway Sheriff loses credentials
Clay Chism won’t be enforcing the peace any time soon. The former Callaway County sheriff has lost his license to be a law enforcement officer. Chism was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated in Randolph County in October 2022. The Director of Public Safety, Sandy Karsten, revoked Chism’s peace …
Read More »JCMO realtor discusses commission settlement
Is the nearly half – billion dollar settlement that could cut commissions on real estate going to have a major effect on Mid – Missouri’s home market? The National Association of Realtors will pay over $400-million and will do away with rules on commissions. Jefferson City realtor Beth McGeorge says …
Read More »KWOS Saturday Show Open Air ‘ — On the road again’
The KWOS Saturday Show – Open Air hit the road March 16th without the Corporal! Hal Dulle had the day off. John Marsh teamed up with Jim Dyke at Cottonstone Gallery and talked all things ‘Jefferson City’. Take a listen ..
Read More »Senator Rowden pulls out of Sec State race
State Sen. Caleb Rowden, of Columbia, who’s term-limited, announces he’s not going to run for Secretary of State after all. He said he won’t be seeking any office in 2024. Rowden served 12-years in the Missouri General Assembly, is the current President Pro Tem of the Senate. His Senate term …
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