Gasoline costs are back on the rise. Jefferson Citians are paying $3.69, the highest in the state. Columbia drivers are seeing $3.51 a gallon. The average price for a gallon in Missouri is $3.38.

AP – BNSF Railway Co. has asked a federal court to require victims of a deadly Amtrak crash in Missouri to pursue settlements through arbitration, rather than lawsuits. BNSF owns the railroad tracks used by Amtrak when a Southwest Chief train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago collided with a truck that …

A Lake area man accused in the traffic death of his young son is behind bars. 40 year old Larry Lunnin of Rocky Mount faces murder and other charges after he crashed his car, killing his 3 year old son and injuring his other child. Prosecutors say he violated his …

A person in Moniteau County test positive for monkeypox. The county health department didn’t release their age or sex. The CDC confirms 84 cases in Missouri with one death. Boone County’s first case of monkeypox turned up there last month.

(AP) — Missouri taxpayers could get a break on income taxes under a proposal passed by the state Senate. The GOP-led chamber on Wednesday voted 24-4 in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the Republican-led House for consideration. The bill would cut the top income tax rate …

A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose. Doug Ramsey was also charged with making a terroristic threat after the attack Saturday in a parking …

(AP) — Missouri senators on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill to cut state individual income taxes as called for by Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The GOP-led Senate’s compromise plan would immediately cut the top income tax rate from the current 5.3% down to 4.95%. Parson had asked lawmakers …

A man is dead after a house explodes near Vienna. 58 – year old Wayne Boeckman was killed in the explosion. Investigators believe a propane tank is what caused the explosion. The Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office is involved in the investigation.

Another ramp north of the Missouri River Bridge will close tomorrow (Wed). Mo-Dot will close the west -bound 54 ramp to Highway 63. Drivers will be funneled to the Route W exit and then sent back to 63.

Jefferson City councilmen continue to discuss the future of some falling – down homes on Capitol Avenue. At last month’s meeting, the council okayed demolition or restoration funding for over a dozen of the worst properties. The city is waiting on a structural study to find out which buildings are …