A Fulton home is heavily damaged by a fire. The house burned Friday night on Kathy Street. The fire started in a basement room. Investigators say the fire was electrical. No one was hurt. Damage estimates topped $60,000.
Read More »Rider is badly injured in Cole County motorcycle crash
A 32 – year old rider is seriously injured when he crashes his motorcycle. It happened Saturday morning on Lookout Trail in Cole County. Troopers say Zachary Parks – Wagner when he was thrown from his bike after he hit a car that turned in front of him. Parks – …
Read More »Days could be numbered for Capitol Ave. homes
Many of those historic homes on Jefferson City’s Capitol Avenue are in even worse disrepair than they look like on the outside. Councilman Ron Fitzwater says the city’s consultant has finished up work on a structural study of the neighborhood … The Council earlier approved potential demolition funding for some …
Read More »Lawyers spend Friday debating photo voter law
(AP) — Attorneys argued in a Cole County court Friday over two lawsuits challenging a new Missouri law on voter photo identification and civic engagement rules. The hearing over how and whether the lawsuits should proceed was held before Judge Jon Beteem in Cole County. The lawsuits, filed by the ACLU of …
Read More »Mid – Missouri man who spent years in prison weighs in on release of Baltimore man
You might remember the case of Kevin Green of Jefferson City. Green spent 16 – years in California prisons before finally being exonerated in the near – fatal beating of his wife and the death of his unborn daughter. Green sees similarities in the case of Adnan Sayed, the Baltimore …
Read More »Gas prices jump again
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.
Read More »Railroad pushes back again fatal crash lawsuits
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 …
Read More »Rocky Mount man accused in a car crash death is back in jail
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 …
Read More »More monkeypox in Mid – Missouri
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.
Read More »What will a Missouri income tax break mean for you?
(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 …
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