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Missouri Governor Candidate Jay Ashcroft says it’s time to get rid of Missouri’s income tax. And he wants to pull the plug on the gasoline tax increase too. Tom Kruckemeyer was the Chief Economist under several governors. He says lawmakers have already cut the income tax rate … Kruckemeyer is …

A Nashville, Tennessee police detective who attended the autopsy examination Riley Strain said the death of former Mizzou student continues to appear accidental. Strain was missing for nearly two weeks before his body was found Friday in the Cumberland River about eight miles from the downtown area where he was …

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 …

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 …

Columbia fire chief Clayton Farr tells 939 the Eagle that flames were shooting through the roof when crews arrived on-scene (March 22, 2024 photo courtesy of Columbia Fire Department) Columbia fire marshals are still investigating to determine what caused Friday’s early-morning two-alarm blaze that caused extensive damage to structures in …

22-year-old Riley Strain is from southwest Missouri’s Springfield (undated photo courtesy of Metro Nashville Police Department Twitter page) The Metro Nashville Police Department confirms the body of missing Mizzou student Riley Strain has been found in the Cumberland river in West Nashville. Mr. Strain was last seen two weeks ago …

Columbia fire chief Clayton Farr Jr. (2024 photo courtesy of the city of Columbia) Columbia’s fire chief says this morning’s blaze on the Business Loop likely impacted more than one business. The Business Loop between Rangeline and Coates remains partially closed at this hour, due to the fire. Chief Clayton …

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 …

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, …

77-year-old Melvin Joseph Lahr is jailed without bond in Cole County, described by the court as a danger to the community (March 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force) Cole County’s prosecutor has charged an elderly Jefferson City man with promoting and possession …