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Your neighborhood hospital is seeing some of the same staffing challenges that other Mid – Missouri businesses are facing. Capital Region Medical Center’s Gaspare Calvaruso says they’ve seen it with their nursing staff … Calvaruso is quick to point out that the majority of the nurses they bring onboard, and …

Graphic court documents obtained by News Radio 950 KWOS say a Columbia man charged with attempting to sexually assault two women along the MKT trail has previously exposed himself to strangers who were walking along the trail.  Michael Tyrone Council Jr is charged with attempted rape and property damage. He’s …

15-year-old Brooklyn Smith of Ashland and members of the Hooligan Charitable Riding Group pose during Saturday’s fundraiser at Woody’s in Ashland (photo courtesy of Josh Smith’s family) More than 100 bikers from across mid-Missouri and other supporters gathered Saturday in Ashland to raise money for a 15-year-old Ashland girl who’s …

Missouri’s 2023 legislative session has four days left. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers: 24-10 in the state Senate and 111-51 in the Missouri House. House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) says his chamber has a GOP supermajority and that they should lead like they have a supermajority. He tells …

(AP) — Missouri’s senior homeowners would be spared from rate hikes on property taxes under a bill passed by state lawmakers Monday. If signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson, it would be up to counties to approve the property tax breaks. The freeze on property tax rates would only apply …

(AP) — Two police officers in Columbia are under investigation after someone posted video online showing one of the officers repeatedly punching a man as police had him pinned to the ground. Columbia police Chief Geoff Jones asked the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to conduct a criminal investigation into his …

The sheriff’s department in mid-Missouri’s Maries County is attempting to form a sheriff’s posse to work in areas like search and rescue, disaster relief, weather spotting and school safety. Maries County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Scott John tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that two recent tornadoes, including an EF-2 …

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country), right, introduces U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) to the full House in Jefferson City on May 1, 2023 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri state troopers say there have been three fatal traffic crashes at the Highway 63 and …

33-year-old Kimo Spivey of Columbia is currently jailed without bond (mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) Columbia Police are seeking murder charges against a convicted felon after Sunday’s early-morning shooting on the Business Loop that killed one man and wounded four others. Police are seeking second degree …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones (right) discuss police recruitment and retention on April 25, 2022 in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Twitter page) Columbia’s police chief says an independent criminal investigation is underway, after a video recording of CPD’s officers’ use of …