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The Missouri Senate is close to final approval for a bill that would put more restrictions on texting while driving. Senators gave preliminary approval to the bill on Tuesday. They need just one more ‘yes’ vote to send it to the Missouri House. The bill would install harsher penalties for …

A woman from Tuscumbia faces felony drug charges. Chanda Stouch was found with over 100 – doses of Fentanyl when she was pulled over Monday. She also faces child endangerment charges because a 10 – year old was in the car along with the drugs.

(AP) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley tried to force a Senate vote Wednesday on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States, but he was blocked by a fellow Republican as lawmakers in both chambers are still trying to figure out what action, if any, is appropriate …

A suspect wanted in a Camden County shooting is now behind bars. 31 – year old James Mark was arrested after a Monday night shooting that left a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident happened at an apartment at the Village of Four Seasons.

A Jefferson City woman is now charged after being accused of attacking a man with box cutter. 32 – year old Tiffany Harris is charged with assault, burglary and weapons charges. She’s accused of going to a home on Ravenwood Drive in Apache Flats Saturday and cutting her boyfriend. Harris …

Authorities say a man accused of robbing a Fulton convenience store at gunpoint is still on the loose. Fulton police said Tuesday that an unidentified white man wearing dark clothing and a blue ski mask robbed the Break Time convenience store on North Bluff Street late Saturday night. Investigators say …

939 the Eagle News has confirmed that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has launched a civil investigative demand (CID) into the now-closed Mexico and Fulton hospitals in mid-Missouri. A CID is similar to a subpoena power. Former Mexico hospital employee Marissa Hagedorn of Audrain County has thousands of dollars …

A Wisconsin – based construction firm is being fined by OSHA after a worker fell off the Rocheport Missouri River bridge. The agency says Lunda Construction didn’t have an adequate safety system in place. The worker, who fell into the river, had only minor injuries. The company was fined about …

A Jefferson City driver faces DWI charges after a Monday car crash. Police say 37 – year old Kelley Clark crossed the centerline of Highway 179 at Cole Junction, hitting another car. Neither driver was hurt, but Clark was arrested for DWI.

The Missouri House recently approved a more than $1-billion tax cut. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) says the tax cut approved by the GOP-controlled House is primarily aimed at cutting corporate taxes. She’s more focused on eliminating the state sales tax on food and cutting personal property taxes. Her …