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The driver of a boat that crashed at the Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend and killed a passenger is now facing felony charges. Roy Jackson is charged with felony boating while intoxicated. He’s accused of crashing his boat into a rock bluff. A passenger, Thomas McKown, died in …

Would hundreds of solar panels set up in the farm field next to your rural home be a deal – breaker for you? Callaway County Western Commissioner Roger Fisher says two firms are actively pursuing long -term leases with land owners to set up big solar farms near New Bloomfield, …

(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday called on lawmakers to return to work Sept. 6 for a special legislative session to cut income taxes. The Republican told reporters gathered in his Capitol office that he wants lawmakers to cut the top income tax rate from 5.3% to 4.8% …

One man dies and three more are hurt after a boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks. The crash happened Saturday night when a boat hit a bluff at the 69 – mile marker. A passenger, 58 – year old Thomas McKown, died. The boat driver and two others …

(AP) — Authorities say a young mother is the third member of her family to die in a gas explosion at her Missouri home. Twenty-two-year-old Myranda Golden was hurt last Monday when her home in the far southern Missouri town of Wyatt erupted in flames and was taken to a …

How would Jefferson City police react to an active shooter like the gunman who shot up the Uvalde Texas school? New JCPD Chief Eric Wilde says it’s something his officers train for all the time … Wilde adds that he has to regularly coach his officers not to buy into …

Blaine Luetkemeyer sounds ‘guardedly optimistic’ about the mid – term elections. The Mid – Missouri congressman says the GOP can make a good run at Democratic control … Luetkemeyer is hopeful that they get can get additional Republicans elected to the Senate. There are currently 50 GOP senators. The so …

Jefferson City’s property tax rate will stay the same. It’s at 46 – cent per $100 of assessed valuation. The Council decided to leave the rate as is at a special Thursday meeting. One councilman argued to lower the rate, but Mayor Carrie Tergin claimed that lowering the rate could …

A Jefferson City man is in the Callaway County Jail after a driver claims he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage attack. The woman said Keenan Reeves pointed a gun at her and her children from his vehicle Wednesday evening. The incident happened on …

Watch out for the sinkhole if you’re driving in Sunrise Beach. The sinkhole opened up in front of a landscaping company along State Road TT. The hole is 24 feet deep and is forcing crews to shut down one lane so they call fill it in.