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Lawmakers will be back in Jefferson City next month for a special session to discuss big tax cuts for Missourians. Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe says, with record revenue in the bank, it’s time taxpayers get some of that money back … As President of the Senate, Kehoe could theoretically cast …

Several motorcyclists taking part in the latest Honor Flight are hurt in a crash on I-70. The accident happen on 70 near Cedar Creek Friday night. They were escorting the veterans’ buses back to Columbia after their flight to Washington DC. Organizers say one biker had a broken ankle and …

Mark Alford spent plenty on gas driving around Missouri as he stumped to be the next congressman from the 4th District. He puts the blame for high gas prices squarely on the White House … Alford won the GOP nomination for Vicky Hartzler’s old seat in Congress. He meets a …

Be ready for some traffic challenges on the approaches to the Missouri River bridge. Mo-Dot crews will be working on the 63 – connector for the next two weeks. Traffic coming into Jefferson City will have to detour to Holts Summit and then come back into the bridge approaches.

A shooting victim is in serious condition at University Hospital in Columbia after a Jefferson City attack Thursday afternoon. Police say the 46 – year old man was shot during what they term a ‘family disturbance’ at an apartment on Ventura Avenue. A 30 – year man was arrested. Investigators …

The hunt is on for burglars who hit an Ashland Pharmacy. Police say the burglars cut a hole into the Kilgore’s Pharmacy early Thursday morning. Jefferson City Police later spotted the suspects’ car and chased it. The suspects bailed out and ran from the scene. They’re still on the run. …

Missouri’s governor credits the state’s finances for helping to provide the funding for the state’s largest single investment into tobacco cessation in state history. Governor Mike Parson says the money will make smoking prevention much more accessible: The governor says the program is being increased from 50-thousand to two-point-five million …

The plan is to speed up response times for Cole County ambulances. Commissioners okay spending about $125,000 for a new 9-1-1 dispatch system for Cole County EMS. It will be funded by ARPA money the county received. The new system could reduce response times by streamlining the call – in …

Call ‘White Flight’ or whatever you want. Missouri State Senate candidate Travis Fitzwater says there’s a reason why people are leaving the state’s big cities … Fitzwater, who’s term limited in the Missouri House, won the GOP nomination in the 10th senate District. He meets Libertarian Catherine Dreher in November’s general …

A man is accused of taking his 3 – year old daughter from a Jefferson City daycare. The child went missing last week when Thomas Chee picked her up. The mother couldn’t get a hold of him. Law officers tracked Chee’s cellphone to Nebraska. They think he’s headed to California …