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Jefferson Citians and the JCPD hold a town meeting to talk about the timeline to get body cameras. New Chief Eric Wilde says they’ve applied for a Justice Department grant. His plan is to outfit 90 officers with the cameras.

(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday approved most of a roughly $48 billion state budget while cutting $500 million lawmakers had set aside for tax refunds. The budget outlines spending on state programs and services for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Friday. Notably, Parson cut funding for a new tax …

How many illegal immigrants do you think are on the payroll in Missouri? St Louis State Rep. Jim Murphy says shady contractors are using undocumented workers all the time … The Missouri Senate’s Interim Committee On Illegal Immigration held its first meeting this week. Murphy says he got involved after …

Cole County isn’t immune from deadly accidents involving cars that were hit by trains. Public Works Director Eric Landwehr remembers one that happened near Elston … Mo – Dot has the primary responsibility for installing crossing gates and lights and maintaining those crossings. Landwehr say traffic numbers usually dictate if a crossing …

(AP) — An Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph (140 kph) when it collided with a dump truck at a rural Missouri railway crossing, killing four people The speed limit is 90 mph at the crossing where the collision occurred. The Southwest Chief was traveling about 89 mph when it …

(AP) — An attorney who held key roles in the George W. Bush administration and who left his post last week as a senior investigator for the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection said Wednesday he is running for a Missouri U.S. Senate seat as an independent. John F. Wood …

(AP) — Missouri voters will have to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot in the November election as a result of a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Parson that caps a nearly two-decade-long push by Republicans for stricter voting requirements. The new Missouri election law also will open …

Columbia Police are crediting a letter found this month at a local Super 8 for helping solve the case of an infant death. Infant remains were discovered in a tire near North Providence road in August 2019, and police have always said their main goal was to give the child …

Even a career obstetrician has questions about what the Rowe vs. Wade decision will mean for Missouri women. KWOS’ Dr. Randy Tobler wonders about victims of rape … While Tobler whole heartedly supports the High Court’s ruling striking down the abortion issue, he does say he’s not getting much guidance …

(AP) — The chief elected official in Chariton county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump truck said Tuesday that residents and county leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years. Meanwhile, the toll from the accident rose to four deaths …