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A woman and her dog are okay after being rescued from a flooded creek near the Cole  – Moniteau County line. The woman drove into flood waters on a creek on Mount Hope Road Thursday. Russellville and Jefferson City firefighters used a boat to get to the woman’s car.

A Miller County man will spend the next several years in prison. Cody Umfleet pleaded guilty to arson, stealing and weapons charges. He admitted to breaking into a Brumley convenience store and setting it on fire in 2020. He was caught after an attempted robbery with the stolen gun.

A collision between an Amtrak train and a pickup truck in mid-Missouri’s Centertown caused traffic issues on Wednesday evening but no injuries. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler says he’s thankful there were no injuries in Wednesday evening’s collision, which happened at Centertown’s Oak Street crossing. The collision delayed the Amtrak …

A high speed car chase that started in Jefferson City finally ends. The victim told officers his car was taken at gunpoint on Stadium Wednesday morning. The chase that topped 100 miles per hour on Highway 63. Ashland police stopped the car after the driver tried to hit an officer’s …

(AP) — The GOP-led Missouri House on Wednesday voted to allow local elections over whether to ban transgender girls from competing on K-12 girls’ sports teams. House members voted 89-40 in favor of adding Republican Rep. Chuck Bayse’s proposal as an amendment to an elections bill in a late-session attempt …

AP — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three men in connection with the sinking of a tourist boat that killed 17 people in 2018. The vehicle, known as a duck boat, sank during a storm shortly after it entered Table Rock Lake near Branson on …

(AP) — Missouri residents who file income taxes would be eligible for a $500 tax credit under a new Republican proposal that Democrats panned on Tuesday. The proposal by the Republican House budget leader would set aside $1 billion in state funding for the tax credits. Married couples filing jointly …

Columbia’s third ward council race remains a tie, and it’s looking more likely that the issue will be decided in another election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon says that one provisional ballot and one absentee ballot were processed during certification on Monday, but NEITHER were in the third ward. Incumbent …

Severe weather could be on the way for the Jefferson City area and Mid-Missouri with gusty winds, scattered thunderstorms, hail and even a tornado. Matt Beitscher’s a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He tells KWOS when it comes to severe weather, the key is for you to stay informed. …

A convicted murderer with ties to Columbia who barricaded himself inside his Moberly home for more than 20 hours is now in custody. Randolph County authorities arrested 59-year-old Steven Thorp at about 3:30 this (Tuesday) morning. Our news partner ABC-17 reports authorities used 14 canisters of tear gas during the …