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A Fulton man faces a potential life prison sentence after being convicted of second degree murder for a 2019 drug-related killing in rural Calwood. The case was moved from Callaway to Boone County on a change of venue, and  The jury 50-year-old Justin Witt on all counts. Witt was convicted …

The Helias Catholic High School was placed on lockdown just before 12:30 p.m. on Friday after administrators addressed a threat made within the school building. Officials say Jefferson City police were then notified and administrators took steps to protect the safety of students, faculty and staff. Administrators used the lockdown …

A Cole County judge has denied three Jefferson City voters’ request to throw out the city’s new ward map before next week’s election. But the lawsuit will still go to trial this spring. Penny Quigg, Carolyn McDowell and Douglas Thomas sued Jefferson City over the new ward map that was …

A Missouri state senator wants to take Cori Bush’s Congressional seat. Senator Steven Roberts admits that running against Bush for her St. Louis area seat could get nasty …      Several years ago, Roberts was cleared of charges filed against him by another Missouri House lawmaker who had accused …

A teen who pleaded guilty in a murder case in Jefferson City is sentenced to 15 years in prison. 19 year old Devin Schrimpf was sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree involuntary manslaughter and 5 years in prison for armed criminal action. The sentences were made to run …

 (AP) — Residents in northwestern Missouri were cleaning up Wednesday after a tornado hit parts of St. Joseph as a line of strong storms moved through the region. A survey team with the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado hit the eastern side of the city Tuesday night, …

(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday declared “the COVID-19 crisis is over,” announcing that the state will soon begin handling the coronavirus like influenza and other ongoing diseases that occasionally flare up. Parson said the state will officially start treating the coronavirus as an endemic on Friday. One …

ABC – 17 — The Cole County Fire Protection District is reporting a house fire on Tuesday night at Loesch Road and Heritage Highway is a complete loss. Officials say crews were called out just before 10 p.m Officials say an occupant at the residence was taken to a local …

You can put Mark McCloskey down as a definite ‘No Way’. The GOP U-S Senate candidate thinks the accusations of abuse that Eric Greitens’ ex – wife leveled at the former Governor are probably true … Greitens is one of several candidates running for Roy Blunt’s Senate seat. As for …

The NFL is changing its sometimes controversial overtime rules to guarantee each side gets the ball in the playoffs. Beginning this season, if the team possessing the ball first in overtime scores a touchdown on that series, the opponent still gets a possession. In recent seasons, that touchdown would have …