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JCPD — Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:40 PM, a Jefferson City Traffic Unit officer responded to an injury crash scene in the 700 block of W. Stadium Boulevard. Prior to the officers arrival, one of the drivers left the scene. The driver, Patrick Davis, provided the victim driver his name …

ABC – 17 — The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 400 block of Lafayette St. late Friday night. Upon arrival, the department said crews reported heavy smoke coming from all levels of the home. Jefferson City Fire Department said there was a man in …

Your lawmakers have almost $2 – billion in federal American Rescue Plan dollars to divide up between Missouri’s schools. But Blair Oaks Superintendent Dr. Jim Jones says not all schools will share in the windfall … But districts like in School of the Osage, Versailles and Eldon will split up …

ABC – 17 — The family of one of the people killed in a crash in Osage County in January is now suing the company the other driver worked for. The wreck happened on Highway 50 near Route N on Jan. 21. Court documents say Kale Durr was driving an ice …

The Cole County Sheriff’s investigators now say a disagreement between two juveniles led to one of them being hit by a car in the Blair Oaks High School parking lot Wednesday night. Officials report that around 3:50 p.m., deputies responded to the parking lot of the Blair Oaks High School …

(AP) — Missouri state workers would soon be guaranteed a minimum of $12 to $15 an hour under a plan advanced Wednesday in the state House. The emergency spending plan, given an initial vote of approval in the GOP-led chamber, includes $92 million to increase state worker pay through the …

(AP/KWOS) — A plan to redraw Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts remained stuck amid Republican squabbling Wednesday, as conservative state senators continued to press their party’s leaders to embrace an aggressive map that could flip a Democratic-held seat to the GOP. The Senate quit for the day without voting but …

ABC – 17 — Blair Oaks High School officials say a pedestrian was hit by a car while in the parking lot Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews did respond but the pedestrian did not require medical attention on the scene. Both the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and school district administration is …

There’s some help from across the aisle for a proposed pay hike for Missouri state government workers. Democrat Ferguson State Rep. Rachel Proudie says it’s time …      The latest compromise involves approving a $12 an hour minimum wage or a five and a half percent pay hike, whichever is …

Ashland police are investigating a possible attempted kidnapping. The police department says someone reported an attempted abduction of a child around 2 p.m. near the intersection of Oak and Tandy streets. The child was not hurt. Police say officers searched the area and used a drone,  but were unable to find anyone. Police …