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A gun rights lobbyist claims a Mid – Missouri Senator is leading the effort to take the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act off the books. The Missouri Firearms Coalition’s Aaron Dorr is going after Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden …      The law would levee stiff fines against any Missouri …

The number of people being treated for COVID-19 across Missouri continues to set records as virus cases surge across the state and strain hospital capacity. The state Department of Health and Senior Services said 3,235 people were hospitalized with the virus statewide and about 15% of the state’s hospital beds …

(AP) — Two people died when a small plane crashed in St. Charles County shortly after taking off Saturday evening. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58 took off from an airport in Chesterfield and climbed to roughly 8,000 feet before it started to descend sharply …

Sentencing is scheduled for this (Friday) afternoon for a Columbia man who’s been convicted of the high-profile murder of his wife. A jury deliberated for about seven hours in November, before convicting Joseph Elledge of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Boone County Circuit …

The office of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt will go before the United States Supreme Court to argue on Missouri’s lawsuits halting the Biden Administration’s attempt to force COVID-19 vaccines on health care workers.  The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether or not to issue a stay of the …

‘Mr. Director … you might want to start paying your people a competitive salary’. Mo-Dot Director Patrick McKenna admits the turnover in his agency isn’t getting any better …      Mo-Dot drivers start at about $15 an hour while private over – the – road truckers make about $22 …

Critical Race Theory in Missouri’s public schools? Arnold State Rep. Mary – Elizabeth Coleman is no fan … Coleman has six children, some of them who were adopted. There’s a push building at the State Capitol to prohibit schools from teaching that the idea of race advances the interests of …

The GOP governor still supports the gas tax approved by lawmakers in 2021, and says it was the right thing for Missouri to do. Legislation has been filed by GOP lawmakers in both chambers to repeal that gas tax. The 12-cent gasoline tax increase signed by Parson last year increases the …

ABC – 17 — Helias Catholic High School was on a brief lockdown for 10 minutes beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Helias Catholic used a lockdown procedure to secure the interior of the school building out of an abundance of caution while law enforcement officials conducted an operation in the …

Legislators are back at the Capitol for the 2022 session today. 1100 bills have been pre-filed and lawmakers are on a strict timeline to redraw congressional boundaries. Critical race theory, education and even COVID issues are sure to rank high on the agenda.