KMIZ — A man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off a cliff Saturday evening. Missouri State Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Thomas Painter, of Bosworth, jumped from a 125-foot cliff near the 65-mile-marker of the lake’s main channel. Painter never came up after he hit the water.
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KMIZ — A woman was arrested Sunday after an investigation into an attempt to smuggle drugs into Jefferson City Correctional Center using a balloon. On Sunday morning, Cole County Deputies and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force pulled over Sherry Rowe as she was driving toward the prison. During a search …
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Missouri’s attorney general says he fundamentally disagrees with forced masking, and that the decision should be made by parents and families. Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools (CPS) over its mask mandate. He says state law doesn’t give them authority to do it. Schmitt’s …
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KMIZ — Missouri Task Force 1 arrived at its staging location Sunday morning ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall around 1 p.m. Mo-TF1 left from Boone County Fire Protection District Friday evening for their overnight drive to Louisiana. The task force is comprised of 80 team members from all across the …
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No one is hurt in a smoky Jefferson City fire Friday night. Crews were called to an apartment complex on East McCarty and found a fire in a kitchen in a second floor apartment. They blame the fire on careless cooking. The fire spread to some kitchen cabinets but didn’t …
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KWOS Central Missouri Honor Flight Grand Total The KWOS Central Missouri Honor Flight Radiothon with Diamond Pet Foods was a GREAT success, thanks to you! With your help, we raised over $145,470 and still counting for the Central Missouri Honor Flight to take World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Vets to Washington …
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KWOS / UNITED WAY Jefferson Bank / Person You Should Know /Austin Petersen & John Marsh August 27, 2021 This person was born and raised in Jefferson City, MO, worked for the state for 40 years, married and has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. This person holds, rocks, and …
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Funeral services are set for Saturday afternoon in Jefferson City for the longest-serving member of U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s staff. Steve Walsh passed away last week, after battling COVID. Congresswoman Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) praised Walsh’s dedication, during a recent House floor speech in Washington. Hartzler describes Walsh as someone who both …
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As KWOS News first told you, Boone County sheriff’s deputies say the long-term boyfriend of a Fulton teacher has now been charged for the murders of her and her 11-year-old daughter near Columbia. 45-year-old J.T. McLean has NOT been captured, and deputies say the motive for the killings is unknown. …
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KMIZ — A prosecutor has charged a Linn man after a chase that reaches speeds in excess of 100 mph through Cole County Tuesday. Jefferson City police pulled over Robert Rawlings, who was driving an alleged stolen minivan. Rawlings sped off from the 600 block of east McCarty St before …
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