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KMIZ — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the body of Spc. Joshua Morrison was recovered Thursday morning in the Gasconade River. Morrison was reported missing during a kayaking trip Sunday. He was last seen in the vicinity of Ruby’s Landing. According to the Associated Press, crews searching for …

The resurgence of virus cases may well be shaping the 2022 priority list for Missouri lawmakers. Branson State Rep. Brian Seitz* says the COVID laws dealing with both business liability and government mandates will surely be revisited …       Seitz adds that lawmakers may also want to take a look at …

Longtime Mid – Missouri broadcaster Jack Daniels died this week. He had been battling cancer. Daniels had stepped down from his Sedalia radio job recently. A Jefferson City native, Daniels spent over 50 years on the air. Many remember Uncle Jack from his years as the morning host on 94.3 …

A prominent figure in mid-Missouri politics has died. Steve Walsh passed away Thursday morning, according to a Twitter post from his wife and current state representative Sara Walsh. Steve was hospitalized for COVID-19 complications earlier this month after both he and Sara Walsh contracted the virus. Walsh was the public …

(AP) — US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be offered this fall, subject to authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration and sign off from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are …

City parks don’t come cheap. Jefferson City’s newest park on Adrians Island and the bridge that links it to the Capitol grounds comes in at about $4-million. Councilman Ron Fitzwater says two tax funds are dedicated to the project …     Councilmen voted this week to move ahead with the funding. …

Federal prosecutors say the third and final defendant in a 2018 takeover-style robbery at a Jefferson City Walgreens has pleaded guilty. The U-S Attorney’s office said yesterday (wed) 22-year-old Daijahn Reed of Indiana admits that he and three other men robbed the Walgreens on Missouri Boulevard after midnight in July …

Cole County reported 61 new cases yesterday (wed). Boone County added another COVID-19 death yesterday (wed). That’s now 131 total. Health officials say the patient was older than 80. Boone also reported 93 new coronavirus positives. Active cases rose slightly. Hospitalizations stayed the same, but are putting a strain on …

Missouri law enforcement officers are pulling out of federal task forces because of a new state gun law. The U-S Department of Justice said yesterday (wed) at least 12 Missouri officers dropped out of federal partnerships because of the law barring state and local authorities from enforcing federal gun rules. …

Several Republican Missouri politicians have voiced their unhappiness with how the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled. Senator Roy Blunt said in a statement Monday President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops when he did will “prove to be a major mistake.” Missouri’s junior senator, Josh Hawley, says the …