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You could be one step closer to seeing Mid-Missouri get its own barge port on the Missouri River. Cole County Commissioner Harry Otto admits some tax dollars would be used to develop the terminal on land near the JC-CC prison east of Jefferson City …        The state has given to …

Friends and family held a community vigil for Tori Taylor in Fulton yesterday (sun) evening. She’s the missing woman who police say may have been kidnapped by three men a week ago. The 25-year-old Taylor is white, five-foot-two, 100 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.

(MissouriNet) — A man from St. Joseph is jailed without bond , accused of using peanuts to try to assault a man at Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Camden County Prosecuting Attorney’s office, 27 year old Jacob Andes knew his mother’s boyfriend had a peanut allergy and put …

(MissouriNet) — A jury in Cole County deliberated for more than two hours, before returning guilty verdicts against a northern Missouri man charged in the 2018 death of his secret fiance. 54-year-old James Addie has been convicted of first degree murder and armed criminal action for the April 2018 death …

KMIZ 17 – A Cole County judge has denied the defense’s request for information in a 1991 murder case. The request for a bill of particulars — a document that details the prosecution’s case — from lawyers representing William “Chris” Niemet of Fulton was denied Wednesday, according to online court …

A Fulton woman reported missing may also be the kidnapping victim last seen earlier this week. Fulton police said Thursday they believe Tori Taylor, 25, is the person who was last seen in a gray Dodge Charger with three other men Monday. That car was spotted at the corner of …

Too many bills .. not enough time. But maybe that’s a good thing. With two weeks left in the session, Wardsville State Rep Rudy Veit (veet) is concerned where Medicaid expansion is headed …     Voters okayed Medicaid expansion for Missouri but lawmakers have turned thumbs down on funding it. Veit …

KMIZ 17 – Sheriff’s deputies found explosive devices Wednesday at a conservation area in Callaway County. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said deputies were sent to the McCredie Farm Lake east of Kingdom City a little before 7 a.m. The University of Missouri owns and maintains the area. Chism said …

More chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine if you’re interested. There’s a walk-in clinic at Southern Boone High School in Ashland from 3:30 to 6:30 today (thur). Veterans and their spouses and caretakers can get a shot in Mexico during the Exercise Tiger Remembrance Event at the Audrain  County Courthouse …

A Fulton man is dead after crashing on Highway 54. The patrol says Cody Evans’ pickup went off the road near Kingdom City yesterday (wed) morning. Troopers say the truck flipped several times, ejecting Evans. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Evans was 30 years old.