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(MissouriNet) — A jury listened to two vastly different stories during opening statements Monday in Jefferson City, in a high-profile Missouri murder trial. 54-year-old James Addie’s murder trial is being broadcast live nationwide on Court TV. Addie and the victim, Molly Watson, both worked at the Moberly Correctional Center (MCC). …

(MissouriNet) — With three weeks left to go in the regular legislative session, Missouri Senate President Dave Schatz  remains hopeful about his proposed gas tax hike. The Senate has already passed the bill that would boost the state’s fuel tax by twelve-and-a-half cents per gallon over five years. A Missouri …

KMIZ — A teenager is recovering from serious injuries after being thrown from a clothes basket that was being towed by a vehicle with a rope. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports show it happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of County Road 318 in Fulton. That’s …

A 15-year-old is dead after a UTV crash. The Highway Patrol says the girl was in a private field north of her hometown of Mexico on Saturday afternoon when she flipped the off-road vehicle. She was ejected. A doctor pronounced her dead at a hospital a couple hours later.  

A man faces assault and weapons charges after firing off a gun inside an Eldon funeral home this week. Investigators say Bradley Duncan of Chesterfield fired off the pistol at the Millard – Rekus Funeral Home Wednesday. Eldon police say they think Duncan was going to shoot his ex – …

(MissouriNet) — The search is on for a new director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Dr. Randall Williams has resigned and so has Chief Operating Officer Drew Erdmann. During a press conference at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Governor Parson says he felt the best …

KMIZ 17 – A nine-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Jefferson City teenager accused of a 2018 murder. Jahuan Whirley, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, was certified as an adult in the fatal shooting of corrections officer Justin Kammerich, 33. Cole County Circuit Judge …

You’d think a Republican – controlled state legislature could get plenty of bills across the finish line. But Jefferson City Representative Dave Griffith feels the House and Senate have deadlocked over too many issues this session. And that includes a Covid – 19 liability bill that goes back to the …

University of Missouri leaders are looking at tuition hikes. The board of curators meets today (thur). It’s hearing a financial report recommending a five percent tuition bump at Mizzou. The report says the  university has had to cut teachers because of financial struggles, and it’s tough to maintain high quality …

(MissouriNet) — The Missouri House has voted unanimously to expel Lee’s Summit Representative Rick Roeber . The House Ethics Committee released an investigative report this week about allegations that Roeber, a Republican, abused his four adult children when they were younger. It says two of the children were allegedly sexually …