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Another arrest in gun shop burglary

Cole County authorities say a father and son were behind a burglary at a gun store. Christopher McCombs Senior was arrested this week in Fulton. Investigators say he and his 17-year-old son broke into Bob’s Guns in Saint Martins early this month and took some things. No guns were stolen.

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Teachers are on the next vaccination list

(MissouriNet) — Get ready teachers, childcare centers, grocery and convenience store workers, as well as others. During a Capitol press briefing, Governor Parson has announced the next tier of the state’s coronavirus vaccination plan will begin March 15. (as said) “While supply is still limited, we are expecting slow and …

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Would you like a career in the sausage business?

The Boone County Commission offers tax breaks for a proposed Italian meats facility. Swift Prepared Foods says its large plant on Paris Road will eventually have 250 workers making an average of more than 50-grand a year. It’s set to open next year. This is the same company behind the …

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Cole County Rep. backs anti – ‘1619 Project’ legislation

Jefferson City Representative Dave Griffith sits next to Branson Rep. Brian Seitz in the House chamber. Seitz has filed a bill against the 1619 Project which claims American history really started over 100 years before the Declaration of Independence. Griffith agrees …      Griffith adds he’s also heard from his constituents …

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Former Cole County Judge named in McCloskey case

(AP) — A former Cole County prosecutor and judge is now involved in Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s case. Richard Callahan was named yesterday (wed) the special prosecutor for the complaint against the Saint Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. They’ve pleaded not guilty to unlawful …

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Former Fulton Firefighters Union leader charged

A former leader of the Fulton firefighters’ union is accused of stealing money from the organization. A special prosecutor filed a felony charge against Scott Peterson yesterday (wed). Authorities said they discovered the union had suffered a “significant financial loss” from an apparent case of embezzlement. Peterson was arrested last …

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Tiger Woods recovering after bad car crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods crashed his SUV on sweeping, downhill road in the Los Angels suburbs Tuesday morning, and doctors tried to stabilize “significant” injuries to his right leg with rods and a combination of screws and pins. Woods was driving to a television shoot when his SUV …

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Fulton folks could pay a lot more to heat their homes

(KMIZ 17) – Fulton residents may see higher gas prices and the city may have to tighten it’s budget after the “financial disaster” caused by skyrocketing natural gas prices last week. The city council received an update Tuesday about the issue. The council held an emergency meeting the previous Tuesday …

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The Bridge to ‘Somewhere’

You may notice the construction crews behind the State Capitol building. Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin says work on the ‘Bicentennial Bridge’ linking the Capitol grounds to the river began this week …   Jefferson City’s council approved using a $1.5 million dollar grant to fund building streets into the old …

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