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Missouri takes election returns very seriously

How often does it take longer than election night to get the results in Missouri? Actually, every time. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says the votes you see on election night are always unofficial. Then officials check results at several different levels before certifying the actual total. Ashcroft says …

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One victim shot in Fulton

Someone is in the hospital after two separate shootings in Fulton. Police say they responded to an area of Jefferson Street around 1:30 yesterday (sun) afternoon. One victim has non-life-threatening injuries after that incident. Officers had responded to another report of shots fired a couple blocks away, on West Fifth …

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Accused killer is back in court

Joseph Elledge has another hearing this (mon) afternoon. The Columbia man is trying to get a lower bond on murder and child abuse charges. Prosecutors say Elledge killed his wife, Mengqi Ji, and got rid of her body last year. Authorities have not been able to find her body, after …

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More Cole virus deaths

Cole County reports another large uptick in COVID-19 deaths. Health officials said yesterday (thur) 15 more people have died, for a total of 67. They reported 22 additional deaths earlier this week. Boone County reported another COVID-19 patient in his or her early 70s has died. That’s now 30 total …

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Fulton man faces charges after waving a gun around

Jared Brooks of Fulton is accused of threatening several people with a gun Wednesday. Police say it happened when Brooks brandished the gun at adults and children in a car on West 6th Street. No one was hurt. he’s facing assault and weapons charges.

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Four kids arrested in church vandalism

Authorities arrest four teenagers that are allegedly behind recent vandalism at a Holts Summit church. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism told ABC 17 the suspects are all between 14 to 16 years old. Investigators found damaged pews, windows and walls at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church last week. The FBI …

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No mask mandates for Cole County

Would you wear a mask everywhere if it was guaranteed to stop the spread of the virus? Cole County Health Director Kristi Campbell says she’s not sure that mandatory mask orders are that effective …     She does ask that you voluntarily mask up in public. Unlike Boone County and Fulton, …

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River search ends with no sign of missing Columbia woman

(AP) — Authorities in central Missouri are finished searching a section of river for the remains of a Chinese woman who’s been missing for more than a year. Columbia police say they found no evidence related to Mengqi Ji during a search of part of the Lamine River outside Boonville. …

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External report points finger in deaths in Missouri veterans homes

(MissouriNet) — The investigation into COVID deaths at Missouri veterans homes has found a failure on the part of the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) headquarters to recognize the outbreak, and a failure to respond to the outbreak. Armstrong Teasdale’s report says MVC heaquarters “was lulled into a false sense of …

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