The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says light snow is expected in Columbia this evening and tomorrow (January 5, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter feed) Motorists in Columbia, Jefferson City and throughout mid-Missouri could see light snow this evening and again Saturday from the late …
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Third District Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer won’t run for another term. Luetkemeyer was elected to Congress in 2009. He’s a former state lawmaker and served as Missouri’s Tourism Director. Luetkemeyer’s district boundaries changed during the last cycle, bringing in parts of Boone County and Columbia.
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State Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) is pushing hard for a personal property tax cut this session. He notes 29 other states have eliminated personal property taxes. He describes the personal property tax as the crime you pay for owning your vehicle each December. Senator Eigel joined us live this …
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The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled an April 9 execution date for convicted double killer Brian Dorsey. The 51-year-old New Bloomfield man is under two death sentences for shooting and killing his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie on Christmas Eve 2006. Both victims were shot in the …
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Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) has appointed former State Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby) and former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (D) to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Both men will need to be confirmed by the Missouri Senate by the end of January. Hegeman served as the Missouri Senate …
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State Rep. Doug Mann (D-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on January 11, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Legislation requiring public institutions of higher education like Mizzou to have opioid overdose rescue kits available for public use on campuses has been …
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State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) speaks in a Missouri House committee hearing in Jefferson City on January 24, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Legislation prohibiting the purchasing of semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms by anyone under the age of 20 has been filed again …
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A Jefferson City man charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend will now stand trial this spring. Josh Wilbers is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Hallie Phillips in 2022. Wilbers told investigators he was showing Phillips a new gun when it went off hitting her in …
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A retired Mid – Missouri priest is found guilty by church authorities of soliciting an adult parishioner for sex during confession. Father Ignazio Medina pastored at a Lake area church at the time of the incident. Medina was also found guilty last year of stealing $300,000 from St. Stanislaus Parish …
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NewsRadio KWOS invites you TO JOIN us THIS FALL as we Discover the Charm of Switzerland, Austria, and Bavaria with Collette Travel. 10 Days ● 13 Meals: 8 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners HIGHLIGHTS… Bern, Alphorn Maker, Yodeling Demonstration, Fondue Lunch, Lucerne, Austrian Alps, Cultural City Walking Tour or Architectural Walking Tour, Innsbruck, …
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