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The man accused of killing a Cole County classmate nearly 30 years ago has a bond hearing this (mon) afternoon. A judge is looking at whether Chris Niemet should be allowed out of jail leading up to his murder trial. The Fulton man allegedly killed Greg Jones in 1991. Jones …

A drag queen rally on Saturday at the Missouri Capitol protested a proposed ban of drag queen story hours at public libraries. The protest included about 300 LGBT supporters and queens dressed in full drag with many holding signs like “Knowledge is power” and “Closed books equal closed minds”. Under …

A former Second Lady who wants to be First Lady is in Columbia today (mon). Jill Biden speaks at the ARC on West Ash Street near Stadium at 4:00 this (mon) afternoon. Her husband, Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, spoke in Kansas City on Saturday. Bernie Sanders holds a rally …

(KMIZ) — Our news partner ABC-17 says the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday that it has dismissed a misdemeanor fourth-degree assault charge filed against Cole County Assessor Chris Estes. The charges stemmed from a property dispute with a neighbor. Estes took that property dispute to court in October. …

Thank you Mid-Missouri for your support of MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital during The 14th Annual Missouri Credit Union Miracles For Kids Radiothon. You helped us raise: $243,384.46! The funds raised will stay local and will go towards purchasing life saving equipment, support programmatic needs, patient care and research at MU Health …

You have a perfect opportunity to make sick Mid-Missouri kids better. Donate now to the Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon benefiting MU Health Care’s Childrens Hospital. They treat every child, no matter if the family is able to pay … You can call 1 – 866 – 970 …

A Centertown woman is facing charges of child abuse and endangerment following an incident with her sister. ABC 17 reports Kathy Ligon is accused of threatening to kill her one-year old baby and attacking her sister. Prosecutors say she told her sister she would kill the baby. When her sister …

A suspect ends up dead after shots fired in south Columbia. Police say they found a man wanted for a crime on Sun Court around 6 last (thur) night. When officers got there, the man pointed a gun at them. They exchanged multiple gun shots when police tried to force …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has passed legislation targeting telemarketers who try to trick people into answering the phone with fake caller identification numbers. The bill passed Thursday targets what’s known as “call spoofing.” The scheme displays a local area code or the name of a familiar …

You have a perfect opportunity to make sick Mid-Missouri kids better. Donate now to the Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon benefiting MU Health Care’s Childrens Hospital. They treat every child, no matter if the family is able to pay … You can call 1 – 866 – 970 …