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Cole County EMS meets and beats their Toys for Tots goal. 58 boxes were collected full of toys. That would fill close to six ambulances. Cole County EMS partners and volunteers also brought in $1,000 to donate to Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots.

A Jefferson City man faces assault charges he is accused of pulling a knife on a man who came on his door. 45 – year old Julius Leonard is charged with attempted assault and weapons charges. The victim told police he’d gone to Leonard’s Schroeder Way home looking for his …

Watch out for traffic challenges Tuesday. Mo-Dot crews will do some bridge work on Highway – 54 over Stadium. The Madison on ramp, the westbound exit ramp to Stadium and one lane of traffic will be affected. The work will start at 8:30 and run until 3:30 Tuesday.

It might cost you more to gamble at the ‘boat’ in Boonville but the money is targeted for a good cause. Jefferson City State Rep. Dave Griffith is re-filing his bill that would hike the gaming boat admission by two dollars and designate one dollar for the Missouri Veterans Commission’s …

Steele’s will be opening at 8am this Saturday, December 9 to host News Radio 950 KWOS’ LIVE Christmas Special – featuring Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Mike Michelson on the keyboard! We will be serving Steele’s house-made breakfast sausage and pancakes for all customers from 8am – 10am!  Make sure …

Ashland is paying former police chief Gabe Edwards $50,000 under the settlement between both sides in the case. More than $18,000 of the money includes back pay and vacation time. Edwards stepped down as part of the settlement. He’d been accused him of misuse of department records, making racially charged …

Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz ought to feel pretty secure at Ol’ Mizzou. With the Tigers headed to the Cotton Bowl to take on Ohio State and a ten win season, he has everybody from the ‘Boss’ on down singing his praises … That’s M-U System President Mun Choi. Drinkwitz …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson delivers his 2023 State of the State address in the Missouri House chamber in Jefferson City, as House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres), left, and Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (R) listen (January 18, 2023 file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Missouri’s governor has announced …

Retired Navy Chief Corpsman Bill McAnany talked with Warren Krech and John Marsh about the attack he witnessed on that December day in 1941 .. Thanks for your service, Doc!

The Ashland police chief steps down. Gabe Edwards resigned Tuesday after an undisclosed settlement with the city. He’d been on suspension since July. Edwards had sued the city claiming he’d been suspended because he’d been critical of the mayor.