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(MissouriNet) — Southeast Missouri native and prominent talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has announced that he is starting treatment for lung cancer. The 69-year-old Limbaugh was born in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau, and made the announcement on his radio program on KWOS Monday. He says he’s been diagnosed with an …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to three touchdowns in the final 6:13, and they overcame a double-digit deficit for the third postseason game in a row to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs trailed 20-10 and faced …

One person is dead, one person is badly hurt, and one person is in jail after a shooting in central Columbia. Police say 34-year-old Tershawn Kitchen was shot early yesterday (sun) morning on North Fifth Street near Walnut. He died at a local trauma center. A woman has life-threatening injuries. …

Police were called out around 4:30 Saturday morning after neighbors heard gunshots on St. Mary’s Blvd. No one was hurt but police searched the area around the 1600 – block for about an hour and a half.

A Jefferson City man is now charged after shooting up a funeral for a teen murdered back in November. 23 – year old Pierre Starks was first arrested in December for shooting at the funeral of 17 – year old Earle Key who was killed Thanksgiving night. Two other men …

A Fulton man is accused of holding someone down and threatening the victim with a knife. Police arrested Trent Parker on domestic assault charges and more yesterday (thur) afternoon. Officers say Parker had already hit the victim several times when they got there. He’s now in jail.  

(MissouriNet) — All this snow has led to a lot of potholes in mid-Missouri. MoDot says that will be the focus today (fri) for its crews the next several days, with little-to-no snow in the forecast. Workers in Columbia alone used 30 tons of patching material Wednesday and Thursday. MoDot …

MIAMI (AP) – Kansas City is back in the Super Bowl 50 years after Chiefs coach Hank Stram cracked up the football world by agreeing to be wired for sound for the big game highlight film. And the way we think of highlights will never be the same. NFL Films …

Two people have been arrested and charged after they allegedly started a fire in a Salvation Army thrift store in Jefferson City. emergency personnel responded to the business this week and saw two people in the area that matched the description of the suspects. Guinn Burke and William Musgrove were …

Five cats are dead after a house fire in Fulton yesterday (wed) afternoon. Firefighters said when they responded to the scene they saw heavy smoke coming from the basement. Luckily, one person and his dog were able to get out safely. Officials believe a space heater caused the fire. The …