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(MissouriNet) — Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green has ordered the Missouri Highway Patrol to cross-check an unidentified fingerprint potentially connected to a violent eastern Missouri burglary in 1997. During the break-in at a home in O’Fallon, the burglar fired several gun shots, seriously injuring the homeowner in the head.  …

Two men are badly hurt in a Cole County car crash early this (Thur) morning. Troopers say 34 – year old Joey Hampton of Jefferson City lost control of his SUV on Country Club Drive just outside the Jefferson City limits around 2:30am. The vehicle ran off the road, hit …

A victim in a high-profile central Columbia shooting this fall has been arrested. Sam Baldwin the fourth was booked into jail yesterday (wed). He had an active warrant on charges of stealing, unlawful possession of a firearm, and drug possession. Police said Baldwin nearly died when he was shot near …

Highway patrol divers find a man’s body in the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers say two men were on a canoe in the main channel of the lake when they fell overboard Tuesday afternoon. One man made it to shore. Somodd Kong of Osage Beach did not. Divers found the …

One For One Holiday Food Drive The  KWOS  Commerce Bank One-For-One Holiday Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is today, December 11th! From now until 6PM we’re on both sides of Missouri Boulevard in front of Orscheln Farm and Home and Westlake Ace Hardware …

(MissouriNet) — A southwest Missouri lawmaker who opposes returning the Ceres statue to the top of the Capitol in Jefferson City says the state should not be promoting any religion. Ash Grove State Representative Mike Moon describes Ceres as a “false god”: While the Office of Administration (OA) plans to …

Is Jefferson City one step close to finally getting a conference center? Two developers are offering up plans for part of the old MSP Prison that include a convention center. The Farmer Group, which owns Capital Mall, offers to build soccer fields and a park along with the center. Another …

Divers head back into the water today (wed) looking for a missing Columbia woman. That search for Mengqi Ji Elledge in the Lamine River in Cooper County once again came up empty yesterday (tue). She has been missing for two months and prosecutors say her husband is the prime suspect …

Mizzou has hired Appalachian State head 36-year-old Eliah Drinkwitz. In his one season as an FBS head coach (this year), Drinkwitz led Appalachian State to a 12-1 record and the Sun Belt Championship. A native of Norman, Oklahoma, Drinkwitz has some ties to current Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn. Drinkwitz …

The owners of two buildings at High and Madison here in Jefferson City may be about ready to work a deal. The corner building partially collapsed last year and the two owners of the adjacent structures have been in court ever since. Their attorneys are said to be sorting out …