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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A judge has denied a temporary restraining order sought by a southwest Missouri family who did not receive a medical marijuana license from the state. Attorneys for Sarcoxie Nursery owner Paul Callicoat argued during a hearing Monday that the state’s decision to award only 60 …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri will consent to taking in lawfully admitted refugees. Parson announced his decision Tuesday in response to an executive order issued in September by President Donald Trump that required governors to publicly agree to accept refugees. Refugees would not be allowed …

A man shot by a Fulton police officer this week has died. 27 – year old Cody McCaulou was shot by the officer during an incident Monday outside McIntyre Elementary School. Fulton Police haven’t said what exactly happened during the incident. The Highway Patrol is investigating.

A Jefferson City man faces drug sale charges after being pulled over on Missouri Blvd. Police say they stopped Kaharri Ray Wednesday and smelled marijuana coming from his car. The found drugs, packaging materials and cash in the car. A 13 – year old in car was allowed to leave …

BAGHDAD (AP) – Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters have broken into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area. The mob was angered over deadly U.S. airstrikes that targeting the Iran-backed militia on Sunday. In the violence on …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A 28-year-old Columbia police officer who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl outside a school has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Andria Heese was charged Monday in the Jan. 4 death of Gabriella Curry outside Battle High School. The girl’s mother was a bus driver for …

A Jefferson City woman has died in a Highway 54 crash. The patrol says Pamela Carsten’s pickup went off the highway at about noon yesterday (mon) near Brazito southwest of Jefferson City. The truck crashed into a tree. Carsten died about an hour after the crash at a Columbia hospital. …

A Fulton police officer shoots a suspect near a school. The shooting happened behind McIntire Elementary School yesterday (mon) morning. Class is not in session. The suspect was taken to the hospital. The officer involved is on leave while the Highway Patrol investigates what happened.

(MissouriNet) — The chairman of Missouri’s Senate Transportation Committee says toll roads are “dead on arrival” with him and are a non-starter. Poplar Bluff GOP State Senator Doug Libla has examined states like Oklahoma that have tolls and says you have to drive on a toll road “just about everywhere …

A Jefferson City police officer is hurt while running after some suspects. Officers say they spotted four Mexico, Missouri natives trespassing in the Holiday Inn parking lot on Jefferson Street late Saturday morning. One of the suspects who ran, Richard Matthews, was violating parole and had several felony warrants. Police …