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Three people are arrested after authorities say they stole a truck and tried to drive away from the cops. The victim says the suspects attacked him, and threatened him with a gun if he did not give up his keys. That was Saturday evening on Purdy Lane east of Columbia. …

Moniteau County’s assessor is resigning. Amanda Trimble tells our news partner ABC 17 her last day will be January 1, 2020. The move comes a few weeks after a whistleblower complaint claimed Trimble misused county credit cards on personal expenses, like a weekend trip to Texas.

(Missourinet) The state has chosen to license 60 businesses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri. More than 550 applications were submitted to grow the plants for medical use. The applicants licensed are the top-scoring ones meeting all eligibility requirements in a blind process. If demand increases, the state has the …

Police arrest a man who is accused of taking cash from a west Columbia bank. The robbery happened at about 10 a.m. Thursday at the Commerce Bank on Bernadette Drive across Stadium Boulevard from the Columbia Mall. No one was hurt. Callaway County authorities say they caught River Godfrey, 20, …

(AP) The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a tour helicopter with seven people aboard in Hawaii. A news release says the owner of the tour helicopter contacted the Coast Guard around 45 minutes after it was due back from a tour of Kauai’s Nā Pali Coast on Thursday evening. …

We had the second-warmest Christmas on record. It hit 69 degrees on Wednesday at Columbia Regional Airport, 30 degrees above normal. That ties the high on Dec. 25, 1971. The Christmas record is 74 degrees, set back in 1889. The forecast called for more clouds and temperatures about ten degrees …

(AP) — Putting a repeal of voter-approved changes to Missouri’s legislative redistricting process on the ballot in 2020 remains a top priority for Republican legislative leaders. The Kansas City Star reports that GOP lawmakers argue that voters were forced to swallow changes to the redistricting process that aid Democrats in …

(AP) U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said she was disturbed to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be “total coordination” between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial. In an interview Tuesday with KTUU, Murkowski said she remains undecided …

(Missourinet) The new Missouri House education committee chairman is focused on educational choice, and says the committee’s aim is to ensure that every young person in Missouri has access to a quality education. State Rep. Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on February 20, …

The search continues for the two men who robbed a delivery driver at a Columbia apartment complex. Police say the suspects told the victim they had a gun on Tuesday afternoon at Campus View Apartments off Providence just south of Mizzou Arena. One of them punched the victim during the …