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53-year-old Francis Henry Kempker of Jefferson City will be sentenced in June (April 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Cole County Sheriff’s Department) A Jefferson City man faces a potential life prison sentence after being convicted of two counts of forcible rape. Sentencing will take place in June. Cole County …

The new MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital in Columbia is planning a summer grand opening (2024 photo courtesy of MU Health Care’s Eric Maze) Columbia-based MU Health Care says the new $232-million Children’s Hospital being built in Columbia will be opening in phases and is expected to be fully operational …

A state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employee works on a highway in March 2024 (photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Flickr page) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is encouraging mid-Missouri job seekers to attend this afternoon’s hiring event in Jefferson City. MoDOT will host today’s event from …

The murder trial of a Mid – Missouri man charged in the 1991 cold case killing of his high school classmate could go to trial this fall. Christopher Niemet was charged in 2020 in the shooting death of 14 – year Greg Jones of Russellville who died over 30 – …

Versailles Police claim a stolen pickup was used to steal money from an ATM. They say thieves hooked chains to the truck to pull the door off the bank machine. the suspects were seen on video driving off in a black getaway car with no license plates. Investigators say a …

Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson is currently dealing with several high-profile cases, including a 1991 Russellville murder, the case involving 53-year-old Francis Kempker of Jefferson City and the incident that happened in February outside an event sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Prosecutor Thompson joined us live …

A view of the historic Columns on Mizzou’s campus in Columbia (January 2022 file photo courtesy of theMU News Bureau’s Brian Consiglio) (This is the second in a two-part series about Mizzou) Mizzou’s vice provost for undergraduate studies says the University of Missouri aims to support students as they make …

Columbia sixth ward councilwoman Betsy Peters (photo courtesy of city of Columbia website) Columbia’s two newly-elected council members will be sworn-in during a special meeting tomorrow Thursday afternoon at city hall. Second ward councilwoman-elect Lisa Meyer and sixth ward Councilwoman Betsy Peters will be sworn-in at 5 pm tomorrow and …

Convicted mid-Missouri killer Brian Dorsey, 52, was executed Tuesday night in Bonne Terre(2020 file photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) says Tuesday night’s execution of convicted mid-Missouri killer Brian Dorsey went smoothly. Dorsey was executed by lethal injection at the state’s …

Are you ready for a $15 – dollar ‘Big Mac’? Brad Jones is the Missouri Director of the National Federation of Independent Business. He says that’s what might happen if Missouri were to follow California’s lead and raise the fast – food minimum wage to $20 – an hour … Jones …