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It turns out there were two shots – fired calls in Jefferson City overnight. A man is accused of attacking he girlfriend and shooting her car on Elizabeth Street early this morning. He faces charges of unlawful weapons use and domestic violence. Shortly before 10 – pm, officers were called …

Local state rep Cheri Toalson Reisch says she will meet with her attorney to decide whether to appeal last week’s ruling in her Twitter lawsuit. A federal judge ruled Reisch violated the constitutional free speech rights of a constitutent, when she blocked him on Twitter.

Did you know that you can get a tax break on your new car if you trade in your old one? Lawmakers could revisit that bill if and when they return for a special session next month. Cole County Rep. Rudy Veit says the Governor is eyeing that measure since …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two men with handguns in their waistbands alarmed shoppers when they entered a Kansas City-area Walmart on Sunday, but police say they were just buying ammunition for target practice. Kansas City, Missouri, Police Sgt. Jake Becchina says the men were cooperative and were released because …

It sure sounds like Governor Mike Parson will call lawmakers back for a special session. At the State Fair yesterday Parson told reporters that he may call the session to deal with car tax issues and another issue he didn’t specify.

(AP) – Critics of a new Missouri law that restricts abortions say they won’t make a push to gather the signatures needed to put it to a public vote. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri’s Development Director Nicole Rainey says it’s impossible to collect the roughly 100,000 voter signatures …

Columbia police are asking for your help after a dead baby is found near a north-side business. Investigators got a call late yesterday (thur) morning about the human remains outside McKnight Tire on North Providence near Vandiver. It appears to be a child younger than one year old. They do …

A stolen ATV turns up in southern Callaway County. Deputies say they found it on Oak Street in Mokane early yesterday (thur). They arrested Jamon Otey. The Steedman man allegedly stole the ATV, and had meth on him when he was cuffed.

Do you the think the young Springfield man who walked through a Wal Mart armed should face a charge of ‘making a terroristic threat’? Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson says the charge was appropriate … x250815 Thompson has mixed emotions about proposed so-called Red Flag laws. He says, while he …

Opening arguments took place yesterday (wed) in a lawsuit challenging the University of Missouri’s gun ban on campus. The Attorney General has stepped in for opponents of the ban. They argue it’s unconstitutional. The school argues allowing more guns on campus would be a safety risk. The bench trial is …