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Cole County’s prosecutor has filed charges against the man authorities say shot someone in Jefferson City late Monday. Michael Miller is wanted on charges of armed criminal action, robbery, and more after the shooting on Monroe Street near Stadium Boulevard. Investigators say Miller shot the victim while robbing him. That …

Forecasters say the Missouri River will go past 29 feet in Jefferson City today (wed). But it will stay just below the major flood stage of 30 feet. The Big Muddy is now expected to stay above 29 feet the rest of the work week, then start to quickly fall …

A suspect is on the run after an overnight shooting. Police were called to the 1300 – block of Monroe shortly before 11 – last night. The 25 – year old victim had a serious gunshot wound. Witnesses say they heard a fight and then shots. They say a man …

(A-P) — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe is requesting another federal disaster declaration to help after flooding, tornadoes and severe storms hit the state. Kehoe sent the request on behalf of Gov. Mike Parson, who is on vacation. Missouri is asking for individual assistance in more than 40 counties. If …

All the clean – up work at Jefferson City’s Memorial Airport may have been a little premature. The river could top the levee again by mid – week … x250625 The city’s Britt Smith says they had crews from Cole County Public Works, Mo-Dot and even the City of Columbia …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Tours of the 168-year-old former Missouri State Penitentiary are on hold at least through August because of extensive storm damage the complex sustained last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the thick stone walls of the “Big House” couldn’t stand up to the tornado that …

Somebody ‘upstairs’ must have been watching out for Jefferson City. Capital Region Medical Center’s Gaspare Calvaruso says, if the May tornado had shifted a little to the west, his patients could have been in serious trouble … X260624 While the tornado largely spared the hospital, it devastated the neighborhood just …

The Cole County Assessor faces misdemeanor assault charges after a dispute with a neighbor. Deputies were called to Chris Estes’ home Thursday afternoon. The victim claimed Estes had punched him after the two had a dispute over property lines. Estes was released without bond.

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One man arrested for meth possession in Moniteau County Wednesday seemed a little-clothes minded – deputies found him and another woman asleep inside a car parked in a random driveway on Highway P – and he was naked. 37-year-old Jeffrey Stoney and 55 year old Elizabeth Knox told authorities they …