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(KMIZ) — COLUMBIA, Mo. – A Jefferson City teacher is dead and another woman has life-threatening injuries. The two women were hit just after midnight Saturday on Ash Street near Eighth Street by a vehicle. Columbia police said Patricia F. Beasley, 25, and Katie S. Paul, 25, were walking north on …

The tornado damage to your home may earn you a small break in your property taxes. Cole County Assessor Chris Estes says you need to check in with his office … Estes says the property tax break also covers flood damaged homes. When the home is renovated standard rates will …

Lots of Mid-Missouri roads are still underwater and several communities have seen evacuations because of the high water. The river in Jefferson City stands at a little over 32 – feet today, it should fall below 30 – feet by Friday. Many of the state government parking lots in the …

(MissouriNet) — A Jefferson City area man has died of injuries he suffered in last month’s tornado. According to an obituary, 61-year-old John Howard Freeman was injured in a tornado that swept through Jefferson City and Eldon the night of May 22. Four days later, he died from his injuries. …

A little over a week after the tornado hit Riley Auto Group, the Collison Center is back in business! Storm damage to your vehicle? Call Bruce at Rileys! 573 – 644 – 6725 or at RileyCollision.com!

(JCPD) — The Jefferson City Police department responded to the100 block of Marshall Street last evening to investigate a reported stabbing that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located a subject with multiple stab wounds to his arm. The victim had sustained non-life threatening injuries and was able to identify …

The waiting game continues on the Missouri River. The river sits at 32 – feet in Jefferson City with the next crest at close to 33 – feet expected by Monday. Backwaters from the flooding have closed some streets near the Capitol. State workers are having to commute from lots …

(A-P) — A St. Louis judge is now deciding whether to grant an order that would allow Missouri’s only abortion clinic to keep its abortion license past Friday. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer heard an hour of arguments on Planned Parenthood’s request for a temporary restraining order that would prohibit the …

The waiting game continues on the Missouri River. The river sits at 32 – feet in Jefferson City with the next crest at close to 33 – feet expected by Monday. Backwaters from the flooding have closed some  streets near the Capitol. State workers are having to commute from lots …

Not everyone who comes to your door offering to fix your storm – damaged home really wants to help. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson says he saw the scammers when he worked in Joplin … Thompson says watch out for those so-called contractors who want money up front before the …