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A big crowd packed the LINC at Lincoln University on the first day of the MARC resource center for victims of the tornado and the flooding. Jody Dickhaut with Adventist Disaster Response says his team ‘shepherded’ those needing help through the process … The Adventists are just one of the …

A Jefferson City school district staffer may have compromised some of the personal information of children. The staffer, who’s been suspended by the district, apparently transferred files with medical information and student ID numbers to his personal account. The district says they have no evidence that any of the information …

One man has died after an explosion and fire at a Columbia home off Old Highway 63. Columbia fire officials started getting calls about several small explosions at the home a little after 9 a.m. Wednesday on Southwood Dr. close to Old 63, south of Broadway. Wednesday afternoon, authorities found …

(MissouriNet) — Planned Parenthood will appear in Court in STL today to ask for a temporary restraining order against the state. Governor Parson says that should not apply in this case. He says they haven’t been operating in a safe manner. Parson and state health officials say that the Planned …

The Missouri River here in Jefferson City is approaching historic flood levels. The river is expected to hit 33 – feet early Saturday morning and stay at that level for all of next week. The Jefferson City levee is topped at 30 – feet. During the ‘500 – year flood’ …

If you want to drop off supplies for tornado and flooding victims you can do it starting this (Wed) afternoon at Capital West Christian Events Center on Fairgrounds Rd. They need cleaning supplies, food, water, personal hygiene items etc. Will be handed out starting Friday.

Red Cross announces victims assistance centers opening in JCMO and Eldon. JCMO on Thursday and Friday, Eldon at Church of Nazarene on Saturday.  JC MARC Center at Linc on LU campus. The Red Cross says several organizations will be ready to help at The Linc rec center in Jefferson City …

Garrett Sommerer joined us on the KWOS Morning Show. He raised hundreds for tornado victims by selling lemonade. He says he’s planning to sell more Friday. What an example about how all of us can make a difference in someone else’s life!

Kevin Riley sums it up best: ‘The storm was tough, but we’re tougher’. Last week’s tornado heavily damaged the Riley Auto Group dealership, damaging or destroying 800 – cars and trucks … Riley hopes to begin selling vehicles as soon as possible, planning on having their Toyota dealership back to …

A body is pulled from the Missouri River near Tebbetts. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office got a call after someone spotted what appeared to be a body in the river Tuesday afternoon. There’s no i-d on the body and investigators don’t say if they think it’s a flood victim.