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A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate has formed the Conservative Caucus. Six Republican senators on Thursday highlighted issues including abortion, gun rights, and reducing the size of government as caucus priorities. Weldon Spring Senator Bill Eigel says the group wants to be a resource for other Republicans. He …

OSHA investigators are now at the scene of a fatal fall at a Lake – area job site. A 41 – year old Lake Ozark man died when he fell 60 – feet from a balcony at an under-construction condo complex. Another painter on the crew found his body.

Two suspects are looking at drug trafficking charges in Callaway County. Three others are facing potential charges on other crimes. Deputies and Drug Task Force officers raided a home in northern Callaway County Wednesday. They found meth, marijuana, pills, paraphernalia, guns and cash. The suspects are Andrea and Tracy Martin, …

University Police investigate a death at Mizzou. University Police released a statement announcing the death of 19-year-old Boston Perry, who was found in his room at Mark Twain Hall yesterday afternoon around 2:30. The junior from Bethalto, Illinois was a student in the College of engineering, majoring in information technologies.

A planned redevelopment at Jefferson City’s old international Shoe Factory is on the way. The Council gave approval this week for a developer to build at ‘fun factory’ and apartments at the site just east of the old MSP prison. The Oregon – based firm plans to have a restaurant, …

Preliminary enrollment numbers for Mizzou show no surprises for administrative officials. The 2019 spring semester numbers released Tuesday morning show a total enrollment of over 27,500, which Director of the University’s News Bureau, Christian, Basi says is a solid number that the university expected. Transfers, minority students, and incoming freshmen …

A Mexico teen is dead after a rollover crash in Randolph County. 19-year-old Pate Schultz was driving on Highway 63 near Clark just before 3 p.m. Monday when the wind blew snow onto the road, causing her to lose control. Her vehicle slid into the median and flipped. She was …

A warrant has been issued for a California, Missouri man after a standoff with law enforcement in Moniteau County. 22-year-old Dalton Fisher was evading police through Moniteau County just after midnight Monday when he attempted to cross a low-water area. His vehicle flooded, he jumped out, and turned toward the …

Donations have been pouring in for the families who lost their apartments in yesterday (mon) morning’s big fire in Holts Summit. The fire destroyed the 30 units of The Evergreen Condos off Route AA. Everyone escaped ok. The Red Cross now says it has plenty of clothes and other supplies …

A man is in custody after a bomb scare at Midway Travel Plaza. Investigators say he tried to start a fire at the center just west of Columbia off I-70 yesterday (mon) morning. When he was asked to leave, he called emergency dispatchers and said he had an explosive in …