Local News

Another crest on the Missouri River here at Jefferson City is expected tomorrow (tues.) The river stands at just over 25 – feet today (Mon 430am). A crest is expected late Tuesday to hit 26 – feet. Flood stage is 23 – feet. The North Jefferson City levee holds back …

A Missouri Man accused of trying to burn down Columbia’s Planned Parenthood faces new charges. Wesley Kaster was charged with maliciously damaging a building owned by an organization that receives federal financial assistance back on March 4th. He not faces a charge of using explosive material to maliciously damage federal …

A fire smokes up the ABB plant in North Jefferson City. Firefighters got the call around 3 – this morning and found a small fire burning in the transformer plant’s exhaust system. They say a buildup of dust and soot on a fan sparked the fire. No one was hurt.

Do you have to pay more to the Tax Man this year? Or maybe that refund you planned on isn’t there? As KWOS News told you, Missouri Revenue Director Joel Walters has resigned after being slammed by lawmakers over his handling of income tax changes. Jefferson City Rep. Rudy Veit …

There are no guarantees that you won’t be knee – deep in flood water before the summer ends. Cole County Emergency Management Director Bill Farr says we’ve seen it before … Farr and other emergency officials are closely watching the Missouri River flooding upstream. He says the National Weather Service …

A State Trooper is out of the hospital after being hit by a car. The Patrol says 45 – year old Jason Partin was struck while working a traffic stop last night on Highway 5 near Fortuna. He and a passenger in the car that hit him were treated and …

The company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people, won’t operate their vessels at all this year. The announcement comes today as the investigation is still ongoing. Instead, they say they will open a replacement attraction in Branson, featuring laser tag …

An investigation is ongoing in Moberly after a body is discovered. 29-year-old Kimberly Belcher was found unresponsive at a home on Logan Street yesterday (Wed) afternoon. She was pronounced dead at the scene. While the cause is still unknown, police do not suspect foul play.

A Jefferson City woman charged in connection with the death of a 4 – year old in her care can bond out of jail. 26 – year old Quantavia Givens sees Judge Jon Beetem set a $100,000 cash – only bond for her release. She’s charged with felony child abuse …

A Jefferson City employer is adding some jobs. Command Web, the plant that prints paperbacks for Scholastic, is expanding … adding some 50 jobs. The JC Chamber’s Missy Bonnot says Command Web prints about 200 – million books a year. They’re in the process of adding new presses and book-binding …