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Don’t you hate it when you return your rental truck but accidentally leave your meth inside? A Columbia man will spend 10 years in federal prison for pleading guilty to just that. Milton McGruder was arrested in 2017 after employees at Enterprise Rent a Car in Columbia found a toiletry …

(MissouriNet) — The Missouri Senate has struck a deal on Governor Parson’s proposed bridge funding plan. The upper chamber is expected to take a final vote Monday on the outline that includes 301-million dollars, paid back by the state in seven years at about 46-million annually. Majority Floor Leader Caleb …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Planned Parenthood is asking a federal appeals court to delay a ruling on a case involving whether abortions will resume at its Columbia clinic. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a motion filed by the organization asks the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to wait until the …

A Holts Summit man who’s charged with rape and kidnapping now faces additional charges. 49 – year old Anthony Rowell now is charged with kidnapping and sodomy after allegedly impersonating a police officer in 2017 and forcing a woman who was stranded along Highway – 63 at Ashland into having …

Two suspects wanted in some thefts are arrested after a car chase Tuesday. Jefferson City Police pulled over the pair on Monroe Street. They took off down Highway – 54 and were ultimately caught in Miller County after spike strips stopped their car. One suspect was caught after a foot …

Columbia’s interim city manager says the federal government will pay for most of the runway repairs at the airport. Columbia Regional Airport is closed until Tuesday, because the crown of the runway is making landings and takeoffs too bumpy. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports John Glascock said yesterday (wed) the …

It’s hard enough being a kid without having to worry about getting beat up at school. Parents and even teachers have aired concerns about violence in Jefferson City classrooms. Superintendent Dr. Larry Linthacum thinks they’re getting a handle on it … Linthacum adds that some of those students come to …

(MissouriNet) — Governor Parson wants an outside agency to review the Army Corps of Engineers’ management of the Missouri River. Parson says in Columbia he might contact federal officials in Washington. Parson, along with the governors of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa are meeting in about one week with Corps officials …

The man who flashed a laser at New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady in the AFC championship game could face jail time. 64-year-old Dwyan Morgan of Lee’s Summit is accused of being the culprit in what turned out being the Kansas City Chiefs’ last game of the year. While prosecutors …

A Columbia man will serve 11 years in federal prison after violating his parole. Vernon Jordan was on a supervised release from prison when he was found with heroin and a gun back in 20-17. He plead guilty to the charges earlier this year. He was originally in prison for …