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A 16 –year old will be tried as an adult for a fatal Jefferson City shooting. Jahuan Whirley is charged with 2nd degree murder, assault, robbery and weapons charges in the death of 33 – year old Justin Kammerich. Kammerich, a state corrections officer, was gunned down last month outside …

A wanted man who held law officers at bay just west of Jefferson City is arrested. Deputies, Troopers and SWAT officers were called to a home on Woodhaven in the Apache Flats area for the suspect who was wanted on warrants. Kent Marsh had barricaded himself inside the basement of …

The mother of that missing six-year-old Lake area boy and her boyfriend are now facing criminal charges. The sheriff’s department says Aubrey Ferguson and Woodrow Ziegler were hiding little Braedence Jones in an attic crawl space. Ferguson was in a custody dispute with the biological father, but the dad has …

Do you think there should be some ‘wiggle room’ built into term limits? Jefferson City councilmen want to know if you’d approve allowing council members to run for a fifth two – year term or letting mayors serve more than two four – year terms… Councilman Rick Mihalevitch says they’ll …

Expect a lot of snow in mid-Missouri to wrap up the work week. A winter storm watch takes effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday night. Fred Glass with the National Weather Service says it looks like we could get 5-7″ of snow. “There could be some areas, especially Columbia southward …

An auto salvage lot fire tied up firefighters for hours near Millersburg yesterday. Crews were called to Carroll Enterprises and spent several hours getting the fire put out. It started in the main building on the complex. That building along with some cars and a mobile home all burned. Firefighters …

It is shaping up to be a busy day at the State Capitol. Not only does the session start today but the Inaugural Ball is on tap for tonight. Capitol Police say if your business takes you to the Capitol plan on extra time. All the renovation work has taken …

What’s the attraction of shopping all the internet sites? For many it’s the sales taxes you save. Callaway County Representative Travis Fitzwater thinks it’s time to level the playing field for Mid-Missouri’s brick and mortar retailers … Governor Mike Parson wants legislators to take a new look at an online …

Some former Jefferson City officials might get another shot at running for local office. Councilmen are discussing revising the term limits now in place. As it stands, Jefferson City council members can’t run for a fifth two year term while mayors can only serve two four year terms. There’s a …

A crash involving a couple motorcycles in Jefferson City. Police say Christopher Anderson of Tebbetts and Scott West of Jefferson City crashed their Harleys on Highway 179 at Truman Boulevard yesterday (mon) afternoon. West was knocked off his bike. They both had to go to the hospital with moderate injuries. …