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A Holts Summit man is dead after a crash on snow-covered roads. The patrol says Jason Mayer’s car slid across Highway 94 just east of Route C near Mokane yesterday (thur) morning. An SUV going the other way hit the side of the Holts Summit man’s car. Mayer was 40 …

Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, comes down from her lofty perch for the first time in nearly 100 years. A giant crane brought down the statue atop the Missouri Capitol so it can be refurbished. The 10 – foot tall statue hasn’t been down since 1924.

You could be dealing with snowy roads ,, depending on where you are in Mid-Missouri. Roads in and around Jefferson City are snow covered. The driving conditions get worse as you head east of the Capital City. Schools in Osage and several other counties have already cancelled school. As much …

Four people have now died in that crash yesterday (wed) on I-70 just east of Columbia. Authorities say a tractor trailer hauling some cars caught fire a little before noon, backing up traffic. The deadly, six-vehicle pileup happened minutes later a couple miles east of there. The wreck closed the …

A young woman reported missing in mid-Missouri has been found dead. Searchers spotted the body of Raffaela Stroik this (wed) morning in Mark Twain Lake. It was near where her car was abandoned close to the boat ramp off Highway 107. Stroik was 23 years old. She was a dancer …

Will you see Medicaid expansion get any traction during the upcoming legislative session? The Missouri Budget Project’s Tom Kruckmeyer isn’t so sure. He says lawmakers haven’t given it much of a priority. The former State Government Chief Economist says opponents claim expanding Medicaid would cost taxpayers. Kruckmeyer says that’s not …

One man is behind bars after leading cops on a car chase through three counties. The chase began after officers got a report about a car being stolen at gunpoint near Eldon Tuesday morning. The driver was spotted on Highway – 52 but didn’t stop. The chase eventually led through …

A corrections officer is attacked by an inmate at the JC-CC prison. The officer was taking the inmate to a segregation cell Monday when he pulled a homemade knife and slashed the guard’s face. The officer was stitched up and came back to work the same day. No one else …

Gov. Parson on Tuesday appointed Eric Schmitt to replace Josh Hawley as Missouri Attorney General. Schmitt was elected Missouri Treasurer in November 2016, the same election that Hawley was voted in as attorney general. He was a state lawmaker before that. Hawley defeated Claire McCaskill in last week’s U.S. Senate …

(A-P) — Governor Mike Parson will announce his pick to replace Josh Hawley this morning. Missouri Constitution states the governor gets to pick replacements for vacated postilions unless otherwise prohibited by law. The attorney general position will be vacated by Josh Hawley. He beat Claire McCaskill for a Senate seat …