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Toxicology tests show that a boater was drunk when he slammed into a bluff at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks in a crash in which the Kansas man and two others died. The Kansas City Star reports that 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, of Overland Park, Kansas, had a blood alcohol level …

KMIZ — Hy-Vee is recalling chicken, twice-baked potatoes and burger patties because of the risk of salmonella and listeria contamination. (ABC-17 reports) the potential contamination was discovered after the grocery chain’s supplier, McCain Foods, said it was recalling its caramelized onions and fire-roasted tomatoes, which are used in the Hy-Vee …

Investigators say the type of helicopter that crashed near Fulton this week has a long history of accidents. The Robinson R – 22 has been involved in dozens of crashes. The aircraft apparently lost power Wednesday before it crashed into a recreational area, killing the St. Louis area pilot.

Missouri’s two major U-S Senate candidates clashed over international trade tariffs during a debate last night (Thursday) in St. Louis. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill says tariffs are “brutal” for the Show-Me State and Missouri bean farmers will not break even this year. During the debate sponsored by St. Louis Public …

(MISSOURINET) – Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill’s campaign claims the right-leaning Project Veritas committed fraud in its production of hidden camera video of her and her staff. Campaign manager David Kirby Wednesday called on the state Attorney General’s office to investigate the activities as a violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices …

We know the name now of the man who died in a helicopter crash in Callaway County. Deputies say the chopper went down yesterday (wed) afternoon in a rural area near Bartley Lane a little east of Fulton. 47-year-old Charles Prather of Saint Peters died. No one else was on …

Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty … and Ryu Taggert. The Mid-Missouri race car driver has been picked to be part of NASCAR’s Drive 4 Diversity effort. The program offers racing opportunities to a select few of the very best minority drivers in the U-S … Taggert, who’s not even out of …

Would you volunteer to serve on a city commission if it wasn’t for the time commitment? The Jefferson City Council narrowly okays a plan to allow those committees to vote electronically … Councilman Ken Hussey says he supports the idea to let those advisory groups vote by video conference or …

A one-time coach and counselor pleads guilty to having sex with one of her students. Clairyssa Lorenz was put on five years probation. She admitted to having sex with the 16 – year old boy during the summer of Lorenz worked as a counselor in California schools and coached softball …

There’s now a lawsuit filed in connection with a partial building collapse here in Jefferson City. The owner of the building at 200 – East High is  suing his next door neighbor. Andy Neidert’s suit says he wasn’t responsible for maintaining the wall between his building and the adjacent structure …