Watch out for detours in Jefferson City. The Truman Blvd. overpass over Highway – 50 will be closed for ten days starting October 9th. Crews will be rehabbing the bridge. The intersection of Binder Drive and Hillsdale Drive is closed for several weeks. A water main break is being repaired.
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The Jefferson City man who claims he was putting a gun back in a holster when it went off and shot his friend is headed to prison. Scott Randolph pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jeffrey Swope on the Columbia Mall parking lot in 2017. He draws …
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A convicted Columbia killer has been sentenced to life in prison WITHOUT parole, following a chaotic Friday sentencing that included multiple courtroom outbursts, shouting and several people being walked to their vehicles by bailiffs for safety reasons. KWOS News was in the courtroom for the sentencing hearing for 42-year-old Bobby …
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A home is heavily damaged by fire early this (Mon) morning. Firefighters went to the house in the 11-hundred block of West Miller around 1:30am. Crews found fire coming from the front of the home. Two people got out safely but two pets died. The State Fire Marshal’s office is …
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MoDOT and their contractor Lunda Construction says they’re continuing the cleanup at the Rocheport Bridge site. The contractor missed the 24 – hour deadline to remove 6 million pounds of steel from the old bridge from the river but the river is back open to barges. Construction on the eastbound …
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The driver who crashed a boat into a house at the Lake, injuring his passengers, now faces charges. 47 – year old Adam Ramirez is charged with boating while intoxicated causing physical injury. The July crash happened when Ramirez was running too fast, left the water and crashed into the …
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The prosecutor will ask for the death penalty for a man charged with gunning down a Hermann police officer and wounding another last spring. Kenneth Lee Simpson is accused of shooting and killing Sgt. Mason Griffith and wounding Officer Adam Sullentrup in March inside the Casey’s in Hermann. He’s being …
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Members of Mid – Missouri based Task Force One, the search and rescue team, thought they had a chance at getting a veto override to make sure the dollars they need would come in. But Gail Blomenkamp says the attempted override of the Governor’s veto didn’t happen … About half …
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A Jefferson City man faces weapons charges after being accused of pointing a gun at people at a gas station. A witness claims David Ross Jr, waved the gun around before getting into his car and driving off. Officers stopped the car nearby and found the gun in the car. …
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The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is sponsoring today’s ready festival at Columbia’s Stephens Lake park (graphic courtesy of office mitigation and recovery specialist Hannah Wichern) The first 150 households who attend today’s 3rd annual Boone County ready festival in Columbia will receive a free, fully stocked emergency …
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