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Dangerous heat is on tap for most of the week. Highs are expected to be at least in the upper 90’s each day and a heat index topping 105 – to – 110 or higher. A heat dome is stalled out over the Midwest and states from Iowa south to …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson poses for a photo at the Missouri State Fair’s beef house in Sedalia on August 10, 2023 (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The state fairgrounds in west-central Missouri’s Sedalia have been packed for the entire state fair, and they’ll be busy for tonight’s performance …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson holds a ceremonial bill-signing of bipartisan legislation providing $2.8 billion to rebuild I-70 and expand it to six lanes across Missouri (August 15, 2023 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Boone County’s three Democratic commissioners joined Missouri’s GOP governor for this week’s I-70 expansion bill-signing …

Is a re-do of Jefferson City’s tri – level interchange in the works?  Mo-Dot plans to renovate part of the confusing intersection south of the Missouri River Bridge. It was the scene of two accidents this week. One involving an overturned cattle truck jammed up traffic for five hours Tuesday. …

The U-S Supreme Court will have the final stay on whether the so-called abortion pill will stay on the market. A federal appeals court ruled to leave the drug (Mifepristone) on the market but limit access to it. KWOS’ Dr. Randy Tobler is an OB/GYN. He says the ruling that …

A pair of former Jefferson City councilmen say it’s time for the old Truman Hotel to be torn down. Cliff Olsen and Tom Brant told the Council this week the old run down hotel along Highway 54 is an eyesore and needs to be demolished. The Jefferson St. hotel, which …

State Sen. Lauren Arthur (D-Kansas City) speaks on the Missouri Senate floor on March 24, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Harrison Sweazea at Senate Communications) The leader of the state’s largest business group says improving access to child care will be a top priority during Missouri’s 2024 legislative session in …

State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 10, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Boone County’s bipartisan legislative delegation was unanimous in its support of a bill pushed by Missouri’s governor to six-lane I-70 across the …

The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle) A former Fiji fraternity member charged with hazing for Columbia’s high-profile 2021 incident involving Danny Santulli will go on trial in January. 21-year-old Benjamin Karl of Columbia is charged with hazing, which is a class …

UM System President Dr. Mun Choi helps students and parents move in on August 16, 2023 in Columbia (photo courtesy of Mizzou Twitter page) You’ll notice additional traffic near the Mizzou campus again this morning into the afternoon, as Move-In Days continue. UM System President Dr. Mun Choi was personally …