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Missouri House members squared off along party lines Monday over debate about the proposed state budget. House Budget Committee Chair Cody Smith says the Democrats accused him of not allowing enough time to sort through the spending plan … Many Democrats simply voted ‘present’ at the hearing. The proposed budget …

If you’ve had a call recently that appeared to be from your bank it might have been scammers. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler says people have received calls that show up on caller i-d as being from a bank. The caller then asks for your personal information. If you get …

One worker is dead after an accident at a Lebanon factory. Police went to the Detroit Tool Metal Products building Tuesday morning. They found a worker on the floor underneath a large spool of wire.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No name was released. OSHA is investigating.

State Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman has called off her run for Congress and now joins the field for Missouri Secretary of State. Coleman is an attorney and a Republican lawmaker from Arnold. House Speaker Dean Plocher announced on KWOS that he had  decided to move to the secretary of state …

Missouri’s House Speaker is now setting his sights on another higher office. Rep. Dean Plocher was running for Lt. Governor. Now he’s focusing on another statewide race … the Secretary of State’s seat. He made the announcement on KWOS’ Wake Up Mid – Missouri. Plocher has been under investigation by …

Missouri Governor Candidate Jay Ashcroft says it’s time to get rid of Missouri’s income tax. And he wants to pull the plug on the gasoline tax increase too. Tom Kruckemeyer was the Chief Economist under several governors. He says lawmakers have already cut the income tax rate … Kruckemeyer is …

A Nashville, Tennessee police detective who attended the autopsy examination Riley Strain said the death of former Mizzou student continues to appear accidental. Strain was missing for nearly two weeks before his body was found Friday in the Cumberland River about eight miles from the downtown area where he was …

The 19-year-old from Jefferson City has died after losing control of an SUV on US 63 early Sunday morning, just north of Jefferson City. All four of his passengers were injured, three of them seriously about 1:44 a.m. According to the state Highway Patrol, Demont Webb overcorrected from the right …

You’d probably agree that spending is out of control on Capitol Hill. Former Mid – Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer wants a shot at reining it in … Schaefer is running for the 3rd District Congressional seat of Blaine Luetkemeyer who’s retiring. Schaefer served two terms in the Missouri Senate. He’ll …

Columbia fire chief Clayton Farr tells 939 the Eagle that flames were shooting through the roof when crews arrived on-scene (March 22, 2024 photo courtesy of Columbia Fire Department) Columbia fire marshals are still investigating to determine what caused Friday’s early-morning two-alarm blaze that caused extensive damage to structures in …