A collision between an Amtrak train and a pickup truck in mid-Missouri’s Centertown caused traffic issues on Wednesday evening but no injuries. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler says he’s thankful there were no injuries in Wednesday evening’s collision, which happened at Centertown’s Oak Street crossing. The collision delayed the Amtrak …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has proposed transforming a shuttered northwest Missouri prison into a training ground for incoming correctional officers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Parson’s recently unveiled budget plan includes $671,714 to convert the idled Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron into an academy where …

Both Capital Region Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital say COVID-19 is taking a toll on their facilities. St. Mary’s says their ICU was over capacity for several days this week. Capital Region officials say, while they still have patient space, staff has been stretched to their limits. Cases continue …

A woman from Gerald is dead after being hit by a train in Cole County Sunday. Troopers say 35 – year old Heather Tatkenhorst was hit by the train while lying on the tracks late that night. Investigators don’t know why she was on the train tracks.  

No one was hurt when a train went partially off the tracks in New Florence Sunday morning. The Montgomery County Sheriff says the accident happened around 7:30am. No hazardous materials were identified on the train.

A Cole County woman is dead after she’s hit by a train. Troopers say Kelly Stevens was walking on the tracks close to Lookout Trail near her native Centertown yesterday (wed) morning when she got hit. Stevens was 46 years old.  

A new Blue Ribbon Panel report is out on how to make the idea of a hyperloop in Missouri a reality. Bill Turpin from the University of Missouri is a panel member. He says the panel looks at questions like how a private company would pay for the hyperloop, and …

A state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employee works on a highway in March 2024 (photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Flickr page) The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is encouraging mid-Missouri job seekers to attend this afternoon’s hiring event in Jefferson City. MoDOT will host today’s event from …

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 Metro Nashville Police Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team searched the Cumberland River by boat on Thursday for missing Mizzou student Riley Strain (March 14, 2024 photo courtesy of Metro Nashville Twitter) The Metro Nashville Police Department says missing Mizzou student Riley Strain’s bank card was found Sunday afternoon …