A Kansas man that went missing over the weekend is found dead at the Lake of the Ozarks. The patrol says Cornelius Anderson drowned after he entered the water near Shady Gators Bar and Grill late Saturday night. His body was found in the water just aft...
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Push for public vote on new Missouri gas tax increase tabled
(AP) A campaign to put Missouri’s new gas tax increase to a public vote has been tabled. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday reported that a conservative advocacy group dropped plans to get the issue on the ballot. Americans for Prosperity-Miss...
Read More »White House calls on states to prevent evictions
(AP) The White House is moving to pressure state and local governments to swiftly adopt policies to protect renters after an eviction moratorium expired over the weekend. Millions of Americans could be pushed out of their homes. In a statement on Monda...
Read More »Mid-Missouri senator on another possible special legislative session
Will you see your Missouri legislators called back for a second special session? Gov. Mike Parson floated the idea of a special session on redistricting earlier this year. But Mid-Missouri Senator Mike Bernskoetter isn’t sure there’s enough time betwee...
Read More »Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam
(AP) Simone Biles stuck the landing and won a bronze medal. The American gymnastics superstar delivered during the women’s balance beam final. Biles drilled a slightly altered routine in front of a crowd that included IOC President Thomas Bach a week a...
Read More »Lawsuit over St. Louis mask rules sent back to state court
(AP) A federal judge says state courts should handle a lawsuit to overturn St. Louis-area mask mandates. Judge Stephen Clark of the Eastern Missouri U.S. District Court on Sunday sent the case back to state court. Missouri Republican attorney general E...
Read More »Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
(AP) A U.S. official says the number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July. Preliminary government data released Monday by a Department of Homeland Secur...
Read More »Columbia police search for suspect after ATM robbery
Columbia police are looking for suspects after damage to an ATM. Officers say they found two money machines vandalized at River Ridge Credit Union on Carter Lane near Providence and Green Meadows roads at around 3:40 a.m. Monday. They say some cash was...
Read More »Ashland police issue warrant for suspect tied to homicide
Authorities have released the name of the suspect accused in an Ashland homicide. Ashland police chief Gabe Edwards says that Robin Morales-Sanchez, 19, is still wanted, and could be armed. “We’ve established that he’s got a propensit...
Read More »Man arrested after assault with car near Columbia Mall
A Columbia man is in jail after allegedly assaulted a woman with his car. Police say they arrested Joseph Jones on suspicion of domestic assault and more. Jones is accused of trying to run over a female victim with his car in the Columbia Mall parking ...
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