(AP) Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that 6,335 people applied for one of the 400 permits the Missouri Department of Conservation will issue for a harvest of 40 bears. Winners...

Do you think a new Jefferson City parking garage is worth $13 million? The City Council is discussing putting in a new garage downtown. City leaders say the money would come from the parking fund. But Councilman Ron Fitzwater was asked if private dolla...

(AP) The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. instead of being rapidly expelled from the country under federal pandemic-related powers that prevent many f...

Police are looking for two people that may have committed fraud in Columbia. Officers said Thursday two suspects are accused of theft at a couple of stores on Conley Road near Highway 63. Investigators say it happened back on April 15 at around 7 p.m.

(AP) U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Missouri Republican and a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, may be on the verge of joining the growing field of candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hartzler said Thursday she’ll make an announcement Ju...

A Jefferson City murder suspect is indicted on new gun charges tied to another recent shooting. Semaj Harris is facing unlawful possession of a firearm and more relating to a May 5 shooting at Community Park on Marshall Street. No injuries were reporte...

Police are looking for the person who set a fire and stole things inside a Jefferson City church. Officers said Wednesday it happened at around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Christian Fellowship Church on Saint Mary’s Boulevard. Investigators say a woman al...

Authorities are searching for the person who robbed a bank in Pilot Grove. FBI agents say a man held up the Alliant Bank in Pilot Grove at around 10 a.m. Wednesday and stole some cash. No one was hurt during the robbery. Authorities describe the suspec...

(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a $3 court fee to pay for sheriffs’ retirement is unconstitutional. Judges on Tuesday ruled that the sheriffs’ retirement fund is not related to the administration of justice, meaning those fee...

(AP) Cody Bellinger had a grand slam and six RBIs as the Dodgers scored their most runs in one inning of a regular-season game since moving to Los Angeles, piling up 11 in the bottom of the first during a 14-3 blowout over the St. Louis Cardinals. The ...