A Cole County fugitive is caught. Charles McMillin, 37, of Fulton was wanted for violating parole. Callaway County authorities caught up to him while checking out a possible domestic assault Saturday afternoon between Fulton and Ashland near Carrington...

(AP) — Authorities say a house fire discovered early Christmas morning has claimed four lives in eastern Iowa. The city of Blue Grass Police Department said in a news release that fire trucks were sent to the ranch-style house a little after 12:30 a.m....

(Missourinet) Missouri’s transportation task force will recommend stronger seat belt legislation. The National Safety Council (NSC) ranks Missouri 50th in the nation in preventable accidents. The 21st century Missouri transportation system task force i...

(AP) – An effort to remove guns from the streets of St. Louis is being called a success, so much so that there wasn’t enough money to buy up all of the offered weapons. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that hundreds of people turned out ...

Columbia police responded to an armed man on Greensboro Drive Friday afternoon. According to officers, the man was, “experiencing a mental health crisis.” SWAT team members used an armored vehicle to keep a safe distance and eventually took...

Five people in Cole County will likely spend their Christmas in jail. This, after the MUSTANG Drug Task Force and JCPD SWAT team raided a house in the 1400 block of Westview Drive just west of the fairgrounds yesterday morning. The Cole County sheriff ...

It was not the best stay for this motel guest. Columbia Police say the victim was beaten up by a stranger while in a room at Red Roof Inn near Providence and I-70 a little before 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Chad Post allegedly got drunk, punched through a wind...

A couple kids play with fire in east Columbia. Apparently a couple five-year-olds and a 17-year-old set a pillow on fire at a home on Hunley Court near Richland and Rolling Hills at about 10:00 p.m. Thursday. The people inside, including a 20-year-old,...

(Missourinet) You’ll see extra Missouri state troopers on the road again Friday, as more travelers head to their Christmas destinations. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says five people were killed and another 314 were injured in Missouri during the ...

(AP) – Congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown as the House and Senate in rapid succession approved a stopgap spending bill to keep agencies running through Jan. 19. The Senate’s 66-32 vote sent the temporary funding bill to Pre...