A woman is in Cole County jail after leading a high-speed chase this weekend. ABC 17 reports deputies stopped Dorothy Hernandez Saturday morning after several lane violations. Deputies say she appeared to have watery and glassy eyes. They say she punch...
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Cole County distributes $900,000 in CARES Act funding to Jefferson City
It looks like Jefferson City will get about two-thirds of the CARES Act money requested from Cole County leaders. Mayor Carrie Tergin says she wanted $1.4 million. The county has okayed $900,000 for city needs related to the pandemic. “We wouldn&...
Read More »Mizzou health institute less than a year from scheduled opening
We are less than a year away from a big-money project’s scheduled opening on the Mizzou campus. Dr. Rick Barohn, vice chancellor for health affairs at MU, says the NextGen Precision Health Institute is the most ambitious research project in the history...
Read More »Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person
(AP) More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have already cast ballots in person amid record-breaking early turnout. That option isn’t available to everyone. Missouri, Connecticut, Mississippi and New Hampshire are the only states that do not allow...
Read More »School bus driver, 7-year old girl killed in Tennessee crash
(AP) The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a school bus crashed head-on into a utility vehicle, killing a 7-year-old girl and her driver and injuring others. Authorities say the utility vehicle veered off the road and then over-corrected, skidding sideways...
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