A Cole County Commissioner may now be at the center of a Highway Patrol investigation. Sheriff John Wheeler says he contacted the Patrol’s investigative division last fall after he learned Commissioner Kris Scheperle’s company, Wee Bee Hauling, was use...
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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath
(AP) — The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy is laid out in a memo signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper ...
Read More »Cole County Commissioner responds to FBI investigation
The FBI is looking into alleged threats against Cole County staffers. It comes after two of the three commissioners voted not to buy new ambulances from the previous supplier, Osage Ambulance. Eastern District Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher says Lt. Gov. ...
Read More »Police release name of Jefferson City murder victim
We now know the name of the man killed in a homicide in Jefferson City. Officers say 35-year old Demond Jones was found with several gunshot wounds on Jackson Street early Wednesday. He died on the way to a hospital. Witnesses saw the shooter run off. ...
Read More »More record coronavirus numbers in U.S.
(AP) The coronavirus has been surging in hot spots around the U.S., with record numbers of confirmed infections and deaths in the South and West. Hospitals are stretched to the brink in many areas amid fears the pandemic’s resurgence is only getting st...
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