(Missourinet) The General Assembly gets to work Wednesday for the legislative session’s opening day at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. Both chambers gavel in at noon. Photo courtesy of Tim Bommel, House Communications Wednesday’s work will be larg...
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Local congressman: American security strengthened after strike on Soleimani
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo won’t say the U.S. attack that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week helps America’s national security. But mid-Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer will. “What a lot of people don’t real...
Read More »Trial date set for husband of missing Columbia woman
A judge has set the trial date for the Columbia man with a missing wife who is accused of hitting his one-year-old daughter. Joseph Elledge is now set to face a Boone County jury on February 25. He’s facing three felony charges, one for child abuse, an...
Read More »Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran’s capital, killing 176
(AP) A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. The crash of...
Read More »Local Gulf War vet on Iran tensions’ impact on gas prices
Will this showdown with Iran lead to you paying more for gas? Retired local Air Force Colonel Rik Combs fought in both Gulf Wars. He says the Iranians have threatened to shut down the Persian Gulf before. “The strait there is not very wide,”...
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