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Boone Electric crews plan to remove these power lines near the Sorrels overpass west of Columbia on February 8, 2023 (2023 photo courtesy of Boone Electric’s Josh Booth) Mid-Missouri motorists can expect some delays tonight on I-70 west of the Sorrels overpass near Columbia, weather permitting. Boone Electric crews plan to remove a power line that stretches across the interstate, …

A Missouri House committee will hear testimony Wednesday evening in Jefferson City on legislation to legalize sports wagering. The bipartisan bill is sponsored by veteran State Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters), a senior member of the House in the term limits era. “That used to be a novel idea, but almost every other state has done it at this point. …

29-year-old Chance Lee Williams is currently jailed without bond in Boone County. He has ties to Columbia and Fulton (February 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A man with ties to Columbia and Fulton accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a University Hospital bed remains jailed without bond tonight. 29-year-old Chance Lee Williams, who’s …

A mid-Missouri lawmaker says a bill is needed requiring the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to remove and bury dead deer found on roads or highways large enough to impede traffic. A Missouri House committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill from State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico). Under Haden’s one-page House Bill 404, MoDOT would remove the deer …

Convicted murderer Leonard Taylor is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Bonne Terre (undated photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections website) Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or a federal judge, a convicted Missouri murderer will be executed tonight in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre. Governor Mike Parson (R) has rejected a clemency request for convicted …