Boone Electric crews say it will take three to four weeks before power is restored to everyone in hurricane-damaged Baton Rouge. They have a ten-member crew in Baton Rouge, and they’ve been working 16-hour days after Ida. There are eight linemen and tw...
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MoDOT: new highway 54 interchange at Lake of the Ozarks is now completely open
State transportation officials say motorists heading to the Lake of the Ozarks today for Labor Day weekend will notice the brand-new interchange on heavily-traveled Highway 54, at Business 54. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the new...
Read More »UM System praises retiring Missouri Senator Blunt, for working to address doctor shortage in rural towns
The UM Board of Curators praises Missouri’s retiring senior senator for obtaining funding to address primary care doctor shortages in rural communities. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) secured $25 million for a medical student education program. The money is s...
Read More »UPDATE: Two juveniles arrested for Columbia shooting; one suspect allegedly tampered with witness
Columbia Police have arrested two juveniles for Wednesday morning’s shooting of a teen on East Sexton Road. Police investigators say one juvenile is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with a witness. The other is cha...
Read More »UM System’s top priority named for Missouri’s senior senator
Saying that he’s tirelessly advocated for the University of Missouri System during his years of public service, the UM Board of Curators has voted to name the $221 million NextGen Precision Health facility in Columbia after U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R). Miz...
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