Boone County will have a new presiding commissioner in a little more than a year. Longtime presiding commissioner Dan Atwill announced Wednesday that he won’t run for re-election in 2022. Atwill, who was sworn-into office in 2011, praises Boone County...
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Two Jefferson City Police employees presented with Medal of Valor award
Two Jefferson City Police officers have received the Medal of Valor award from Missouri’s governor, for their roles in a deadly April 2020 incident involving a man suspected of several drive-by shootings into homes. State Department of Public Safety (D...
Read More »Missouri state trooper honored for saving teen’s life at Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri’s governor has presented the Medal of Valor to a state trooper who helped rescue others, after a deadly July 2020 boating crash at Lake of the Ozarks. Governor Parson says Patrol Corporal Jason Ashby was off duty in a boat, when it was struck ...
Read More »Razer: Exhibit about gay rights removed from Missouri Capitol museum
An openly-gay Kansas City state senator is demanding answers from Missouri state parks officials, after an exhibit was removed from the Statehouse in Jefferson City. State Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) says the exhibit was called “Making History: Kan...
Read More »Teenager hurt in central Columbia shooting
Police say a 17-year old girl is hurt after a shooting in central Columbia. ABC 17 reports authorities responded to an area of Sexton Road near Woodlawn Avenue Wednesday morning. That’s near Ridgeway Elementary School. Officers say they gave life-savin...
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