A Phelps County teen suffers serious injuries when he wrecks his ATV in neighboring Maries County.

Incoming storms prompt Cooper County rescue crews to take a break in their search for the body of Mengqi Ji Elledge.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is upping the number of troopers on the state’s roads and waterways this Memorial Day Weekend. 

Missouri food stamp recipients will continue to receive extra assistance through at least next month.

A Columbia patrol car is involved in a three-vehicle collision on the city’s south side.

Police are asking for help as they investigate an early morning shooting just north of the Columbia Mall. 

With the focus on the pandemic and the one year anniversary of the mid Missouri tornado…getting lost may be the late March hail storm. With more than 800 structures damaged in Jefferson City alone, City planning director Sonny Sanders says that storm did more damage money-wise than the May 2…

In the months since the tornado…it’s been full speed ahead for the area’s social service agencies…helping victims of the storm with everything from clothes to rent to shelter. Salvation Army Captain Justin Windell had not yet moved to Jefferson City when the tornado hit, but he and his agenc…

He’d seen it all before…all too often…and as he looked south from his office on Southridge Drive in Jefferson City…Bill Farr…Cole County’s former emergency management director…knew that a damaging tornado was on its way to Jefferson City.

It’s been a hard year since that night of May 22nd…when time stood still for many Jefferson Citians…experiencing the first damaging tornado in the city’s recorded history.

A Laclede County man, facing charges related to his infant daughter’s death, will now head to trial this Fall.

A Columbia man, arrested one year ago for having marijuana mailed to his house, is sentenced.

A Miller County school district releases possible scenarios for the fall, and all include at least one day of e-learning from home. 

Another Missouri meat plant … and the sole producer of Oscar-Mayer bologna in North America … reports an outbreak of COVID-19. 

Students from several Missouri universities file lawsuits, seeking refunds for the spring semester.

An elderly Cole County man is seriously injured when he wrecks his truck about five miles north of Eugene.

A Laclede County man suffers serious injuries when his motorcycle is cut off by a car just north of his hometown.

A former Missouri state lawmaker has died at the age of 55. 

Two Jefferson City Police officers involved in a fatal shooting incident will not face charges.

A Jefferson City boy dies when the car he’s riding in is struck by a pickup near St. Martins.

Columbia Police are seeking help in solving an armed home invasion on the city’s north side.

Governor Parson spends the morning doling out bad news about the state budget to state college and university presidents…including Lincoln University and MU. The governor says unless the federal government steps in…the financial picture for Missouri going into the next fiscal year is grim.

Itlooks like the committee working on the redevelopment of the old state prison in Jefferson City is ready to make its recommendation on the group that will handle the redevelopment.

A Phelps County man is sentenced for a sex crime involving a child.

A Columbia bank robber gets shock time.

A Missing Moniteau County man, who police had feared was suicidal, has been found.

A popular water park at the Lake announces it’s opening in three weeks.

More cases of a rare inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19, effecting children, are reported in Missouri.

The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is asking you to be on the lookout for a teenager reported missing from Wyoming. 

Missouri carries out the first execution in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic.

UPDATE:  Court records state Bennett approached the woman's car, asking for a ride.  Since the victim didn't know Bennett, she declined.  That's allegedly when Bennett stabbed the woman twice with a serrated knife, then fled into Sam's Club where police found her.

Two people are under arrest for fleeing from Fulton police yesterday afternoon…and running into a police officer with their car.

It’s a point of pride for the Cole County Health Department…for at least the last 48 hours, Cole County has been Covid -19 clear…zero active cases.

The last of seven defendants charged with a fatal Columbia drug deal pleads guilty.

Governor Mike Parson and the First Lady make history, lighting up the Governor’s Mansion to honor graduating seniors.

Missourians who use food stamps now have access to a safer shopping experience.   

A bill to repeal Missouri’s motorcycle helmet law sits on the governor’s desk.

A Central Missouri county extends its emergency declaration through the end of the year.

The California Police Department is asking for your help in finding a man … missing since last week.

It’s a big step in a long process. The Missouri General assembly last week gave final approval to a bill that will give the fledgling Heartland Port Authority the land it needs to build a port on the Missouri River. The land acquisition was a two year process to get the state to hand over th…

If Governor Parson signs the bill into law…there will be a new way to vote in the upcoming August and November elections. Legislation that passed the General Assembly Friday in the closing hours will allow vote by mail in Missouri. Instead of having to come up with an excuse for not making i…

A Miller County man is facing arson charges from an incident one week ago in Pulaski County.

A federal appeals court dismisses the petition of a Missouri death-row inmate, telling the state it can proceed with the execution of Walter Barton. 

Missouri fire stations will fly flags at half-staff today to honor an Independence fire fighter who died in the line of duty.

A Pettis County man dies in a fiery crash in Morgan County.

A Columbia funeral home is asking you to help honor the life of a Vietnam War-era veteran, who died alone, with a special outdoor ceremony.

A Jefferson City man suffers serious injuries when he attempts to dodge a deer in the road on the city’s west end.