Missouri public education wins big in Mega Millions lottery
Missourians dished out nearly $36 million to try and win the record $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night. According to Missouri Lottery Executive Director May Scheve Reardon, about $13.5...
View ArticleEndangered person advisory issued for missing central Missouri boy
A search is underway for a missing 3-year-old mid-Missouri boy. Jefferson City Police Captain Deric Heislen says authorities do not have reason to believe that Darnell Gray was kidnapped. The boy is...
View Article$500 CrimeStoppers reward offered for information about missing Jefferson...
Law enforcement and volunteers continue searching for a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy who has been missing since Wednesday night or early Thursday. During a press conference today in Jefferson City,...
View ArticleNew Missouri Medicaid director Richardson to examine rural health care
State officials say Missouri’s new Medicaid director will face multiple challenges. Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, will resign his seat in the Legislature on Thursday to become...
View ArticleStill no sign of missing Jefferson City boy
Monday marks day four of the search for a missing four-year-old Jefferson City boy. Law enforcement and the community have been vigorously looking for Darnell Gray. Gray’s caregiver reported that the...
View ArticleHotline launched in search for missing Jefferson City boy
A direct tip line has been established for the public to call in and give information anonymously about a missing Jefferson City boy. Authorities are entering the fifth day since four-year-old Darnell...
View ArticleMissing Jefferson City boy found dead; “We do know that he is deceased and it...
A four-year-old boy who reportedly vanished last week in Jefferson City is dead. During a press conference today, Police Lt. Dave Williams says Darnell Gray’s body was found by a searcher around noon...
View ArticleCaretaker arrested in connection with death of Jefferson City boy
An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a four-year-old Jefferson City. Quatavia Givens, 26, of Jefferson City is in the Cole County Jail and a charge has been requested on allegations...
View ArticleCourt documents say Jefferson City boy suffered multiple injuries from blunt...
A mid-Missouri caretaker charged with felony child abuse in connection with the case of a four-year-old Jefferson City boy who was found dead Tuesday is being held without bond tonight. Cole County...
View ArticleAAA: Death rate climbs 51% when teen drivers have teen passengers
For years, the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States has been car crashes. But new data suggests the risk to teen drivers increases even more when they have passengers around...
View ArticleMissouri law enforcement investigates Halloween candy laced with needle
A 12-year-old girl says she was biting into a piece of candy handed out on Halloween when she discovered a sewing needle. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says the girl was trick-or-treating in the...
View ArticleMissouri man accused of using stun gun on children
A man from northwest Missouri’s Galt man has turned himself in on suspicion of using a stun gun to shock the children. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports that Michael Lee King, 39, faces a...
View ArticleMissouri Catholic Diocese releases list of priests and others accused of...
The Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City bishop has released a list of 33 priests and other clergy members credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors and/or removed from diocese’s ministry. The list...
View ArticleGOP state lawmaker looks to represent all voters, renew fight for legislative...
A Missouri state representative is pledging to work for all his constituents, even those who opposed him. Republican Chuck Basye of Rocheport, who serves an area near Democratic-leaning Columbia in...
View Article25-year-old murder case of Missouri girl remains unsolved
It was a parent’s worst nightmare. On November 18, 1993, nine-year-old Angie Housman disappeared after getting off her school bus in eastern Missouri’s St. Ann. Although there was no shortage in...
View ArticleFamiliar faces seeking Missouri education commissioner job
Missouri Board of Education President Charlie Shields says a finalist has been unanimously chosen for the permanent K-12 public school education commissioner position. Next up is making an offer to the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Former Missouri K-12 education commissioner gets her old job back
In 2019, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by none other than former K-12 education commissioner Margie Vandeven. She was unanimously chosen Monday to lead the...
View ArticleMissouri prescription drug monitoring program legislation to be filed Monday...
A southeast Missouri lawmaker who has championed prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation for years thinks it will “make it over the finish line” in 2019. State Rep. Holly Rehder,...
View ArticleMissouri legislator pre-files bill again in response to 2017 education chief...
State Sen. Gary Romine is proposing to refine the Senate’s confirmation process of gubernatorial appointments when his chamber is not in session. Former Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican, fired and...
View ArticleJefferson City’s mayor describes Bicentennial Bridge as a “game changer” (AUDIO)
Jefferson City’s mayor says enough private funding has been secured to start construction of a “Bicentennial Bridge” that will link the Missouri State Capitol Complex to the riverfront at Adrian’s...
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