A Cole County judge has set trial dates next week for two proposed Missouri ballot measures blocked by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, including a referendum challenging the state’s 2025 congressional map and a constitutional amendment aimed at limiting...
Missouri’s baby box program is continuing to grow, with a new safe haven location now online in Jefferson City. The baby box at the Cole County EMS building gives parents in crisis a quiet, anonymous, and safe option to surrender a newborn, with help arriving...
Missouri now has 13 baby boxes statewide. The newest one was dedicated on Thursday at the Cole County EMS building in Jefferson City. Baby boxes allow parents in crisis to safely and anonymously surrender a newborn, knowing help is just seconds away. Gov. Mike Kehoe...
A Southwest Missouri lawmaker is calling for changes to the State Tax Commission. Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, told Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin after the commission issued memorandums to 88 counties directing increases in property tax valuations, the move has...
A small aircraft made an emergency landing at Jefferson City Memorial Airport late Friday morning after reporting a possible landing gear malfunction. 🚨 Emergency Response At 11:06 a.m., the Jefferson City Fire Department — based in Missouri’s capital — responded to...
