Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is suing the U.S. Justice Department over its decision to send observers to central Missouri’s Cole County. They’re being sent to make sure the county is complying with Title II of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act so that...
A parole hearing is scheduled Monday for a woman serving a life sentence for killing a nine-year-old girl. The hearing is for Alyssa Bustamante, 30, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 murder of Elizabeth Olten in central Missouri’s Cole County....
A rail transport extension groundbreaking ceremony was held in Jefferson City on Thursday for the Capital Area Rail Terminal, or CART for short. CART aims to provide industries an easier way to ship and receive goods by rail car versus using a truck. “As we started to...
A library that serves residents in mid-Missouri’s Cole and Osage counties now has funding to expand its popular contactless locker system in Jefferson City’s Capital Mall. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) presented an $11,540 check to Missouri...
Missouri’s governor delivered an unprecedented State of the State Address on Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson City, in the Missouri Senate chamber. Missouri House and Senate GOP leaders announced earlier in the day that the governor would deliver the speech in...
