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Auditor Galloway discovers gaps in office of Benton County Public Administrator

The Benton County public administrator’s office has been given a rating of “poor” after Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit on Thursday. The public administrator had several thousand dollars paid to the public administrator’s family members from the accounts of wards in her care, among other concerning transactions. “Conflicts of interest, or even

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Mild Thursday

TODAY: It’s warm start with temperatures in the upper 50s, and lower 60s. Lunchtime temperatures should be in the mid 70 with a southwest wind under 10 mph. Much of the day looks to be dry. There is a slight rain chance north of HWY 24 after 7PM this evening. Most locations look to stay

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Warm Thursday

TODAY: Skies look to be partly sunny to mostly cloudy today. There is a small isolated shower/t-storm chance north of I-70 this afternoon. Newest data is keeping most locations dry and holding off any rain today. It will be a warm afternoon with a southwesterly wind under 10 mph with temperatures warming to the upper

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Columbia considers wind energy from controversial power project

Columbia may purchase wind energy generated in west Kansas, delivered through a controversial transmission line project. The city’s Water and Light Advisory Board considered a deal to purchase energy through the Grain Belt Express Clean Line Project. The 206 miles of transmission lines would run through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, carrying wind-powered electricity from

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Fulton man charged with rape

A Fulton man was charged with second-degree statutory rape in Callaway County Tuesday. In January, Zachariah Keipp was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a teenager after the victim’s mother reported him. The victim told deputies Keipp had sex with her in October 2016. She said she was scared to say “no,” fearing what Keipp’s

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