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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The son of the founder of a popular southwest Missouri cafe has pleaded not guilty to child sex trafficking. Fifty-year-old Benjamin Lambert posted $100,000 bond after entering the plea Wednesday. His attorney said Lambert is living in a nursing home in the Sikeston area. Lambert is accused of paying two children

Missouri residents will soon vote on whether to increase the current tax rate on gasoline by 10 cents per gallon. The increase will go toward improving roads and bridges in the state as well as law enforcement, specifically Missouri State Highway Patrol. Research projects it will generate at least $288 million annually to the State

A Boonville man is sentenced Tuesday in Boone County Court for a 2015 shooting at the VFW post in Columbia. Louis Green Jr., 22, will spend the next four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections prison system. Green pleaded guilty to a felony count of second-degree assault after he shot four people at party

Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 will be closed at Range Line Street in Columbia this morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a tweet that I-70 will be closed at mile marker 127 for emergency repairs by a utility company. The closure will last no longer than 15 minutes, MoDOT said. The closure

UPDATE 9:45 a.m: The driver who crashed into a New Bloomfield home was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to Holt Summit Police Chief Kyle McIntyre. No injuries were reported in the crash. Original story: Holts Summit officers were called to the 600 block of Redwood Drive in New Bloomfield Wednesday

On Thursday, a Missouri man is scheduled to be sentenced in Randolph County for a 2013 murder. Jeffery Nichols is convicted of killing 92-year-old Carmelita Kaser on Easter Sunday back in 2013. Back in June, a jury recommended that Nichols should serve life without parole. Nichols and another man, Christopher Lewis, stole a “machete-like instrument”

THURSDAY: The line of showers & t-storms moves south of I-70 through the morning, becoming more spotty through the afternoon. These will start to lift back to the north later in the afternoon and evening so keep the umbrella handy! Temperatures will be cool, only reaching near 60 north of HWY 24 to the upper

A Camden County man is dead and a 4-year-old child is seriously injured after a utility task vehicle crashed south of Montreal, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report said 61-year-old Terry Scott was riding in the UTV with a 4-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon on Longar Road just west of Route BB. The UTV

A first-degree murder suspect has been released on bond from the Cole County Jail, which is a first for Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson. Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested after shooting Charon Session, 23, outside Chism’s home at about 3 a.m. Aug. 27. According to court documents, Chism admitted to opening the door while holding a

Jennifer Roberts’ daughter started at Rock Bridge High School this year. She fears that when she becomes a junior, it will be time to move. “She just loves it, and I can’t imagine taking that away from her halfway through,” Roberts said. Roberts and thousands of other parents in the district could be affected by

UPDATE: Boone County deputies say 23-year-old Louis L. Green was shot and killed on Demaret Drive Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were called to the scene just after 3 p.m. They say they found Green lying in the foyer of a four-unit apartment. He was pronounced dead at a Columbia hospital about an hour later. A detective

Amtrak passengers experienced delays after mechanical issues with the train on Wednesday. Amtrak confirmed Missouri River Runner Train 311 was traveling from St. Louis to Kansas City when it stopped east of Jefferson City for a mechanical issue. Amtrak said during that time, the train lost power. Passengers were provided water and snack packs while

Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas apologized Wednesday for comments he made about police on Monday that have drawn the ire of Columbia’s police union. Thomas said his comments were general in nature and apologized for giving an impression of criticism about the officers at the Columbia Police Department. “I wish to take this opportunity to

Nobel chemistry laureate George Smith, reached at his home in Columbia, Missouri, was quick to credit the work of others in his prize. “Pretty much every Nobel laureate understands that what he’s getting the prize for is built on many precedents, a great number of ideas and research that he is exploiting because he is

UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: Federal judge Brian C. Wimes denied Planned Parenthood’s request for a temporary restraining order against the state on Wednesday. The organization had sought the order as a way to stop the state from revoking its license because the clinic does not have a doctor providing abortions who has admitting privileges with a

Morgan County R-II School District officials said Tuesday that a case of suspected meningitis turned out to be viral encephalitis. The school district sent a follow up letter to parents Tuesday after saying in a letter last week that it was working with county health officials to investigate a possible meningitis case in a middle

TONIGHT: A line of scattered showers and t-storms will move in from the northwest after 10 PM, slowly moving southeast through the morning hours. As the storms move in, there could be isolated severe storms with large hail or strong wind gusts in our northwestern counties. Temperatures will fall to the lower 60s by morning.

Emergency crews responded to a crash near Hickman High School in Columbia on Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened on Providence Road around 4 p.m. According crews working the scene, the driver looked away from the road for a moment, and the car got snagged on support cables for a phone pole, causing the vehicle to

A Waynesville woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her grandson on Tuesday. It happened in the 800 block of Hospital Road in Waynesville. According to court documents, Keaven Shaw woke his grandparents by standing over their bed and waving his arms and talking. Michael and Anna Pahula then made coffee and sat on the

THIS AFTERNOON: Already in the low to mid 80s across Mid-Missouri just before the noon hour– with the help of a steady southwest gust, we’ll see temperatures continue to climb into the upper 80s and low 90s. You’ll feel the humidity as well with dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s, this will make it