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Jefferson City government is seeking volunteer applications

The city of Jefferson is looking for applicants for volunteer positions on the 24 volunteer boards and commissions. The city government is always accepting new applications for future openings for the following boards and commissions: Airport Advisory CommitteeAnimal Shelter Advisory CommitteeBoard of AdjustmentCemetery Resources BoardCultural Arts CommissionElectrical Examiners & Review BoardFacade Improvement CommitteeHousing Authority BoardHuman

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MODOT announces Oct. 15-21 as Commercial Vehicle Safety week

MODOT announced on Wednesday that next week will be Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Next week law enforcement agencies will identify and issue warnings and/or citations to commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger-vehicle drivers exhibiting unsafe driving behaviors on roadways. Law enforcement officers will be looking for speeding, distracted driving, texting, failure

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A chilly start to the day

TODAY: Clouds will persist staying cloudy with afternoon high temperatures only reaching the lower 60s. Winds will be out of the northwest at 6-10 mph, shifting to the northeast and becoming calm by evening. TONIGHT: Winds will begin to shift to the south under mostly cloudy skies. By morning, temperatures will drop to the lower

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Columbia’s Planned Parenthood obtains license to perform abortion services

Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that its offices have opened their schedules for medication and surgical abortion services at the Columbia Health Center. Planned Parenthood received its license and can begin to schedule patients immediately. On the same day of the major announcement, Planned Parenthood Great Plains and its sister affiliate filed a joint lawsuit challenging

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Hawley announces number of Springfield massage parlors barred from prostitution activities

In Springfield, a Green County Judge gave a verbal order granting a preliminary injunction barring six massage parlors from engaging in prostitution activities, Attorney General Josh Hawley announced on Wednesday. During the hearing on Friday, eight law enforcement officers testified and presented evidence gathered during raids in July. “This order sends a clear message: Human

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Search for executive director for UM System Governmental Relations canceled

The University of Missouri System announced Tuesday President Mun Choi is canceling the search for a governmental relations executive director. The university system had created and was in the process of hiring for the position after laying off several staff lobbyist positions within the University Relations office due to budget cuts. Mizzou spokesman Christian Basi

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