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A tractor-trailer in the median on eastbound I-70 at the 97.4 mile marker is causing delays. According to MoDOT Central’s Twitter page, one eastbound lane will be closed until the trailer is unloaded and removed. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central/status/998917642080673792″,”author_name”:”MoDOT Central Dist”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I-70 Alert: Tractor trailer in the median on Eastbound Interstate 70 at the 97.4 mile

Lawmakers are making a final push to pass last-minute bills before the 6:00 p.m. deadline on Friday, making the end of the legislative session. Several big-ticket items passed in the last hours of the session, including tax cut bills for businesses and individuals. Senate Bill 844 drops the corporate tax rate to 4 percent and

Lawmakers scrambled to push through bills before the legislative session ended at 6:00 p.m. Friday. Here’s a list of all the bills lawmakers hustled to squeeze through before the clock ran out. Senate Bill 881 regarding transportation passed by a vote of 88-57. House Bill 1446 regarding elections passed by a vote of 106-33. House

“This legislative session has truly been a history session,” Majority House Speaker Todd Richardson said. “This session has been the most successful implement of conservative forms.” Richardson also complimented the people in the Senate. Richardson said the House focused on enacting policies and bringing, “good paying jobs for the men and women of Missouri.” “The

In a letter to Auditor Galloway, Attorney General Hawley said that the governor “lacks authority to retain private counsel to participate in connection with any adversarial proceeding without the Attorney General’s consent.” You can read the entire letter here: Parker Briden, spokesperson for Gov. Greitens, released the following statement about the letter: “It is long

The Missouri Legislature met Friday evening for a historic special session about one hour after ending the regular legislative session. House Resolution 2 lays out the proposed rules and procedures for the special session. The resolution states that all Special Investigative Committee on Oversight hearings will be open to the public, unless members vote to

The state Capitol is expected to be busy on Tuesday as lawmakers meet for the second day of a special session, and others meet for the Special Investigative Committee on Oversight hearing. On Friday, committee members filed House Resolution 2, which would allow it to start the process of impeachment by filing articles of impeachment

TUESDAY: After some early fog, we’ll see mostly sunny skies with temperatures warming into the low to mid 80s as winds come in from the east up to 8 mph. TONIGHT: We will see temperatures drop back into the mid 60s under mostly clear skies. Winds will be out of the east up to 5

The city council here rejected a multi-million dollar extension of its sewer system west of town. A 3-3 vote turned down the $4.3 million Henderson Branch sewer line running west of the Perche Creek to an area just northwest of the Midway exit of Interstate 70. The extension also involved an annexation agreement to bring

After a public hearing that lasted less than 15 minutes, the Jefferson City council approved the construction of a new VA clinic without objection. The 3.35 acre plot of land sits at the corner of W. Edgewood and Wildwood Drives. The new clinic will be located at 3430 W. Edgewood, just over a mile from

The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a tuition increase for the 2018-19 academic year on Monday, according to an official release. The release goes on to say while the board approved a 2.1 percent increase, the university will only charge students a one percent increase following an agreement with state legislators who did

18-year-old Mikel Keel, of Columbia, was taken to University Hospital for minor injuries after a crash that left his 2003 GMC Sonoma totaled. Keel was driving eastbound on I-70 near the 120-mile marker when he “overtook” a 2012 Kenworth tractor-trailer. Keel’s vehicle crossed over the center line and hit the tractor-trailer, causing Keel to overturn

University of Missouri student Hailey Marie Hochanadel, 21, of Olathe, KS, died on Saturday after a 1991 Regal Runabout crashed into a rock bluff at the Lake of the Ozarks. Hochanadel was a junior in Arts and Sciences at MU and was in the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. “Haily Hochanadel was a vibrant spirit with

A Fulton man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Monday after his motorcycle went off of the right side of the road and overturned. According to the crash report, William Harris, 47, of Fulton, was ejected from his 2007 Harley Davidson after driving eastbound on Route F at County Road 323. Harris was

On March 31 in Jefferson City, Zoie Granato was pulled over by an officer for driving with no headlights on. The officer smelled marijuana coming out of the car during the traffic stop. The officer searched the gray 2013 Dodge Granato was driving and found a Camel cigarette package with DMT inside of it, smoking

UPDATE: Council members didn’t make any decisions Monday morning. Treece said the meeting served as a “briefing.” Matthes said he didn’t have a comment due to the pending litigation. It’s likely the city could file an appeal to the ruling. ORIGINAL STORY: The Columbia City Council is meeting in a closed session Monday morning after

According to official court documents, Kimbery M. Gardner, Circuit Attorney of the City of St. Louis has appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County Jean Peters Baker as the special prosecutor in the Greitens invasion of privacy investigation. The announcement comes after the St. Louis prosecutors were recused from the case less than an hour earlier.

There’s a general rule of thumb that says on warm and windy days, pollen is high. Low pollen is expected when it’s rainy outside — but that’s not always the case. It seems reasonable to think that rain would bring relief from allergy symptoms, after all, rain usually washes away anything that has collected in

TONIGHT: A calm night is in store for Mid-Missouri, with passing clouds expected. With saturated soil in place across Mid-Missouri and temperatures bottoming out near 60, we’ll see areas of fog form with dense fog possible. Winds will shift to the northeast under 5 mph. TUESDAY: After some early fog, we’ll see mostly sunny skies

TODAY: It’s a fairly quiet afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with cloudy skies remaining in place. Clouds will stay with us through the better portion of the afternoon, as a frontal boundary takes it’s time tracking to the southeast. While it will be a quiet day in terms of precipitation, a spot shower/storm can’t be ruled out