Community News

Community news from around Mid-Missouri

By Kermit Miller1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Some hand-me-downs are more valuable than others. And electrical distribution students at Linn State Technical College see a lot of value in a bucket truck donated today by Ameren UE.
By Newsdesk KRCG2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Nineteen employees who work at the Columbia Airport Office of Lockheed Martin are losing their jobs.
By Newsdesk KRCG2 hours, 43 minutes ago
A house explosion that killed a Callaway County mother and her infant son was caused by a propane gas buildup.
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By Newsdesk KRCG2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Columbia police continue to search for the man who robbed a north Columbia convenience store last night.
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By Newsdesk KRCGToday at 1:35 p.m.
The Osage Beach Police Department arrested a Kansas City man for possession of firearms while intoxicated.
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Today at 10:51 a.m.
The attorney for a teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old Missouri girl says his client should be sent to a psychiatric hospital.
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Today at 5:33 a.m.
Visitation is scheduled for today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton. Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow.
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By Newsdesk KRCGYesterday at 6:22 p.m.
Missouri's Labor Department director said the Shared Work Program has saved over 37,000 jobs in the state, and saved the state money, too.
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Yesterday at 5:57 p.m.
An explosion has leveled a house in Springfield and damaged eight others, but authorities say no one was injured.
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By Kermit MillerYesterday at 5:50 p.m.
Gov. Nixon today presented the state's highest public safety award to seven people who demonstrated selfless acts of bravery during 2008. The group includes a pair of Fulton, Missouri, firefighters.
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Yesterday at 5:25 p.m.
An event today in the Capitol Rotunda spotlighted awareness posters created by Missouri School Children.
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By Newsdesk KRCGYesterday at 5:19 p.m.
The police department issued a warning after receiving several complaints of credit card thefts from motor vehicles.
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By Colleen HoganYesterday at 4:17 p.m.
A controversial expansion of a state DNA database has yielded results.
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By Mark SlavitYesterday at 4:14 p.m.
Shoppers have the opportunity to speak directly to the producers of alpaca fleece handmade products.
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Yesterday at 3:40 p.m.
Civil rights leader Frankie Freeman, theme park owner Peter Herschend, university president Jack Magruder and St. Louis Cardinals player Mike Shannon were added.
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Yesterday at 2:15 p.m.
The Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring a major Mississippi River levee near St. Louis after discovering a problem that could cause the levee to fail.
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Yesterday at 2:14 p.m.
The St. Louis and Kansas City areas, along with part of southeast Missouri, have violated air quality standards and may be forced to impose new restrictions.
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Yesterday at 1:45 p.m.
The alleged victims in a Missouri child sex abuse case told investigators that adult relatives had them pose for photos "in a sexual and provocative manner."
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By Newsdesk KRCGYesterday at 4:59 a.m.
Two of those honored are Fulton firefighters, credited with saving a woman's life in February of 2008.
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By Mallory McGowinWednesday, November 18, 2009
Alyssa Bustamante's family history and past are discussed.
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By Colleen HoganWednesday, November 18, 2009
The district doesn't have a lot to say when it comes to the subject of an alleged student murderer and her 9-year-old victim, other than she was a good student who seemed to stay out of trouble.
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By Kermit MillerWednesday, November 18, 2009
During the adult certification hearing, at which no videographer was allowed, Alyssa Bustamante was named publically for the first time.
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By Newsdesk KRCGWednesday, November 18, 2009
A judge has entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of a 15-year-old-girl charged as an adult in the strangulation and stabbing death of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten because she did not have a lawyer present.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Former congressman Kenny Hulshof isn't letting his unsuccessful attempt to lead the University of Missouri system keep him out of University Hall.
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By Newsdesk KRCGWednesday, November 18, 2009
Amber Smith, 20, and her four-month-old son Simon were killed and their home destroyed Saturday in the blast.
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