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Livestock judging helps 4-H youth gain life skills
Livestock judging is more than just picking out the prettiest hog or steer.That's what youths discovered Wednesday morning at the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fairgrounds barns.
by Jeff Haldiman
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Special Learning Center's Hamler to retire
The longtime executive director of the Special Learning Center, who helmed the center for more than 35 years, then went on to lead the center's foundation, will step down from the foundation this weekend.
by News Tribune
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Attorney General to file second lawsuit over local mask mandates
Despite new CDC COVID-19 masking guidance and surging case numbers around the state, the Missouri attorney general continues to battle local mask mandates in Missouri.
by Ryan Pivoney
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:00pm
Jefferson City man charged in Lake of the Ozarks slaying case
A Jefferson City man was charged Wednesday in connection with a slaying that occurred in May at the Lake of the Ozarks.
by News Tribune
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
More federal money for rural broadband than first thought
The Cole County Commission had been leaning to spend a large part of the county's federal COVID-19 relief money on improving rural broadband.
by Jeff Haldiman
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
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Passenger hurt in Cole County wreck
One person was hurt in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Cole County.
by News Tribune
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 10:50am
Cooling centers open for relief as Mid-Missouri endures another day of dangerous heat
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Mid-Missouri that remains in effect until 9 p.m. today. River City Habitat for Humanity's ReStore will be closed today because of the heat. Meanwhile, cooling centers are open to offer relief to the public.
by Joe Gamm
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 8:55am
Ex-police chief who rescued baby pleads guilty to assault
A former suburban Kansas City police chief who helped rescue a baby from an icy pond and later assaulted the man accused of trying to kill the infant has pleaded guilty in the case.
by Associated Press
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 8:50am
Local News
Bicentennial edition of state highway map available
The bicentennial edition of the Official Missouri Highway Map is now available and Missouri Department of Transportation officials said there is a high demand for the printed maps.
by News Tribune
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Appeal denied in Cole County records case
The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by former Cole County Presiding Judge Pat Joyce in a 2015 open records case.
by Jeff Haldiman
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Opinion
Our Opinion: Finding creative hiring solutions
We support the Cole County's Sheriff Department's attempt at an incentive pay plan to hopefully help the department hire more employees.
by News Tribune
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 10:25pm
Your Opinion: Emperor Biden has no clothes
Dear Editor: Hans Christian Andersen published "The Emperor's New Clothes" in 1837 as a children's story, but these words are truly a parable for what's happening in our country today.
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Our Opinion: Forck's death a loss to community
Mike "Pee Wee" Forck was a quintessential farmer, public servant and Mid-Missourian. He worked hard and played hard, loving life and living to serve others.
Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm
Sports
Biles told her replacement to 'have fun,' and she did
TOKYO — Before American gymnast Jade Carey took the floor for her unexpected performance in the women's Olympic all-around final on Thursday, she talked to her teammate, Simone Biles, whose exit from the competition meant Carey got the chance to fill her spot.
"She told me, 'Good luck,' and go out there, do the best I can and have fun," Carey said.
by Associated Press
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 10:30pm
American gymnast Lee wins Olympic all-around title
TOKYO — Sunisa Lee wanted to quit during quarantine.
It all had become too much. The lingering pain from a broken foot. The deaths of two family members from COVID-19. Her father's slow recovery from an accident that left him paralyzed.
by Associated Press
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 10:30pm
Lee's gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — There were cheers and screams and "happy tears" for one of their own, and unending delight for what many saw as an "Only in America" story.
Sunisa Lee captured the women's all-around gold medal Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics, a triumph that wowed all of Minnesota but carried special resonance in the state's close-knit Hmong American community, one of the largest in the United States.
by Associated Press
Published Jul. 29 2021 @ 10:30pm
Features
CCP campers take the stage in 'Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR'
Education and theater collide this weekend in the upcoming Capital City Productions' summer camp performance of "Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR."
by Molly Morris
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Stained Glass Theatre puts spin on a classic in 'The Missionary of Oz'
Stained Glass Theatre officials encouraged locals to break out their ruby slippers and attend the upcoming production of "The Missionary of Oz.
by Nicole Roberts, For the News Tribune
Published Jul. 28 2021 @ 11:05pm
Front Burner: Easy Tres Leches Cake for the happy newlyweds
Seven weeks ago my niece got married — Congratulations, Brooke and Kyle! As tempting as it is to write a column with marriage advice, I'm not going to do that.
by Kelly Brant, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm
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