State transportation officials say the bridge across Bagnell dam at the Lake of the Ozarks will reopen to traffic on Friday. The bridge has been closed since September to allow for repairs to the bridge deck, expansion joints and barrier walls. The bridge was built in 1929, and the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says …
Missouri legislation aims to help students who want to pursue careers in insurance
Legislation requiring career and technical education programs to offer courses leading to insurance certification will be voted on Wednesday by a Missouri House committee in Jefferson City. State Rep. Michael Johnson (D-Kansas City) is an insurance agent. The Missouri Insurance Coalition and the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents back Johnson’s bill. The bill would require …
Big turnout for new east Columbia restaurant
Big turnout for new east Columbia restaurant
Hundreds of people turned out for the opening day for the new Chicken Salad Chick in east Columbia. Zimmer Radio’s Elizabeth Delgrosso reports people began lining up outside the restaurant near Highway 63 and Broadway at 5 am Tuesday, trying to be one of the first 100 guests in Columbia to receive one free chicken salad …