You can expect some delays tonight, as overnight work starts near the I-70 Rocheport bridge to prepare for construction of a new $240 bridge project. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says crews will start working on the shoulders and median near the bridge, and that work will require periodic eastbound and westbound lane closures. …
(AUDIO): Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey appears on “Wake Up Columbia”
St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey, who’s running for Missouri’s GOP U.S. Senate nomination, joined “Wake Up Columbia” live this morning. He discussed his recent visit to the southern border, as well as the GOP Senate primary and his chances in a crowded field:
Mid-Missouri lawmaker who lost husband to COVID recommends small medical device for everyone
An Ashland state lawmaker who lost her husband in August to COVID is urging you to purchase a pulse/oxygen meter. It’s a simple device that you can wear on your finger. State Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) says her husband, Steve, suffered from COVID pneumonia, according to his doctors. Walsh spoke on the Eagle’s “Wake Up …
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UPDATE: Boone Electric could switch crews this weekend in Baton Rouge
Columbia-based Boone Electric says 75 percent of power has now been restored in hurricane-damaged Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A ten-member Boone Electric crew continues to restore power this morning in Louisiana. Boone Electric spokeswoman Meredith Hoenes says Baton Rouge’s DEMCO Electric co-op still has several hundred broken poles and 15,000 miles of out-of-service line. Boone Electric …
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Jefferson City’s mayor says COVID numbers trending in right direction
Jefferson City’s mayor says the number of Cole County residents testing positive for COVID has started to decline since mid-August. Mayor Carrie Tergin presented a pandemic update to the City Council at Tuesday night’s meeting, saying the number of COVID admissions at local hospitals has also started to trend downward. Cole County health officials and …
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