The state has picked the contractor for the new I-70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport. MoDOT announced Thursday the Lunda Team will carry out the project. The current bridge was built in 1960 and is rated in poor condition. Construction of the new bridge will begin later this year and should be completed by the …
Missouri AG asks Supreme Court to hear abortion restrictions
(AP) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider an appeal of a ruling striking down new abortion restrictions. Schmitt said he filed a request Thursday for the nation’s highest court to hear arguments on a 2019 state law that bans abortions as soon as eight weeks into pregnancy and …
Highway Patrol stresses road, water, firework safety this weekend
Highway Patrol troopers will be out in full force on the roads and waterways looking for drunk drivers this holiday weekend. Corporal Kyle Green says travelers also need to be aware of a lingering flood risk, too. “We advise people to check their MoDOT website, make sure that the roadways they will be taking are …
Local COVID-19 Update (July 2)
Coronavirus case increases continue a higher trend in mid-Missouri. Boone County reported 45 new positives Thursday. Active cases rose again, to 270, the highest that number has been since mid-February. Hospitalizations went up also, to 53. Cole County reported nine new cases on Thursday.
Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions
(AP) Flexing its new strength, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday cut back on a landmark voting rights law in a decision likely to help Republican states fight challenges to voting restrictions they’ve put in place following last year’s elections. The court’s 6-3 ruling upheld voting limits in Arizona that a lower court had found discriminatory …
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