Jefferson City News

Weatherby Lake residents should avoid contact with lake water after sewage spilled into the lake.

Missourians will soon have more chances to win tens of millions of dollars.The Missouri State Lottery Commission voted Friday to start selling lottery tickets for Mega Millions.

This video frame grab image taken from WFTV television shows the Legions Place office building in downtown Orlando, Fla.

Jefferson City -- The attorney for a Missouri man sentenced to death for a 1992 killing urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to spare his client, saying he is mentally disabled.

Compared to last year at this time, Missouri is down nearly 11 percent. Missouri's Budget Director Linda Luebbering said this is mostly due to jobless Missourians, but also due to a decline in sales tax.

It's only just the start of November, but already the Christmas spirit has landed in the Capital City.

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 5:56 a.m. Jefferson City native Ashley Strohmier was crowned Miss Missouri USA 2010 on Sunday at the state-wide competition in Springfield, Mo.

City Council members are trying to tackle some issues with a sidewalk ordinance that's been causing headaches for some business owners.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - State public defenders who contend that excessive caseloads compromise their ability to represent their clients urged the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow them to reject requests to represent some defendants.

Gary M. Gaertner Jr. tried two years ago to replace his father, Gary M. Gaertner Sr., on the Missouri Court of Appeals, but then-Gov. Matt Blunt appointed Kurt Odenwald instead.

Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. Read story Heavier trucks allowed because of heavy Missouri rains Monday, November 02, 2009 at 6:31 AM An unusually wet fall has made it harder for some farmers to get their crops out of the fields.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - " The Missouri Public Service Commission's Cold Weather Rule took effect Sunday, Nov.1. The rule, designed to help consumers with heat-related utility bills, will remain in effect through March 31, 2010.

FoxNews : The young suspect in the killing of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten of Missouri reportedly is a teenage girl, who has yet to be named publicly.

A Vienna woman was killed Oct. 26 in a two-vehicle accident at 9:35 a.m. on U.S. Highway 63 at Scenic Ridge Trails.

A mid-Missouri crash has left two people dead.The Jefferson City Police Department says the crash happened around 1:20 a.m. Saturday in southern Callaway County.Twenty-five-year-old Christina Smith was headed northbound on U.S. 54 and lost control of her car as she tried to exit onto Missouri 94.

Nixon names new economic development director

Missouri labor officials are promoting workplace safety programs after a three-month spike in people killed on the job.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' Friends and family laid 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten to rest in Jefferson City Wednesday.

It has been an especially difficult week for Jefferson City students. Elizabeth Olten was a student at Pioneer Trails Elementary and the 15-year-old suspect is a student at Jefferson City high school.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is appealing a trial court ruling that blocked a proposed hog farm from locating near Arrow Rock.