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Missourians with overdue taxes may soon have more difficulty avoiding payment. Gov. Jay Nixon is a proposing a law that would let the state seize delinquent taxes directly from people's bank accounts.

A Jefferson City woman has been charged with drugging her granddaughter, hoping that the baby's divorcing parents would get back together if they had a sick child.

A new YMCA will open in Jefferson City by the end of next February and will offer more oppurtunity for members.

The money's spent, the bags sealed and waiting to be sent. With the closing of each Ziplock bag, Carla Dziadosz sends help to Haiti.

A new proposal could mean more sidewalks in the capitol city. Monday, the Jefferson City city council will vote whether to approve a plan that would bring 100 more miles of sidewalk and greenways to a city that already has 90 miles.

The federal government awarded 1.1 billion dollars to fund a high speed rail corridor between the cities of St.

Jefferson City'sA first tattoo shop in 30 years opened Thursday. The tattoo ban was lifted last week after much debate over concern for public health.

A new study says St. Louis was short-changed by Jefferson City when federal stimulus money was doled out.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Republican senators outlined proposals Tuesday to direct the Missouri Department of Social Services to set up a drug-testing program for work-eligible welfare recipients.

The Jefferson City airport, the smaller location that deals strictly with private planes, saw more aircraft than Columbia's larger, commercial airport.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo . -- Gov. Jay Nixon is proposing to add more beds at a northeast Missouri prison to accommodate a growing inmate population.

Jefferson City Police have arrested a someone after an alleged drive by shooting in the city early Sunday morning.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Child pornography victims could sue anyone convicted of producing, promoting or possessing their sexual images for at least $150,000 in damages under a proposal backed by the Missouri attorney general.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - An estimate on a gap in long-term funding made by Missouri's Transportation Department may be inaccurate, according to a state audit released Friday.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:56 a.m. Read more: Local , Community , Environment , Trash , Recycle JEFFERSON CITY -- More than 100 residents angry about Jefferson City's new trash and recycling programA packed city hall, telling stories of trash lying in the street.

The Jefferson City man accused of killing a couple in an apartment building last fall, was in court today, and pleaded not guilty.

Although several businesses in Jefferson City have banned smoking on their property, one anti-smoking coalition does not believe it's enough to keep the air clean.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - As lobbying groups offered free breakfast to lawmakers in the Capitol hallway, Missouri House members began discussions Wednesday changing ethics rules to restrict freebies and impose new limits on campaign donations.

Therea s more information on how the investigation started into a hit and run accident in Jefferson City over the weekend.

Governor Jay Nixon is set to address some of the state's key issues Wednesday night in his annual State of the State Address.

Jefferson City officials say there is evidence tha tmight link City Administrator Steve Rasmussen to an accident Friday night.

Jefferson City -- Despite nearly a year of negotiations, big differences remain between insurers and advocates for autistic children who are urging Missouri to mandate coverage of a costly but promising behavioral therapy.

A Jefferson City man charged in a double murder pleaded not guilty yesterday. David Hosier made the plea in Cole County Circuit Court.

Columbia Rep. Chris Kelly proposes a bond issue to give millions to higher education.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its report on an accident in which a Jefferson City police car struck a pedestrian who later died as a result of the accident.

Louis and Kansas City. The taxes came after World War II and have regularly come under attack in the Legislature but without much action.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its report on an accident in which a Jefferson City police car struck and killed a pedestrian.

A woman whom police said hid a Jefferson City man who shot and robbed another man in October has pleaded guilty.

A cook in a Missouri prison has been sentenced to jail time for assisting a robber.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Francie Broderick sat before a group of lawmakers at the Missouri Capitol and laid out the problem: Hundreds of mentally ill residents are being denied treatment, and many will end up in emergency rooms, costing the state millions of dollars in unpaid bills.

Song, dance, prayers, and contest awards marked the celebration of Martin Luther King Day at Lincoln University.

A man led police on a high-speed chase on Highway 63 in southern Boone County early yesterday morning.

Attorneys for patients argued to the state Supreme Court that the law violates numerous provisions of the Missouri Constitution and that lawmakers had no rational basis ... [ News Source ] Posted in Malpractice lawsuit

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri officials who handle child abuse and foster care cases have received national accreditation after a five-year, $20 million effort begun after the death of a 2-year-old boy in Springfield.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:15 a.m. Read more: Local , Crime , Religion , SNAP , Priest , Diocese Members of the Abuse Survivors Network, "SNAP", want a better accounting of the situation surrounding Fr.

A states-rights rally against federal health care legislation drew about 400 people to the Missouri Capitol on today, including dozens of Republican elected officials.The rally focused primarily on federal proposals that would tax individuals who do not purchase health insurance and penalize businesses that do not offer it to their employees."The ...

A A Jefferson City family is praying for the safety of the Haitian family of their adopted daughter.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with two sex offenders, ruling they cannot be barred from handing out Halloween candy and living within 1,000 feet of schools and child care centers because those restrictions weren't in place when they were convicted.

Ridership on Amtrak's Missouri River Runner train increased by 16 percent in December compared to the previous year.

More details about Father Thomas Seifner allegedly sending sexual electronic messages to a child back in 2004.

Jefferson City Council members swore in one new council member during their Monday council work session, along with a returning council member and mayor.

The Diocese of Jefferson City has placed a priest on leave while it investigates allegations of what it calls inappropriate electronic communication with a minor five years ago.

Special education in Missouri may be undergoing some big changes. The Department of Elementary and Seconday Education is holding meetings throughout the state this month discussing tweaks to services to Part B and Part C of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Act.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO Miners have several ways of knowing whether the air they breathe hundreds of feet below ground is cleaner.

People searching Missouri's online court records no longer can view some requests for orders of protection.Until the new year began, all applications for protection orders had been posted on Casenet.

It seems like ice is everywhere, even on the Missouri River. Officials from the Army Corps of Engineers say that northern cities in Nebraska have ice coverage of up to 95 percent on their side of the river.

Posted on Sunday, January 03, 2010 at 8:34 p.m. The Battleship Missouri is scheduled to return to battleship row in Pearl Harbor this week after three months of maintenance and preservation work.

TheA Catholic Diocese of Jefferson CityA has temporarily ousted a priest accused of "inappropriate electronic communication" with a minor.

Workers and residents started digging out of yesterday's winter snowstorm. A Jefferson City code says residents are responsible for clearing the sidewalk outside of their own homes.

Several local death penalty opponents and a California activist announced Wednesday that a coalition of local organizations and businesses have joined the Moratorium Now! campaign.

Missouri lawmakers convened their 2010 session Wednesday besieged by budget woes and perceptions of corruption.

Backers of ballot initiatives limiting the use of eminent domain to take private property will soon be seeking signatures on petitions for a November vote on their proposals.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will deliver his 2010 State of the State Address Jan. 20, and he is expected to make job creation the centerpiece of his speech.

A former insurance adjuster has been sentenced to two months in jail for stealing more than $1 million from his employer.

State and local officials here on Wednesday outlined the most detailed plan to date for redeveloping the historic Missouri State Penitentiary site along Jefferson Citys riverfront.

Missouri poet laureate Walter Bargen said he was not expecting a new job when he took the unpaid position that over the last two years has taken him to 100 places to read poetry to 10,000 people.

Missouri lawmakers kept busy during the 2009 session. One law passed in 2009 goes into effect January 1, 2010.

When Hannah Bauer and her friend Erica McFadden came to the Jefferson City animal shelter, it was a dog she was looking for, but a kitten caught her eye.

Jefferson City --Gov. Jay Nixon joined the chorus of officials Wednesday who are calling for reforms to the state's political ethics rules.