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Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

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Good morning, Jefferson City. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 14th of August.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • ➤ A Missouri father and son won $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket, making a memorable moment by claiming their prize together in Jefferson City.  KRCG-TV

CRIME NEWS

  • ➤ A Lake Ozark man faces nine charges related to promoting child pornography, with law enforcement acting on tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  ABC 17
  • ➤ Kendrick Terrell Cook was charged with second-degree murder related to a March death involving strangulation and narcotics in Miller County.  KRCG-TV

GOVERNMENT NEWS

  • ➤ Missouri Department of Transportation Director Patrick McKenna resigns after nearly a decade, amidst controversies including a lawsuit over a pay raise plan.  KWOS
  • ➤ Missouri voters will decide on legalizing abortion and sports gambling in November, while a proposal for a Lake of the Ozarks casino fails to make the ballot.  ABC 17
  • ➤ The Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Illegal Immigrant Crimes, formed to assess the impact of undocumented immigrants on the state's crime rates, convenes today in Kansas City.  KWOS

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