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Jefferson City
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
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
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.
~ Paulo Coelho
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