Stories from Wednesday, December 29, 2021

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Eight people died statewide over the Christmas holiday weekend. Col. Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend: Eight people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26...

The filing deadline has passed and Dexter voters will decide four contested city races in April as the mayor and three aldermen will face challengers to their respective seats.. Mayor Jason Banken has filed to run for a third term, however Eric Bien will look to unseat Banken in the municipal election...