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Several Missouri lawmakers won't return to office next year, including three area legislators facing different propositions: opportunities for higher office and term limits.

The Jefferson City Police Department will join several Central Missouri law enforcement agencies in the U.S.Drug Enforcement Administration's Drug Take Back Initiative, collecting unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

The vote on the library union will be held online May 18-21, conducted by the State Board of Mediation.

Brooke Davis is not your typical pageant winner, and she's proud of it.

The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Commission approved a contractor to extend the Greenway Trail into a nearby subdivision this week.

There was a celebratory mood outside the Columbia Public Library on Thursday as workers supporting a union posed for photos and sang a few verses of "Solidarity Forever."

Missouri needs people with an aptitude for computer science, according to one representative.

In 1872, a 19-year-old Jacob Schmutzler emigrated from the recently unified German Empire following the Franco-Prussian War, eventually settling in Cole County.

Pink and white flowers are blooming on the trees, and soon, multi-colored plastic eggs will be dotting the lawns. It's time to gear up for Easter egg hunts, and in Mid-Missouri, there are plenty of options for children, adults and even the family pet.

Erika Leonard and Anne Bloemke-Warren were elected to the Jefferson City School Board on Tuesday.