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🌱 How a Jefferson City bar fight led to a manslaughter plea

Jefferson City, Missouri Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Jefferson City bar fight led to a manslaughter plea
  • What did lawmakers in Jefferson City just change about your taxes and roads?
  • How a Jefferson City grad is reshaping Capital City baseball

Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy, warm, temps: high: 89, low: 74. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Windy; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cole County man pleads guilty in 2024 death at a Jefferson City bar (komu.com) — A Cole County resident has pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2024 death that followed a fight at a Jefferson City bar. Prosecutors capped their sentencing request at seven years, and a judge will decide the final sentence at a July 7 hearing in Cole County Circuit Court.
   

2. Speed limit increase, income tax question headline the 100 bills passed in Missouri as legislative session ends (abc17news.com) — From the Capitol in Jefferson City, lawmakers just ended the 2026 session after passing 100 bills, including a possible 75 mph speed limit on rural highways and automatic expungement for many offenses. They also advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that could eliminate Missouri’s income tax, setting up a major statewide vote Jefferson City residents will want to watch closely.
   

3. Rush to take over as Capital City baseball head coach next season (newstribune.com) — Capital City High School’s baseball team will have a new leader next season, as Jefferson City graduate and current assistant Adam Rush steps up to become just the second head coach in program history. The Jefferson City School District also expanded football coach Joe Collier’s responsibilities, adding an assistant activities director role after he guided the Cavaliers to their first district football title.
   

4. Department of Natural Resources hosts Missouri Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force meeting (newstalkkzrg.com) — State leaders gathered in Jefferson City this week to launch Missouri’s Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force, which will help shape the state’s long-term energy plan. Meeting in the capital, members discussed how advanced nuclear technology could support reliable, affordable power and economic growth, while focusing on workforce needs, regulations, and public outreach that will affect communities statewide, including Jefferson City.
   

5. From Cathedral Book to Soulard's 'Onion House,' St. Louis Preservation Efforts Earn MO Honors (constructforstl.org) — Jefferson City hosted Missouri Preservation’s 2026 Honor Awards at the State Capitol, where projects from across the state — including Jefferson City itself — were recognized. The ceremony highlighted standout historic preservation work in St. Louis and other Missouri communities, underscoring how lawmakers and residents are being shown the economic and cultural value of saving historic places.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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