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Benton County prosecutors say they've scheduled a peliminary hearing Nov. 30 concerning the triple-murder case from Cole Camp three months ago.

Prosecutors say they have enough evidence to try Robert Blurton for the murders.

On June 7, sheriff's deputies found the bodies of Donnie, Sharon, and Taron Luetjen in their Cole Camp home. Each died of a gunshot wound.

Blurton, from Garnett, Kan., is in jail on $3 million bond.

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The Missouri River bridge at Glasgow is scheduled to reopen Saturday, Oct. 3, but could open to motorists a little sooner, MoDOT officials say.

The 84-year-old bridge has been closed for more than a year for repairs. Drivers have been using a ferry to get across the river.

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The state Department of Transportation has been given the green light to build truck lanes on Interstate 70 across Missouri. But there's one thing putting the brakes on the plan: money.

The project requires $4 billion. This week's authorization gives MoDOT the opportunity to keep talking about the project, but nothing more.

MoDOT officials first plan to test truck lanes on a 30-mile stretch of I-70 through Cooper and Saline counties.

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This weekend in St. Charles County, former Ozark Airlines employees are having a reunion to remember the 36 years of flying across Missouri, the Midwest, and the nation.

Ozark got off the ground in 1950. It merged with Trans World Airlines in 1986.

At that time, Ozark had an all-jet fleet with 50 planes and passengers could fly from Columbia to St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and beyond.

 

Posted by: Theo Keith

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