Linemen and linewomen from Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative are in northern Missouri’s Macon County this morning, working to restore power to more about 1,200 residents. About 2,700 Macon Electric Cooperative members in nine counties are without power due to the winter storm and strong winds. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives vice president Mike Sutherland joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that the wet, heavy snow and strong winds caused the outages. One listener from just south of Macon says he's been without power for 20 hours. Mr. Sutherland tells listeners that he's optimistic power will be restored as quickly as possible. Crews are working in very difficult conditions: heavy snow, in some ice and in subfreezing temperatures:

We're keeping an eye on road conditions as we look ahead to a second storm moving through the state on Friday. Mike Southerland discusses major power outages around Macon that are impacting thousands.

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Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde says the investigation continues into Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's home being swatted Sunday night. Chief Wilde joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that they have reason to believe this wasn't an isolated incident in Jefferson City, adding several similar incidents have happened nationwide. Chief Wilde tells listeners that while he can't provide many details, all of the calls that come into the Jefferson City Police Department are recorded. But he notes sometimes people use virtual routers to make the calls. Chief Wilde tells listeners that there will be a lot of subpoenas to issue in the coming days to try to solve the case. He also believes Secretary Ashcroft is the first statewide elected official to be swatted in Jefferson City:

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed legislation into law in August that provides $2.8 billion to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes across Missouri, from St. Louis to Kansas City. The governor signed the bipartisan bill at Moberly Area Community College's parking lot in Columbia, near I-70. A key state lawmaker doesn't like that project. Missouri House Transportation Accountability Committee chair Don Mayhew (R-Crocker) describes the $2.8 billion I-70 plan as the biggest boondoggle in Missouri history. He's filed a one-page bill that changes the name of I-70 in Missouri to I-44 and the name of I-44 in Missouri to I-70. Chairman Mayhew joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that I-44 in his district should be six-laned. Mayhew, a former MoDOT engineer, says he can't find a single MoDOT engineering document describing why I-70 should be six lanes. He also tells listeners that I-44 has nine tons more freight tonnage than I-70. Chairman Mayhew jokes it must be the name, so hence the bill. He's trying to send a message:

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Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde confirms that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's home was swatted Sunday evening. Chief Wilde tells 939 the Eagle that JCPD is continuing to investigate. Secretary Ashcroft joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri," telling listeners that Jefferson City Police received an anonymous call that Ashcroft had killed his wife and shot other people. Ashcroft praises the professionalism of Jefferson City Police, and is calling on those responsible to be prosecuted. He says no one was injured in the incident, and that he walked out the front door with his hands up, as several armed JCPD police officers were in front of his house: