Two people are dead after a mid-Missouri car crash. The Highway Patrol says an SUV crossed the center line of Highway 24 west of Moberly near Huntsville …
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Trump speaks in Cape Girardeau Monday night
(AP) – The president and a former president are putting in their closing arguments with time running out before crucial midterm elections. President Donald Trump urged voters …
Read More »Wanted New Bloomfield sex offender caught in Fulton
A New Bloomfield fugitive and convicted sex offender is back in custody. Callaway County authorities say a deputy pulled over Alan Tighe near North Business 54 in …
Read More »Analysis: Clean Missouri, or Amendment 1
(Missourinet) Supporters of a November ballot measure they call “Clean Missouri” say it would increase transparency and accountability, while opponents say it would mean more regulation. You’ll …
Read More »Analysis: Three medical marijuana measures on November ballot
(Missourinet) Missouri voters will have three medical marijuana issues on the ballot in next month’s election. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 31 states, the District of …
Read More »Pound of meth, $63k cash seized
A bunch of meth and cash are now off mid-Missouri streets, and three suspects are now in jail. The work started on South Clark Street in Mexico, …
Read More »(AUDIO) Pres. Trump speaks at Columbia Regional Airport
President Donald Trump held a rally at Columbia Regional Airport on Thursday night to campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley. Listen to his full speech …
Read More »Migrant caravan plans to push on toward Mexico’s capital
(AP) – A big group of Central Americans has agreed to push toward Mexico City from a coastal state Monday, planning to exit a part of the …
Read More »US restores Iran sanctions lifted under Obama nuclear deal
(AP) — The Trump administration on Friday restored U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, but carved out exemptions for eight …
Read More »Missouri agency seeks input on child care rating system
(AP) – The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wants feedback on a draft framework for a system to rate the state’s child care centers. The …
Read More »Utah mayor, guard member killed by trainee in Afghanistan
(AP) — A Utah mayor who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan was fatally shot by one of his Afghan trainees, …
Read More »Gary Nolan Show Friday November 2nd 2018
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Read More »WAKE UP COLUMBIA FRIDAY 110218
00:00 The big stories of the day 11:00 Trump’s visit 00:00 Jacob Schelp who is 12, gives us his thoughts on Trump rally last night 11:30 State …
Read More »Thousands brave elements, long wait for Trump
(Missourinet) Thousands of people packed a hangar and surrounding industrial parking lots at the Columbia Regional Airport (COU) in mid-Missouri Thursday evening, for President Donald Trump’s rally. …
Read More »US added 250,000 jobs, wage growth fastest since 2009
(AP) – U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and boosted average pay by the most in nearly a decade in an effort to attract …
Read More »Welcome Home to hold 3rd annual ‘Casino Night’ fundraiser
Megan Sievers with Welcome Home visited with the Wake Up Columbia team to talk about the organization’s 3rd annual ‘Casino Night’ fundraiser. https://soundcloud.com/zrgcreative-1/megan-sievers-full-interview?in=zrgcreative-1/sets/939-the-eagle-kssz
Read More »Man smiles, says ‘Let’s rock’ before dying in Tennessee electric chair
(AP) – A Tennessee inmate grimaced and waved goodbye before saying “let’s rock,” moments before he became the first man executed in the electric chair in that …
Read More »Jury finds murder suspect guilty in 2017 Columbia shooting
Guilty on all counts. That was the verdict a jury handed down Thursday to Denico Crawley, the man suspected in a 2017 deadly shooting on the I-70 connector. …
Read More »Jefferson City day care leader says poverty can lead to abuse
The director of Jefferson City’s largest not-for-profit day care center says it’s an unfortunate fact: poverty can lead to child abuse. “Poverty is a very big indicator. …
Read More »Fitzwater backs new STEM bill
The STEM bill is on the books in Missouri. The bill signed into law by Governor Parson allows for science and technology education to become part of …
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