A Rock Bridge high school grad who has been a key member of Mizzou football’s defensive line has been suspended after an arrest. Tre Williams was booked …
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WAKE UP COLUMBIA MONDAY 121018
00:00 The big stories of the day 11:00 Cheap gas 00:00 Relief pitchers back in my day 12:00 Nebraska tourism’s big blunder 00:00 Tree Top Inovative 16:00 …
Read More »MU professor Smith receives Nobel Prize
An MU professor officially receives the Nobel Prize for the first time for work done at the university. Biology professor George Smith gave a lecture in Stockholm, …
Read More »Fire at Towne Drive apartment complex under investigation
A fire does damage to a northeast Columbia apartment complex. It started at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Towne Drive near Paris Road and Clark Lane. No …
Read More »Trump looking at several candidates for chief of staff
(AP) – President Donald Trump is weighing at least four people to serve as his next chief of staff, after plans for an orderly succession for departing …
Read More »Chiefs clinch playoff spot with win over Ravens
(AP) – Harrison Butker atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a 36-yard field goal in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs stopped the Baltimore …
Read More »Arrest made after Steak ‘n Shake shots fired
A man is arrested on charges he fired a gun inside a Columbia Steak ‘n Shake. Reiss Favinger, 19, was arrested soon after a shot was fired …
Read More »Winter storm causes icy roads across swath of South
(AP) — A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday — causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls …
Read More »Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans
(AP) — The FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian …
Read More »Columbia post office to be named after Wyatt
Downtown Columbia’s post office will have a new name soon. President Trump on Friday officially signed a measure into law re-naming the downtown post office after Sterling …
Read More »American Legion national commander in Jefferson City
(Missourinet) The American Legion plans to ask Congress to change the law involving membership eligibility in the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization. American Legion National Commander …
Read More »Four arrests after alleged assault with machete, brass knuckles
Fulton Police have made four arrests after a man is allegedly assaulted by people using a machete and brass knuckles. Investigators say the attack happened at about …
Read More »Woman allegedly smuggled cocaine into Callaway County Jail
A Kansas City woman is accused of smuggling cocaine into the Callaway County Jail. Deputies say Angela Poulsen, 42, was arrested Saturday and taken to the jail. …
Read More »17-year-old dies in Columbia accident
A 17-year-old from Columbia has died in a car accident. Police say Bryce Hill was on I️-70 Drive Southwest at 8:53 a.m. Saturday when his SUV went …
Read More »Fire at Columbia landfill under investigation
Investigators are trying to learn more about a fire at Columbia City Landfill. Crews responded to an alarm at 4:29 a.m. Saturday at the landfill on Peabody …
Read More »WAKE UP COLUMBIA FRIDAY 120718
00:00 The big stories of the day 10:00 Every day things that are dirtier than toilet bowls 00:00 We get verification that it’s cold outside 14:00 Audio …
Read More »(AUDIO) Organizer works to reboot ‘Miss Columbia’ competition
Cindy Segafredo says she is working to revive an annual competition that ended in 2013 after 40 years. The Miss Columbia competition would focus on inner-beauty and …
Read More »Pedestrian seriously hurt in Jefferson City accident
A pedestrian is taken to a Columbia hospital with serious injuries after he’s hit by a car in Jefferson City. Police say 19-year-old Deion Brown was trying …
Read More »Trump says he’ll nominate Barr for attorney general
(AP) – President Donald Trump says he will nominate William Barr, former President George H.W. Bush’s attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the …
Read More »US hiring slowed to 155K jobs, jobless rate stayed 3.7%
(AP) – U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in November, adding just 155,000 jobs. That’s below this year’s average monthly gains but enough to suggest that the …
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