(AP) – Missouri will have new faces in many places when the General Assembly convenes for its annual session. Republicans will still be in charge when the …
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(AUDIO) Gov. Mike Parson on legislative session
Gov. Mike Parson says workforce development and infrastructure are his top priorities for the 2019 Missouri legislative session that starts Wednesday. Wake Up Columbia spoke with the …
Read More »Trump links drugs, violent crime to lack of border wall
(AP) – President Donald Trump again linked illegal immigration along the southern border with drugs and violent crime as he urged Democratic lawmakers to fund his proposed …
Read More »Two Columbia city council races to be uncontested
The Columbia City Council won’t change much, if at all, after April’s elections. Incumbent councilmen Karl Skala and Ian Thomas did not have anyone file to challenge …
Read More »Missing Lake area boy found safe
A six-year-old boy from the Lake of the Ozarks who’s been missing for months has been found safe. Both the mother, Aubrey Ferguson of Camdenton, and her …
Read More »Former Sturgeon chief wins case against town
It’s a win for Sturgeon’s former police chief in court. ABC 17 reports a judge on Tuesday ruled the northern Boone County town did not follow the …
Read More »Missouri AG files first brief in ‘debtors prison’ lawsuit
(AP) – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argues in a brief filed with the Missouri Supreme Court courts should change the way the cost of incarceration -commonly …
Read More »Luetkemeyer: Shutdown could last several more weeks
How long is the partial government shutdown going to last? Mid-Missouri Republican congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer tells Missourinet it could take several more weeks. “It’s going to come …
Read More »Manafort accused of sharing 2016 election data with Russians
(AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, …
Read More »Former Mizzou professor loses appeal against university
A former Mizzou professor has lost his latest appeal in a legal battle against the university. The Daily Tribune reports a state appeals court said Tuesday that …
Read More »Gary Nolan Show Tuesday January 8th 2019
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Read More »Fire at Millersburg business
A fire caused some visibility issues Tuesday morning on I-70 east of Columbia. A bunch of smoke came from the fire at a business in the Millersburg …
Read More »Old Highway 40 homicide victim identified
We know the name now of the man found dead at a business in the Millersburg area. Lauro Garza-Perez was a 34-year-old from Columbia. Callaway County authorities …
Read More »(AUDIO) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt moved from the state treasurer’s office to become Missouri’s attorney general. He was sworn in last week. Listen to Wake Up Columbia guest host Mike …
Read More »Trump giving Oval Office speech on border security
(Missourinet) In a state Donald Trump won by 19 points in 2016, Republican Congressional members who represent the vast rural areas and exurbs that determine elections have …
Read More »Fewer Bird scooters in Columbia temporarily
Some of those Bird rental scooters are flying away from Columbia for the winter…break. The company said on Monday it will bring its electric fleet below 300 …
Read More »Clemson rips Alabama to win CFP championship
(AP) – Clemson is the national champion in college football for the second time in three years after handing Alabama its most lopsided loss under head coach …
Read More »Mizzou running back Crockett declares for NFL Draft
Mizzou running back Damarea Crockett announced on social media on Monday he is leaving a year early for the NFL Draft. Thank you for everything Mizzou it’s …
Read More »Columbia approves Gans cross-country agreement with MU
The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved a deal with the University of Missouri on the new cross country course coming at the Gans Creek Recreation …
Read More »Two motorcycles crash in Jefferson City
There was a crash involving a couple motorcycles in Jefferson City. Police say 69-year-old Christopher Anderson of Tebbetts and 48-year-old Scott West of Jefferson City crashed their …
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