(AP) – Missouri elected officials and business leaders are teaming up to study the possibility of connecting Kansas City and St. Louis with an ultra-high-speed Hyperloop system. …
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WAKE UP COLUMBIA TUESDAY 031219
00:00 The big stories of the day 13:30 Christopher Arps 00:00 Ask us anything and DST…..still 00:00 Being more lenient with folks wanting parole 13:00 Happy 30th …
Read More »JCPS board changing school start times
Jefferson City students will have some changes to when they start the day next school year. The board of education voted Monday night to move start times …
Read More »CPS updates sex education policy language
The Columbia Public Schools board of education on Monday night talked sex education policy. Missouri lawmakers passed a bill last year requiring districts to teach students about …
Read More »Boeing crashes alarm travelers, groundings snowball
(AP) — Fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes less than five months apart have alarmed the public, triggering a wave of groundings worldwide, but experts …
Read More »Callaway County church burglary suspect arrested
A church burglary suspect is arrested in rural Callaway County. Deputies say they got a call about a suspicious person on Monday morning on Route E in …
Read More »Pelosi waves off impeachment, says it would divide country
(AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is “just not worth it” even as some …
Read More »AP Source: Chiefs, Mathieu agree to $42M, 3-yr contract
(AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a $42 million, three-year deal with safety Tyrann Mathieu on Monday, continuing what is expected to be an aggressive …
Read More »Mo. cattle deaths up from nitrate poisoning
(Missourinet) Nitrate poisoning has killed more than 200 head of cattle in Missouri in about the last 30 days. University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey …
Read More »Elderly Columbia husband and wife dead with gunshot wounds
An elderly couple died in a Columbia home Monday morning, both with apparent fatal gunshot wounds. It happened on Kelsey Drive in northeast Columbia off Lake of …
Read More »Three charged in Columbia man’s death
Three men are charged after the body of a Columbia man who disappeared last month was found. The Miller County Sheriff’s Dept. says the body of 41-year-old …
Read More »Missouri House Democrats criticize plan to borrow for roads
(AP) – A top Democratic budgeter says Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to borrow $350 million to repair bridges across the state is a non-starter. Rep. Kip …
Read More »Missouri medical marijuana licenses in high demand
(AP) – Missouri plans to license more than 300 medical marijuana-related businesses this year, and if that’s not enough, the program director says more will be approved. …
Read More »Judge rules state owes $118 million in overtime to corrections officers
Missouri’s corrections department has to pay its officers $118 million in unpaid overtime, a judge has ordered. Missouri House Democratic Minority Leader Crystal Quade says the state …
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Read More »Man escapes Pettis County Jail
A man has escaped from Pettis County Jail. Travis Davis is a 30-year-old white man with several tattoos, including one of an eye within a large triangle …
Read More »Sirna named next Rock Bridge principal
Rock Bridge has its next high school principal lined up. Jacob Sirna is coming over from Marshall High School in the fall, pending CPS board of education …
Read More »Work starts on Highway 124 bridge replacement project
Crews start work replacing a Boone County bridge north of Columbia on Monday. Contractors will remove trees near the Highway 124 bridge over Grindstone Creek just west …
Read More »Man badly hurt after wrong-way Scott Blvd. crash
Columbia Police are investigating a head-on crash in the southwest part of town. Officers say David Earls, 33, was going the wrong way on Scott Boulevard near …
Read More »157 killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash
(AP) – A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its …
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