The Missouri River starts to drop Thursday in mid-Missouri. It crested early Thursday morning in Jefferson City at nearly 26.5 feet. Forecasters expect it to remain at …
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CPOA says survey shows officer morale improving
Columbia’s police officer’s union says morale is up among the rank-and-file. The Columbia Police Officers Association says an internal survey released Wednesday yesterday (wed) shows more than …
Read More »House advances proposed changes to vehicle inspection requirements
(Missourinet) The Missouri House has passed a bill that would require inspections for vehicles at least 10 years old or with more than 150,000 miles, instead of …
Read More »Southern Boone Fire requests property tax hike
President Jim Cunningham has been with the Southern Boone Fire Protection District since 1985. He’s seen major growth in the Ashland area, meaning more work for his …
Read More »After Mueller, Trump allies counsel against pardon push
(AP) – The end of the special counsel’s investigation is sparking fresh speculation that President Donald Trump might pardon some of those charged in the probe. It’s …
Read More »DeVos defends cutting Special Olympics funding
(AP) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is defending her proposal to eliminate funding to the Special Olympics. DeVos said Wednesday that she “loves” the Special Olympics’ work but …
Read More »Man pleads guilty to hate crimes in car attack
(AP) – A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia has pleaded guilty to federal hate …
Read More »Former Columbia school bus driver sentenced for child porn
(AP) – A former Columbia school bus driver has been sentenced to four years in prison for possessing child pornography. Twenty-three-year-old Dakota Wayne Smith was sentenced Monday …
Read More »Winning $768M Powerball ticket sold in Wisconsin
(AP) – A single ticket sold in Wisconsin matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing to win the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. A statement …
Read More »Proposed bill tied to towing industry
Your legislators are back for the second half of the session. Cole County State Rep. Dave Griffith is sponsoring a bill designed to make the towing industry …
Read More »Smollett saga shook public trust, heightened racial tensions
(AP) Actor Jussie Smollett’s journey from hate-crime victim to defendant reverberated well beyond Chicago by shaking the public trust and exposing the country’s deep racial wounds. The …
Read More »Man convicted in shooting death of young Sedalia mother
(AP) – A Marshall man convicted of killing a 21-year-old Sedalia woman has been sentenced to life in prison. Nineteen-year-old Noah Kelliker was sentenced Tuesday for the …
Read More »Gary Nolan Show Wednesday March 27th 2019
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Read More »WAKE UP COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY 032719
00:00 The big stories of the day and Smollett 14:00 Flooding and NFL rule changes 00:00 Mayoral candidate Chris Kelly 13:00 NFL rule change ideas 00:00 The …
Read More »USDA official tours Missouri flood damage Thursday
(Missourinet) The top official overseeing USDA’s Farm Service Agency will be touring flood damage on Thursday in northwest Missouri, USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey. “We are in …
Read More »Missouri House advances plan for $100M for roads, bridges
(AP) – Missouri House lawmakers are advancing a plan to spend $100 million in taxpayer dollars on roads and bridges. The Republican-led House on Tuesday gave initial …
Read More »Streaty-Wilhoit touts experience in school board race
A local retiree who got her doctorate at Mizzou has thrown her hat in the ring for Columbia Public Schools board of education. Della Streaty-Wilhoit says her …
Read More »Arkansas fires former Mizzou basketball coach Mike Anderson
(AP) – Arkansas has fired men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson after an eight-year tenure in which he made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Athletic director Hunter Yurachek said …
Read More »House unable to override Trump veto on border
(AP) The Democratic-led House has failed to override President Donald Trump’s first veto, salvaging his effort to steer billions of extra dollars to erecting barriers on the …
Read More »Hawley: Time for Dems to move on after Mueller report
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley says it’s time for Democrats to give up the legal fight against the Trump administration. That comes after the attorney general’s summary …
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