(AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer’s battered leather hat …
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Columbia teen badly hurt in southwest Missouri crash
A Columbia teenager is badly hurt because of a crash in the Springfield area. The Highway Patrol says 17-year-old Eric Crow was the passenger in a pickup …
Read More »Kehoe praises community disaster response
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe says all the donations for disaster relief right now are great. But he knows the rebuilding effort from both the tornado and the …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sen. Blunt on disaster relief, Iran tensions
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday during the Mid-Missouri Disaster Relief Radiothon. We talked about recovery from flooding and last month’s tornado, plus …
Read More »Third sentencing in Centralia battlefield killing Monday
A man connected to a shooting death near the Centralia Civil War battlefield site has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Richard Henry pleaded guilty to …
Read More »Radiothon raises more than $50k for disaster relief
Thank you for supporting our neighbors recovering from ongoing flooding and last month’s tornado! The Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group Mid-Missouri Disaster Relief Radiothon raised more than …
Read More »Missouri denies clinic’s abortion license
(AP) Missouri’s health department has declined to renew a license to perform abortions for the state’s lone clinic, but the St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate can continue …
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Read More »University holds ceremony for NextGen Precision Health Institute
A groundbreaking ceremony on Friday celebrated the University of Missouri’s first new major research facility in 15 years. The NextGen Precision Health Institute on campus will be …
Read More »Hindman funeral service, bicycle ride Saturday
It’s an uncommon way to honor an uncommon man. You’ll notice people riding bicycles on Saturday in Stephens Lake Park, before the funeral service for Darwin Hindman. …
Read More »Firefighter hurt in north Columbia condo blaze
Columbia fire officials now say that north side condo fire on Thursday caused about $250,000 in damage. Investigators report it started on a second floor deck, and …
Read More »Cole County EMS crews delivering supplies for tornado victims
Cole County EMS crews are still helping out the tornado victims. Wednesday they delivered an ambulance packed full of relief supplies that ambulance staffers donated to United …
Read More »US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn
(AP) — The United States abruptly called off preparations for a military strike against Iran over the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, a U.S. official said, …
Read More »Porter not picked in NBA draft
Jontay Porter was not chosen in Thursday night’s NBA Draft in New York. The former Mizzou forward has suffered two ACL tears since last fall. More from …
Read More »Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales as Trump vows veto
(AP) — The Senate has voted to block the Trump administration from selling arms to Saudi Arabia, launching a new challenge to President Donald Trump’s alliance with …
Read More »Missouri faces deadline to decide on abortion clinic license
(AP) – The battle over Missouri’s only abortion clinic is back in court Friday, the deadline a judge imposed for the state to decide whether to renew …
Read More »Hawley proposes requiring tech companies to prove no bias
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is doubling down on efforts to rein in big-tech companies by proposing that they be required …
Read More »2 more duck boat workers indicted in sinking that killed 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri …
Read More »Piercy’s peace officer license revoked a second time
A former Highway Patrol trooper will not be able to return to patrol. Anthony Piercy’s peace officer license has been revoked a second time. Last month, a …
Read More »Two arrested after deputies find them asleep in car with meth
Two people have been arrested after Moniteau County deputies found meth in their car Wednesday on Highway P near Jamestown. A caller told authorities that there was …
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