(AP) Elk hunting could return to Missouri next year but on a very limited scale. The Missouri Department of Conservation suggests in a draft set of rules …
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Boonville fire sends three firefighters to hospital
Three Boonville firefighters are in the hospital after a downtown fire last night. It happened on Main Street just before 8pm, where a building caught fire and …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sen. Blunt on Rocheport I-70 bridge, Mueller hearings
Sen. Roy Blunt is praising the $81 million federal grant toward a new Rocheport I-70 bridge. Wake Up Columbia spoke with him about that, the new budget …
Read More »Columbia man accused of throwing knife at woman, other domestic violence
A Columbia man is accused of throwing a knife at a woman during a domestic assault. Joseph McDermott, 33, was booked into Boone County Jail early Wednesday …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia’s next city manager John Glascock
The Columbia City Council tabbed John Glascock as the next permanent city manager. He has five major hires to make, including police chief. Glascock says he wants …
Read More »Mueller defends report against GOP attacks
(AP) – Robert Mueller is pushing back against Republican attacks with a forceful defense of his report on the Trump-Russia investigation. Mueller testified Wednesday in Congress that …
Read More »Mobile FEMA unit moving to Linn
The Missouri River is cresting Wednesday in Jefferson City a little above the minor flood stage of 23 feet. Forecasters expect it to fall back below that …
Read More »FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps
(AP) – Federal regulators are fining Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO …
Read More »Man facing charges after Jefferson City gunshots
A shooting in Jefferson City over the weekend now has one man facing charges. Antonio Ingram wasn’t supposed to be carrying a gun as a result of …
Read More »State ag director says farm damage assessments continue
It has not been the most pleasant weather for Missouri farmers. But state agriculture director Chris Chinn tells Missourinet they’ve managed to get most of the state’s …
Read More »University of Mississippi student charged in woman’s death
(AP) – Police have arrested a University of Mississippi student from Texas, saying he killed a female Ole Miss student. Lafayette County Sheriff’s Major Alan Wilburn says …
Read More »Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
(AP) – A federal judge has blocked three new abortion restrictions from taking effect in Arkansas, including a measure that opponents say would likely force the state’s …
Read More »Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund
(AP) — The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out …
Read More »Jeff City rep says land for river port still up in the air
What happened to the bill designed to get a 100-acre plot of land for Jefferson City’s proposed river port? Representative Rudy Veit says time just ran out. …
Read More »Ferguson activist turned lawmaker to officially resign
(AP) – Ferguson activist Bruce Franks Jr. will officially resign from Missouri’s largely conservative Legislature at the end of July. The Democrat submitted his letter of resignation …
Read More »Chicago man charged in Holts Summit bomb scare
The feds have charged a Chicago man connected to that bomb scare in Holts Summit. Jerry Lee Banks has another hearing in Jefferson City federal court on …
Read More »Boris Johnson wins race to be UK prime minister
(AP) Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party, and will become the country’s next prime minister. He defeated his rival …
Read More »House committee discussing civil asset forfeiture, racial profiling
A special state House committee will meet this week to work on possible bills dealing with civil asset forfeiture. The legal tool allows police to take property …
Read More »Wray’s testimony could be preview for Mueller hearing
(AP) – FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to appear before a Senate committee examining oversight of the bureau. Tuesday’s hearing could be something of a preview …
Read More »MoDOT to get funds for new I-70 bridge at Rocheport
(Missourinet) The state has been awarded an $81 million federal grant to replace the heavily-traveled I-70 Missouri River bridge at Rocheport in the central part of the …
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