(AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order establishing a taskforce on a potential Affordable Care Act waiver. Parson signed the executive order Wednesday. …
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Dozens dead in Japan animation studio fire
(AP) – A Japanese fire official says nearly 30 people are confirmed or presumed dead in a suspected arson at an animation production studio in Kyoto. A …
Read More »Number of US overdose deaths appears to be falling
(AP) – U.S. overdose deaths finally stopped climbing last year. And they apparently fell a little – the first such decline in nearly three decades. The Centers …
Read More »White House slams contempt vote for officials
(AP) – The White House is slamming the Democrat-controlled House’s vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to …
Read More »Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison
(AP) — Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, expressing no remorse over …
Read More »Woman dies in crash near Harrisburg
Boone County authorities confirm a woman has died in a crash near Harrisburg. The accident happened Wednesday at about 7:30 a.m. just northeast of Harrisburg on Route …
Read More »CPS trespassing suspect arrested again
Kelvin Joe has been arrested again. Boone County authorities picked him up on Tuesday on a Columbia warrant on charges of trespassing and driving with a revoked …
Read More »Excessive heat warning issued through Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning from Wednesday through Saturday. NWS meteorologist Jon Carney says a broad area of high pressure is cutting …
Read More »Mizzou football player Tre Williams pleads to lesser charge
Mizzou defensive lineman Tre Williams has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disturbing the peace. He got two years of probation for the misdemeanor. Williams has …
Read More »Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
(AP) – John Paul Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years and became its leading liberal, has died. He was 99. Stevens’ influence …
Read More »Bayer bringing 500 new jobs to St. Louis area
(Missourinet) Missouri’s governor announced Tuesday that Bayer will be relocating its North American Crop Science Division to the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur, bringing hundreds of …
Read More »Mo. Supreme Court denies appeal for Springfield child killer
(Missourinet) The Missouri Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a lower court’s decision in the death sentence of 51-year-old Craig Wood. In 2017, Wood was convicted of first-degree murder …
Read More »Second special prosecutor appointed over Greitens case
(AP) – Last year’s criminal case involving Missouri’s former governor is under the scrutiny of a second special prosecutor, this time to investigate allegations from St. Louis’ …
Read More »WAKE UP COLUMBIA TUESDAY 071619
00:00 The big stories of the day 15:00 Mo. Dem. poll numbers and Christopher Arps 00:00 Dumb things spouses do 11:00 Pitzer on Glascock 00:00 SEC Media …
Read More »(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on Glascock as city manager
The Columbia City Council has decided on John Glascock as the next permanent city manager. Councilman Matt Pitzer walked us through the interview process, and what comes …
Read More »Police say Sturgeon trucker speeding in deadly Indiana crash
(AP) – Police say a semitrailer’s computer data says it was going above the speed limit when it slammed into a line of vehicles on an Indianapolis …
Read More »NCAA to hear Mizzou appeal this week
A source confirms to 93.9 The Eagle that University of Missouri athletics will appeal its NCAA punishments to a committee during a hearing this week. CBS Sports …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County Fair preview
Boone County Fair Board President Jeff Cook joined Wake Up Columbia to preview this year’s event, which starts Tuesday in Sturgeon. Get more info here. Listen to …
Read More »Jefferson City Council approves medical marijuana zoning
Jefferson City’s council members set some ordinances for medical marijuana dispensaries. Monday night, they approved adding another zoning district where the businesses could operate. They also clarified …
Read More »Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border
(AP) — Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border …
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