Classes start Thursday for most Columbia Public Schools students. Wake Up Columbia caught up with Superintendent Peter Stiepleman on Tuesday:
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Kansas City officials pledge to help keep ‘border war’ truce
(AP) – Local officials are helping Kansas and Missouri preserve a truce in an economic “border war” that had seen the states use incentives to lure jobs …
Read More »Charges announced in Jefferson City shooting, stabbing
Charges came down on Monday for people tied to a shooting and a stabbing in Jefferson City on Sunday afternoon. Police say a man has severe injuries …
Read More »Mother of Kenneth Suttner settles with Glasgow schools
A judge has approved a settlement between the Glasgow school district and the mother of a student who took his own life in 2016. ABC 17 reports …
Read More »Fulton car thief suspect caught in attic
A Fulton woman is accused of stealing a car and trying to hide from the cops in an attic. Police say they learned about the stolen car …
Read More »Razer: Missouri-Kansas economic border war a “disaster”
(Missourinet) The economic “border war” between Missouri and Kansas involving tax incentives appears to be coming to an end. The governors of Missouri and Kansas will be …
Read More »New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants
(AP) — The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to …
Read More »Three California troopers shot, one killed
(AP) The California Highway Patrol says one officer is dead, another in critical condition and a third has minor injuries after a shootout that also killed the …
Read More »Medical marijuana to be consumed in several forms
You have until Aug. 17 if you want to apply for a license to grow or sell medical marijuana in Missouri. Lyndall Fraker with the state health …
Read More »Woman gets life term in death of mentally disabled man
(AP) – A 60-year-old Missouri woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a mentally disabled man in what prosecutors call a complicated …
Read More »Scrutiny of Epstein’s death and co-conspirators intensifies
(AP) — Amid revelations about the circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein’s death , federal authorities have intensified parallel inquiries into what went wrong at the Manhattan jail where he was …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sheriff Carey on relationship with CPD under Jones
Boone Co. Sheriff Dwayne Carey says arrests are up, and crime is down, thanks to a good relationship with new Columbia police chief Geoff Jones. Carey talked …
Read More »Galloway announces bid for governor
Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway announced on social media early Monday that she will run for governor. That is why I am announcing my candidacy for Governor of …
Read More »Rainfall record set during Sunday storms
Columbia Regional Airport picked up a record amount of rain during storms on Sunday, mainly in the morning. The National Weather Service reports a total of 2.4″, …
Read More »St. Louis man dies on Lake of the Ozarks
A St. Louis man has died on the Lake of the Ozarks. The Highway Patrol says Thomas Moore, 59, was on a jet ski riding behind a …
Read More »Serious injuries in two mid-Missouri crashes
Two women have serious injuries after separate mid-Missouri crashes over the weekend. The Highway Patrol says Melissa Love, 47, fell asleep while driving her van on Highway …
Read More »Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released
(AP) — The details of how Jeffrey Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend have yet to be released, but medical officials have performed …
Read More »Police: Pennsylvania day care center fire kills 5 children
(AP) – Authorities say a morning fire in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of five children and sent another person to the hospital. Lt. Szocki of the Erie …
Read More »Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest
(AP) — One of the world’s busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon. Hong Kong …
Read More »Mahomes sharp as Chiefs rout Bengals in preseason opener
(AP) – Patrick Mahomes picked up where he left off from his record-breaking debut as a starter, marching the Kansas City Chiefs downfield for a first-quarter touchdown …
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