(AP) – A Missouri tax break for trading-in multiple vehicles will continue now Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill preserving it. Parson signed the bill Wednesday. …
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Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86
(AP) – Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France’s role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of …
Read More »Juul CEO steps down
(AP) — E-cigarette maker Juul is shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts in Washington as safety concerns over vaping intensify. The company …
Read More »Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states
(AP) – The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year. The U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday that an index that measures …
Read More »Wanted choir teacher arrested in Colorado
A wanted former choir director for Hickman High School and First Christian Church was arrested on Wednesday in Lakewood, Colorado. Matthew Felts was wanted on arrest warrants …
Read More »Pedestrian dies after Highway 63 crash
A man is hit by a car on Highway 63 near Ashland and is dead. The Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Jeremy Hall of Illinois was walking along …
Read More »Developers looking to remodel old Jeff City shoe factory
You may actually see some signs of life at the old shoe factory next to the MSP prison. Holly and Nathan Stitt just bought the 100 year …
Read More »Bridge work on Highway 54 near New Bloomfield
Westbound Highway 54 traffic is going down to one lane for a while, starting Wednesday. MoDot crews are adding rock fill material between the two Route 54 …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone Hospital Board of Trustees interim chair Jerry Kennett
Boone Hospital Center plans to go independent when its management deal with BJC Healthcare expires at the end of 2020. Board of trustees interim chair Jerry Kennett …
Read More »One dead in head-on Highway 63 crash
One person is dead, and another person is badly hurt, after a Highway 63 wreck. The Highway Patrol says it happened on Tuesday morning in Westphalia. Two …
Read More »Missing Springfield man found safe at home
A missing man seen in Mexico, Missouri is back home. Authorities say James Sutton had left his Springfield home Monday to get a part for his car. …
Read More »(AUDIO) Lt. Gov. Kehoe on 2020 campaign
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced on Monday he’s running in 2020 to keep his seat. He joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday:
Read More »Shots fired again near McKee St. and Rice Rd.
There were more gunshots in a northeast Columbia neighborhood. Police say bullets hit homes on Rice Road near McKee Street at about 9:30 p.m. Monday. No word …
Read More »Special Olympics Outdoor Games coming to Jeff City
You’ll see hundreds of Special Olympians take over the Capital City soon. They’ll all be here for the Special Olympics Outdoor Games starting Friday, September 27th. Our …
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. Basye on IEP recordings
State. Rep. Chuck Basye plans to pre-file a 2020 bill allowing parents of kids with special needs to record individualized education programs. The Rocheport Republican joined Wake …
Read More »MSHP: Gasconade County deaths an apparent murder-suicide
Authorities now say the deaths of a family friend and a four-year-old boy in mid-Missouri look like a murder-suicide. The Highway Patrol said Monday autopsies show four-year-old …
Read More »British Supreme Court rejects Johnson’s suspension of Parliament
(AP) Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was “void and of no effect.” Judge Brenda Hale says that means Parliament …
Read More »Columbia man admits attempt to help ISIS
A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to trying to set up a terrorist attack. Robert Hester is now looking at up to 20 …
Read More »Kehoe announces run for lieutenant governor in 2020
(Missourinet) Missouri’s lieutenant governor has made it official, announcing Monday evening in Jefferson City that he’s seeking a four-year term in November 2020. Mike Kehoe (R) made …
Read More »More Dems consider impeachment over Trump Ukraine controversy
(AP) – More Democrats were already moving toward pushing for impeachment as word came that President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in …
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