Columbia’s Brian Treece and the mayors of Missouri’s other big cities were set to talk crime in their communities with Governor Parson on Friday. Parson told ABC …
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Patrick Mahomes hurts knee in Chiefs’ win over Broncos
(AP) – Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee in a pileup near the goal line before his Kansas City teammates rallied around their fallen superstar …
Read More »Columbia traffic stop yields heavy drugs
A Mexico man is facing drug charges after a north Columbia charges. Boone County authorities say they pulled Jayson Breaux over at about 5 p.m. Thursday on …
Read More »Turkey’s president: Kurdish fighters withdrawing
(AP) – Turkey’s president say Syrian Kurdish fighters are withdrawing from parts of northeast Syria. That follows a cease-fire agreement reached between Turkey and the United States …
Read More »Move to Kansas City complete for two USDA research agencies
(Missourinet) The USDA’s Deputy Undersecretary for Research says the transfer of two research agencies to Kansas City is complete and hiring is underway. Scott Hutchins testified at …
Read More »White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
(AP) – The White House acknowledged that President Donald Trump’s decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the …
Read More »State releases annual performance report for schools
The state’s annual performance report is out, with no big changes for many Mid-Missouri schools. Columbia Public Schools did improve slightly in the language arts and math …
Read More »Fulton home search turns up meth, THC cartridges
In Fulton, police searched a home on Ewing Street early Thursday morning. Officers arrested Antonio Beard after allegedly finding a lot of meth, some pills, and illegal …
Read More »US picks Trump resort for G-7; critics call choice ‘brazen’
(AP) — President Donald Trump’s suggestion that his Miami golf resort host next year’s Group of Seven summit became a reality Thursday, sparking an outcry from critics …
Read More »Economist talks state politicians and big tobacco
With all the talk about pulling e-cigarettes off the market, you’d think that no one is smoking regular old cigarettes any more. But Former State Economist Tom …
Read More »Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year’s end
(AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will leave his job by the end of the year, saying that under President Donald Trump the …
Read More »Former sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty in child porn case
A former Camden County sheriff’s deputy is heading to federal prison after admitting in court Thursday to receiving child porn. Leonard Wilson was arrested in 2017 after …
Read More »(AUDIO) UM System president projects more freshman enrollment growth
University of Missouri system president Mun Choi says the school is projecting another increase in freshman enrollment next fall, but not as big of a bump as …
Read More »Police chase ends with crash near Columbia elementary school
Police are looking for the driver after a chase and a crash in Columbia. Officers say a car sped away from an attempted traffic stop near I-70 …
Read More »US Rep. Elijah Cummings dies
(AP) – Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to complications from longstanding health challenges, his congressional office said. He was …
Read More »Water main break impacts schools in Jeff City district
Hundreds of Jefferson City homes, and many businesses and schools, are under a boil advisory. The contractor working at the old St. Mary’s Hospital site apparently cut …
Read More »Class action lawsuit filed over HyVee data breach
HyVee is now facing a class action lawsuit over that data breach. The suit filed this week says customers who had their credit card info stolen deserve …
Read More »Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting
(AP) — Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands …
Read More »EU and British negotiators reach tentative Brexit deal
(AP) European Union and British negotiators have agreed on an outline Brexit deal which still needs to be backed by EU member states and by the respective …
Read More »Columbia unveils African-American Heritage Trail markers
Columbia officials revealed about half the markers on the city’s new African-American heritage trail on Wednesday. The two-mile trail in central Columbia will note several key cultural …
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