(Missourinet) The Secretary of State wants to do away with Missouri’s presidential preference primary (PPP), saying it would save taxpayers millions of dollars. Secretary of State Jay …
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Super Rally: Mahomes, Chiefs win NFL title with late surge
(AP) — Patrick Mahomes needed just the waning minutes of Super Bowl 54 to end a whole lot of frustration. A championship 50 years in the making …
Read More »One arrest after deadly shooting in central Columbia
One person is dead, one person is badly hurt, and one person is in jail after a shooting in central Columbia. Police say 34-year-old Tershawn Kitchen was …
Read More »Columbia council takes another crack at short-term rental regulations
The Columbia City Council on Monday night takes another crack at regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnb. City officials have been trying to sort this out for …
Read More »Parson backing Trump in Iowa Monday
Governor Parson is going from seeing the glitz of the Super Bowl in Miami, to the corn fields of Iowa. He’s speaking at the Republican caucus in …
Read More »Griggs aims for sports tourism boost at old Boone County fairgrounds
Columbia is looking to boost its resume as a hot spot for sports tourism. The city is taking over most of the old Boone County fairgrounds, and …
Read More »Fire does $20k damage at Columbia apartments
Fire does $20,000 dollars in damage at a Columbia apartment complex. Investigators say it started at about 2 a.m. Sunday at Tiger Village Apartments near Stadium Blvd. …
Read More »Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death
(AP) Police in London say a man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by …
Read More »Columbia police officer arrested for DWI
An officer with the Columbia Police Department got arrested for driving while intoxicated. ABC 17 reports a sheriff’s deputy pulled over Kyle Lucas on Highway 63 Sunday …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the Iowa caucuses
(AP) The Iowa caucuses are small local meetings where neighbors and strangers stand up to show their support for a particular candidate and to persuade others to …
Read More »Jefferson City council to vote on demolition of airport terminal
Council members in Jefferson City could vote to tear down the flood-damaged terminal at the local airport. ABC 17 reports the vote will take place during the …
Read More »China opens virus hospital, market plunges as toll grows
(AP) China is sending medical workers and equipment to a new hospital built in 10 days, infusing cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricting people’s movement …
Read More »Impeachment trial heads to historic end in frenetic week
(AP) President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial heads toward a historic conclusion this week. Senators are all-but-certain to acquit him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction …
Read More »Survey suggests economy growing in 9 Midwest, Plains states
(AP) A survey report suggests the economy continues to grow in nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index jumped to 57.2 in January from …
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