(AP) A hospital director who helped lead the fight against China’s new virus has become one of its victims. Liu Zhiming had mobilized all the resources of …
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Former trooper dismisses lawsuits in fight for reinstatement
(AP) A former Highway Patrol trooper has dropped his lawsuits, ending his fight to regain his law enforcement license. Anthony Piercy had been fighting for reinstatement to …
Read More »Off-duty officer working 2nd job at Walmart shot in Ferguson
(AP) — A manhunt is ongoing after an off-duty police officer who was working a second job as a Walmart security guard was shot in Ferguson, Missouri. …
Read More »Two badly hurt in I-70 crash near Columbia
Two Columbia women are badly hurt in an I-70 crash. The Highway Patrol says their car stopped at the end of the eastbound on-ramp at the Midway …
Read More »Columbia council set to receive report on short-term rental regulations
The Columbia City Council has more talk scheduled on Monday night about short-term rental regulations. Members are receiving a report from staffers that includes amendments on the …
Read More »Americans who left cruise trade one quarantine for another
(AP) — A group of Americans cut short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, to be whisked …
Read More »Two arrests after Fulton car fire
Two men are arrested on charges they set a car on fire in Fulton. Officers found the burning car at about 3 a.m. Sunday on Collier Lane. …
Read More »Boone hospital trustees prepare for transition to independence
Boone Hospital Center trustees are spending this year getting ready for a big change. They are going independent at the end of 2020, after a 30-year relationship …
Read More »Floods put Mississippi capital in ‘precarious situation’
(AP) — People in and around the Mississippi capital of Jackson are bracing for more flooding as the rain-swollen Pearl River continues to rise. In a suburb …
Read More »Missouri farm awarded $265M in suit against BASF and Bayer
(AP) — A jury has awarded $265 million in punitive damages to a Missouri peach grower who sued Bayer and BASF over damage to his orchards that …
Read More »One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders
(AP) — A growing number of Democratic members of Congress, union officials, state leaders and party strategists agree that Bernie Sanders is a problem. But on the …
Read More »(AUDIO) Eric Greitens on ethics review
An ethics investigation has found “probable cause” that former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign broke the law by not reporting that it cooperated with a political action committee …
Read More »Callaway County authorities catch burglary suspect
Callaway County authorities track down a burglary suspect. They put out info on Feb. 1 about an unlawful entry at a home on Route Z near Fulton. …
Read More »Settlement reached in slain inmate lawsuit
The mother of an Audrain County jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him has settled a lawsuit for $5 million. ABC 17 reports that Audrain …
Read More »Ethics review finds unreported contributions in Greitens campaign
(AP) An ethics investigation has found “probable cause” that disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign broke the law by not reporting that it cooperated with a …
Read More »Jefferson City man accused in Vienna arson
A Jefferson City man is now accused of setting a fire that hurt six firemen in Vienna. Gary Travers Jr. was arrested on Thursday. He’s facing a …
Read More »Pinnacle to reopen Boonville hospital during bankruptcy claim
It’s looking like the Boonville hospital that closed last month will re-open as its parent company goes through bankruptcy court. ABC 17 reports the Kansas-based company filed …
Read More »Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it ‘impossible’ to do job
(AP) — Attorney General William Barr has taken a public swipe at President Donald Trump, saying the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it …
Read More »Haahr says bill challenging Grain Belt Express was priority
The first bill to pass in the Missouri House this year continues the fight over a big wind-energy project. The measure would keep Grain Belt Express from …
Read More »Valentine’s Day temps set to just miss record low
Cupid needed more clothes on Friday morning. The temperature bottomed out near zero degrees, with wind chills in the negative numbers. The Valentine’s Day record low in …
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