The Missouri Senate will not be in session the week of Mar. 16. Majority Leader Caleb Rowden said Wednesday night it’s for safety reasons related to the …
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US ban on travel from Europe escalates travel industry pain
(AP) President Trump is banning most Europeans from entering the United States for 30 days to try to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. The ban …
Read More »SEC restricting attendance at sporting events
UPDATE: The SEC has now canceled the men’s basketball tournament due to coronavirus concerns. The SEC will play the rest of its men’s basketball tournament in front …
Read More »(AUDIO) Local Biden supporter Ted Farnen
A local Joe Biden supporter, former state representative Ted Farnen, joined Wake Up Columbia on Monday: (AUDIO) Local Biden supporter Ted Farnen https://t.co/Nxspb7pw9G — 93.9 The Eagle …
Read More »Global stocks dive on pandemic impact, US travel ban
(AP) — Global stocks plunged Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on most of Europe and offered little in the way of new …
Read More »NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
(AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only …
Read More »Missouri sheriffs announce new group to promote views
Sheriffs from all over Missouri are making a new group to push their views to state lawmakers. Missouri Sheriffs United will ask for changes to the state …
Read More »Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus
(AP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital after contracting the new coronavirus. The double Oscar winner …
Read More »Treece: Columbia preparing for novel coronavirus
Columbia mayor Brian Treece says the University of Missouri has been ramping up ways to teach classes remotely, even before it announced a temporary stop to in-person …
Read More »UM System cancels in-person classes for semester
The University of Missouri System on Friday canceled in-person classes for the rest of the spring semester due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus. …
Read More »NCAA President: Basketball tournaments closed to general public
(AP) NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of …
Read More »Biden rolls to Missouri Democratic primary win
(Missourinet) The results are in: presidential candidate Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential preference primary election by a landslide. Missouri Secretary of State’s Office has collected …
Read More »Columbia-based group exposed to new coronavirus patient
Journalists from a group based in Columbia went to the same conference as someone who now tests positive for the new coronavirus. The organization Investigative Reporters and …
Read More »Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults
(AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. It’s a sight the Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they …
Read More »Missouri final Democratic delegate count could be delayed
It will probably be a while before we know how many Missouri delegates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders get at the Democratic party convention. Most of Missouri’s …
Read More »Missouri health director on first new coronavirus case
(Missourinet) Missouri’s health director testified Tuesday in Jefferson City about the one presumptive positive result for coronavirus in the state. The case involves a college student who …
Read More »US states race to contain coronavirus as cases exceed 1,000
(AP) As coronavirus cases crop up across the United States, some governors and other leaders are scrambling to slow its spread, banning large public gatherings, enforcing quarantines …
Read More »Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states
(AP) — Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. The former …
Read More »CVS Pharmacy to acquire Schnucks pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy is taking over the pharmacies in Schnucks grocery stores. CVS said on Tuesday that will mostly just mean a re-brand at most Schnucks. But about …
Read More »Lawmakers resist Trump’s proposed payroll tax break
(AP) — President Donald Trump has pitched his proposed payroll tax break on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to work more vigorously …
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