State lawmakers are trying to pass a balanced budget, while planning on $700 million in cuts next year. Wake Up Columbia spoke with Rep. Sara Walsh about …

Gov. Mike Parson rolled out the state’s plan for re-opening in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Phase one of the re-opening plan will begin May 4 …

Boone County confirmed a new coronavirus case Tuesday, after not reporting any new cases Monday. Boone is at 93 positives, with 89 recovered. Cole is at 50 …

(AP) — A top Missouri lawmaker wants to trim $700 million from next year’s state budget. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith on Monday moved to …

(AP) — Everyone wants to know when it will go back to normal. As some governors across the United States begin to ease restrictions imposed to stop …

Boone County’s housing market is another part of the economy that COVID-19 is apparently messing up. The Columbia Board of REALTORS said Monday active listings are down …

(Missourinet) The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request from a convicted murderer from southwest Missouri’s Ozark, clearing the way for his execution to take place …

Prosecutors charge two men over a Jefferson City shooting connected to a botched cell phone deal. ABC 17 reports Tyrese Bateman and Garfield McNeese are now looking …

(AP) — New York has canceled its 2020 Democratic presidential primary election because of the coronavirus pandemic, infuriating former candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign and his supporters. They …

(AP) — The Supreme Court has sidestepped a major decision on gun rights in a dispute over New York City’s former ban on transporting guns. The justices …

A man is dead after a house fire in Jefferson City. Firefighters saw heavy smoke when they got to the house on Mulberry Street at about 4 …

Columbia police investigate some north side gunshots. ABC 17 reports shots fired on Sunday night near Bodie Drive and Edenton Boulevard. That’s not far from Rangeline and …

(Missourinet) Missouri’s governor wants lawmakers to focus on the state operating budget during the final few weeks of the 2020 session, and GOP legislative leaders in both …

(AP) — Nations and U.S. states have begun easing coronavirus lockdowns, each pursuing their own approach but all with a common goal: restarting their economies without triggering …

Mizzou wound up with two players taken in the NFL Draft. Albert Okwuegbunam is joining his former Tiger quarterback Drew Lock in Denver. “Albert O” went in …

(AP) — Global stock prices gained Monday after Japan’s central bank boosted support for financial markets as more governments prepared to reopen economies that were shut down …

(AP) — A top South Korean official says his country is confident there have been no “unusual developments” in North Korea, suggesting that rumors about the possible …

(AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a dangerous trend on roads and highways left wide open by the shutdown tied to the coronavirus outbreak: …

Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch successfully pushed for clemency for Columbia businessman Dimetrious Johnson. Wake Up Columbia talked with her Friday morning about that, and the coming restart …

Missouri has confirmed 7,171 cases of the coronavirus. The state reported 174 more positives on Monday. State officials say 14 more people have died from COVID-19. That …