State officials say a large increase in reported COVID-19 cases and deaths Friday was due to a reporting delay. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services …
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Boone County extends stay-at-home order, easing non-essential business restrictions
It’s an extended stay-at-home order in Boone County, but one that will relax earlier restrictions. County health officials said Thursday the revised order will begin at 8 …
Read More »Chiefs take LSU RB Edwards-Helaire in first round of draft
(AP) The first round of the NFL draft opened and closed with players from the Southeastern Conference, a fitting way to mark the league’s record-setting night. The …
Read More »Howard County authorities look for missing 18-year-old
Howard County authorities are looking for a missing man. Friends and family have not heard from 18-year-old Cornell Craig-Baker since last July. He is 5’8″ and 130 …
Read More »Trump set to sign bill with nearly $500B more in virus aid
(AP) — President Donald Trump will be holding a signing ceremony Friday for a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief …
Read More »Columbia Public Schools not offering in-person summer session
Columbia Public Schools will not offer in-person summer school because of coronavirus concerns. The district will have online options for some students who need to catch up. …
Read More »Rep. Griffith on state lawmakers heading back to work
Temperature checks and masks are sure to be in store again for state lawmakers. “I think we saw how it worked this last time when we went …
Read More »Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea
(AP) — The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus after President Donald …
Read More »Cole County health officials prep for stay-at-home order change
Cole County health officials are watching the fast growth of confirmed coronavirus cases in neighboring Moniteau County. “If we start to see that overflow into Cole County, …
Read More »(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on possible end of stay-at-home orders
Columbia and Boone County officials sound optimistic that the stay-at-home orders can be loosened on May 4, if we stay on the current course. City councilman Matt …
Read More »Missouri surpasses 6,300 confirmed coronavirus cases
Statewide confirmed cases of coronavirus surpassed 6,300 Thursday. Officials said they’ve counted nearly 200 new cases for a total of 6,321. The state reported 10 more deaths, …
Read More »26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
(AP) — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut …
Read More »Governor grants clemency, commutes sentence for Columbia man
Gov. Mike Parson granted clemency Wednesday to a Columbia man who has been battling for a chance at parole. Dimetrious Woods was convicted of drug trafficking in …
Read More »Wanted man arrested after Columbia standoff
Columbia police track down Roderick Jones. The wanted man was arrested after a brief standoff at a home on Parker Street on Wednesday. Jones, 36, had a …
Read More »Eldon kidnapping suspect shot by trooper
An Eldon man shot by police is now facing criminal charges. The Highway Patrol says David Wallace held a couple people hostage in an Eldon home on …
Read More »New virus timeline: California had 2 deaths weeks earlier
(AP) — Health officials say two people infected with the coronavirus in California died as many as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from …
Read More »Trump: I ‘disagreed strongly’ with Georgia’s reopening plan
(AP) — President Donald Trump says he told Georgia’s governor that he “disagreed strongly” with his decision to reopen some nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to …
Read More »Sorrels Overpass closing for part of Thursday
You may need another way around west Columbia on Thursday. MoDot is closing Sorrels Overpass over I-70 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The transportation department says …
Read More »Columbia man arrested after car chase
A car chase leads to an arrest and charges for a Columbia man. Sheriff’s deputies were looking for a Toyota Camry relating to a possible kidnapping and …
Read More »MU plans for in-person fall classes, sets dates for virtual graduation celebration
University of Missouri officials are planning to return to in-person operations this fall. UM System President and Interim Mizzou Chanceller Mun Choi said Wednesday the plan is …
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