Columbia Public Schools board members rotate leadership roles. The person who got to be president during the coronavirus pandemic is Helen Wade. She says she’s hopeful for …
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(AUDIO) Stiepleman on end of CPS year, plans for fall
May 21 marks the end of a school year unlike any other for Columbia Public Schools. Coronavirus concerns led the district to stop in-person classes in March. …
Read More »Man who filmed Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying
(AP) — The Georgia man whose cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting helped reignite the case was charged with murder Thursday, making him the third person …
Read More »Loughlin, Giannulli to plead guilty to college bribes scheme
(AP) “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are preparing to plead guilty to cheating the college admissions process under a deal …
Read More »FBI says Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related’
(AP) The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related.” Officials …
Read More »Police investigate shooting in west Columbia
Columbia police are investigating a shooting in west Columbia. Police said they responded to the 3500 block of Zinnia Drive for reports of shots fired just before …
Read More »Columbia police cruiser involved in crash
On Thursday afternoon, a Columbia Police Department cruiser was involved in a crash on Providence and Grindstone. ABC 17 reports an officer was driving westbound on Grindstone …
Read More »Coronavirus cases continue climb in Audrain County
Wednesday marked a second straight day with no new coronavirus cases in Boone, Cole, or Callaway counties. Boone was down to seven active cases, Callaway had one, …
Read More »Former Missouri Senator Chuck Graham dies
Former Columbia state lawmaker Chuck Graham has died. Graham’s wife posted on Facebook on Wednesday that he suffered an apparent massive heart attack. He served in the …
Read More »12-year-old boy killed in Cole County crash
A 12-year-old dies in a Cole County crash. The Highway Patrol says the Jefferson City boy was the passenger in a car that did not yield at …
Read More »More than 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases globally
The world has more than 5 million cases of the novel coronavirus. That’s according to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 map. The United States has the most …
Read More »10-year CPS board vet Sessions seeks final term
Jonathan Sessions wants one more term on the Columbia Public Schools board. The owner of a local small business, Gravity, has served on that board since 2010, …
Read More »Lawsuit filed against Mizzou for lack of refund
Mizzou could face a jury after a class-action lawsuit was filed against the University of Missouri System. ABC 17 reports the suit claims the system failed to …
Read More »Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material
(AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily preventing the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The court’s …
Read More »Boone County dismissed from lawsuit challenging health order
There’s a change to the lawsuit challenging the COVID-19 health order in Boone County. Stephanie Browning is Columbia’s and Boone County’s health director. Plaintiff Paul Prevo with …
Read More »Death and destruction after cyclone hits India, Bangladesh
(AP) — Wide swathes of the coasts of India and Bangladesh are flooded and millions of people remain without power, after the most powerful cyclone to hit …
Read More »Missing California, Mo. man found safe
A missing California, Mo. man is back home. The Highway Patrol confirmed on Wednesday that Jeffrey Wilson is safe. He was missing for about a week. Investigators …
Read More »Shots fired during north Columbia home invasion
An apparent overnight robbery and gun shots in north Columbia. ABC 17 reports police worked a possible home invasion on Derby Ridge Drive near Smiley Lane at …
Read More »Woman accused of stabbing at Columbia Lowe’s
A stabbing at a Columbia hardware store leads to an arrest. Police say Gentara Bennett stabbed a woman she apparently didn’t know in front of the Lowe’s …
Read More »Missouri first state to execute prisoner during coronavirus outbreak
(Missourinet) At 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, convicted murderer Walter Barton, 64, was pronounced dead at the state prison in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre. Barton was convicted of first-degree …
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