(AP) — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same …
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Blaney wins at Talladega after NASCAR unites behind Wallace
(AP) — Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day …
Read More »I-70 closure overnight at Callaway County Route D
Part of I-70 in Callaway County is closing for a few hours starting Tuesday night. MoDot needs to demolish the Route D bridge over the interstate. That …
Read More »Lake vacation rental company says sales are up
(Missourinet) The largest vacation rental company at the Lake of the Ozarks was facing potential layoffs around April 30 due to coronavirus restrictions. Since the state reopened …
Read More »Fauci to testify at a fraught time for US pandemic response
(AP) — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol …
Read More »MU Health Care to open Boonville clinic
MU Health Care says it is opening a family medicine clinic in Boonville on July 6. Pinnacle Regional Hospital closed there in February. That group said it …
Read More »Missouri sets record for coronavirus cases in back-to-back days
Missouri has set its daily record for confirmed coronavirus cases in consecutive days. The state health department confirmed 413 new positives on Sunday. That follows adding 389 …
Read More »Two die in Howard County crash
Two men die in a Howard County crash. The Highway Patrol says a car driven by 27-year-old Timothy Mackenzie Jr. went off the side of Route J …
Read More »Arrest made after Douglass Park gunshots
Columbia Police have made an arrest after a shooting in Douglass Park. Gerrod Taylor, 19, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, and …
Read More »NASCAR: Noose found in Bubba Wallace garage at Alabama race
(AP) — NASCAR is investigating after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at the race in Talladega, Alabama. Wallace is the only …
Read More »Two teens shot in southwest Columbia
Two teens are shot in southwest Columbia. Police say the shootings happened at about 1:43 a.m. Saturday on Scott Blvd. near W. Rollins Rd. Officers found two …
Read More »Trump’s intended show of political force falls short of mark
(AP) — President Donald Trump used his comeback rally to try to define the upcoming election as a choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism, but his …
Read More »Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr
(AP) — The extraordinary standoff between Attorney General William Barr and the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has ended. The prosecutor, Geoffrey Berman, stepped down Saturday after …
Read More »2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st
What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece …
Read More »Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
(AP) — A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump …
Read More »Another shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 wounded
(AP) — Police say one person has been wounded in the second shooting in Seattle’s protest zone in less than 48 hours. The shooting happened late Sunday …
Read More »(AUDIO) Peter Stiepleman on unique upcoming fall semester at CPS
Columbia Public Schools superintendent Peter Stiepleman looks ahead to a unique fall semester, and tells us behind-the-scenes stories about his very famous aunt, during the latest CEO …
Read More »State Rep. Griffith on military bases named after Confederate generals
What do Mid-Missouri military veterans think about renaming a dozen or so Army posts named for Confederate generals? Jefferson City State Rep. Dave Griffith was stationed at …
Read More »Local judge talks racial disparity in traffic stops
A recent report from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office found black drivers are pulled over about twice as much as whites in Missouri. Cole County Judge Cotton …
Read More »Boone County adds seven coronavirus positives, Cole County adds two
Boone County reported seven more coronavirus positives Friday. The county’s largest single-day increase was Thursday, with 18 reported. Currently, there are 59 active cases. Cole County reported …
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