The University of Missouri decides it will not outsource custodial services this school year. The union for those approximately 250 workers has been protesting the idea. The …
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Jefferson City mayor praises potential Missouri River port
Officials in Jefferson City are looking for firms willing to invest in a new river port. Gov. Parson signed over 116 acres of land last week for …
Read More »Christopher Columbus statue taken down at Chicago park
(AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to …
Read More »AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks
(AP) — Three out of four Americans favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, including …
Read More »Judge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prison
(AP) — A judge has ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing …
Read More »Missouri breaks daily coronavirus case record for third straight day
Missouri sets a coronavirus case record for the third straight day. It’s the third day in a row the daily case count has surpassed 1,000. Another 1,637 …
Read More »Missouri reports drop in unemployment claims as national claims rise
There was a big drop in initial unemployment claims in Missouri. The state labor department reported Thursday morning there were 12,134 claims in the week ending July …
Read More »Three-year old boy dies after being hit by SUV in Columbia
Police are investigating after a three-year old boy dies in a north Columbia driveway. Officers say the boy was hit after running into the path of an …
Read More »Hearing over death of four-year-old Jefferson City boy delayed
A woman accused in the death of a little Jefferson City boy sees her court date delayed again. Quatavia Givens faces murder charges in the abuse death …
Read More »Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push
(AP) — President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention into …
Read More »Gov. Parson clarifies earlier comments on re-opening schools
Governor Parson said Wednesday he didn’t say what he wanted during a radio interview last week on re-opening schools. Parson gained national attention when he said last …
Read More »Suspect in custody in fatal shooting at St. Louis Co. mall
(AP) — A teenage suspect is in custody in the fatal shooting inside a large suburban St. Louis shopping mall. Police say the 18-year-old suspect was arrested …
Read More »Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents
(AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by federal agents late Wednesday as he stood with protesters at a fence guarding a federal courthouse. …
Read More »Boone County reports big increase in absentee ballot requests
A lot of voters plan to mail it in next month. The Boone County Clerk reports at least 7,169 people requested absentee or mail-in ballots for the …
Read More »McConnell set to unveil new virus aid, despite GOP revolt
(AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, pushing past a Republican revolt over big spending …
Read More »Missouri reports 1,300 new coronavirus cases, breaking record for second straight day
Missouri blows past its record in daily coronavirus cases two days in a row. Another 1,301 positives were confirmed Wednesday, breaking Tuesday’s record by nearly 200. Officials …
Read More »Fulton council strongly recommends masks, issues no requirement
The city of Fulton will not require people in town to wear masks. The city council on Tuesday night decided to just strongly recommend it, for now, …
Read More »Man stabbed in east Columbia over cigarettes
Investigators say an argument over cigarettes led to a stabbing in east Columbia. Boone County authorities say a 46-year-old man got stabbed early Tuesday morning on Demaret …
Read More »Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better
(AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried …
Read More »US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
(AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property” and the private information …
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