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The man charged in last week’s deadly central Columbia shooting is now in custody. Rickey Murry, 48, was booked into Boone County Jail early Thursday morning. He …
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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Mo. unemployment claims tick higher; U.S. jobless claims fall
Missouri weekly initial unemployment claims went up last week. The state labor department reports 10,485 claims in the week ending Aug. 29. That is up 13% from …
Read More »Missouri Senate passes five violent crime bills
The Missouri Senate passes five violent crime bills. The one that took the most debate was finally approved early Thursday morning, giving the state attorney general the …
Read More »COVID-19 Update: Sept. 3
Boone County reported another high number of new coronavirus cases Thursday, with 116. Of those new positives, 85 are 18-22 years old. 54 were released from isolation, …
Read More »Man on scooter suffers life-threatening injuries in crash
A man on a moped has life-threatening injuries after a Columbia crash. Police say an SUV crossed into the wrong lane of Green Meadows Road near Green …
Read More »Two more sentenced in DeBrodie case
Another long prison sentence comes down for a so-called caregiver to a Fulton man with special needs found dead. Anthony R. Flores was sentenced on Wednesdayto more …
Read More »Mizzou athletes lead march against injustice
Hundreds of Mizzou athletes and coaches marched through campus against social injustice on Wednesday night. Keiarra Slack with the Mizzou Black Student Athlete Association and the Tiger …
Read More »Man receives five-year prison sentence for Columbia Planned Parenthood arson
The man who set fire to the Columbia Planned Parenthood building last year receives his prison sentence. A federal judge said Wednesday Wesley Kaster, 43, will serve …
Read More »CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1
(AP) — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among …
Read More »Luetkemeyer sees little progress on more federal stimulus
If there is another round of stimulus checks from the federal government because of the coronavirus pandemic, it could still be a while off. Mid-Missouri Republican Congressman …
Read More »Census document says cutting steps risks errors in count
(AP) — A U.S. Census Bureau document says some steps in the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census will need to be cut in order to meet …
Read More »Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession
(AP) — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expeditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the …
Read More »Sherry Paulo sentenced in DeBrodie case Tuesday
The Fulton woman who was behind the abuse and death of a man with special needs is sentenced to 17.5 years in prison. Sherry Paulo pleaded guilty …
Read More »Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence ‘domestic terrorism’
(AP) — President Donald Trump stood at the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice Tuesday and came down squarely on the side of law enforcement, …
Read More »Harrisburg man sentenced for role in large drug conspiracy
A Harrisburg man is the latest person going to prison as part of a marijuana ring that saw a man get shot and killed in east Columbia. …
Read More »Missouri Senate looks to wind down violent crime special session
The full Missouri Senate is set to get back together Wednesday, continuing the special session on violent crime in Jefferson City. The House passed several measures out …
Read More »(AUDIO) Stiepleman on CPS online-only learning start
Columbia Public Schools will start the year with online-only learning for most students on Sept. 8. The board of education voted for that Monday. Supt. Peter Stiepleman …
Read More »(AUDIO) Hartzler on more relief spending, violence in cities
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday to talk about a possible new round of coronavirus relief spending, and what lawmakers want to do to …
Read More »Suspect in St. Louis officer’s slaying has long crime record
(AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting a St. Louis police officer has a long history of violent crime and missed a court appearance last month …
Read More »Third virus vaccine reaches major hurdle: final US testing
(AP) A third leading candidate COVID-19 vaccine has entered a final stage of human testing in the United States. AstraZeneca announced Monday its potential COVID-19 vaccine has …
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