(AP) — Try as he might to change the subject, President Donald Trump can’t escape the coronavirus. In April, the president tried to shift the public’s focus …

The NFL season kicks off at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the Texans. All preseason football games were canceled due …

Gov. Mike Parson praised the work of state legislators following the special session he called on violent crime. Parson said Wednesday one bill the Senate passed last …

Josh Hawley says he appreciates it, but he’ll stick with the job he has right now. Missouri’s junior Republican Senator was on the updated list of potential …

(AP) — Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway says she wants a state law that protects health insurance for people with preexisting conditions. Galloway pitched the …

(AP) — Numerous wildfires burned in Oregon’s forested valleys and along the coast, destroying hundreds of homes and causing mass evacuations. Farther north, flames devoured buildings and …

(AP) — An official at the Department of Homeland Security says he was pressured by agency leaders to make his intelligence reports reflect the priorities of the …

(AP) — The top U.S. general for the Middle East says the Trump administration will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November. Gen. …

The Columbia City Council gives the local health director the authority to extend the current order limiting the hours for bars and restaurants. The vote on Tuesday …

Boone County’s new daily positive total on Wednesday increased from the day before, to 63 new positives. Active cases dropped to 1,032, after 86 were released from …

(AP) — Authorities arrested a suspect after a 22-year-old central Missouri woman was stabbed to death on Labor Day. Howard County Sheriff Mike Neal said deputies responding …

Mizzou is now requiring everyone to wear a mask on campus, whether they are indoors, outdoors or alone. See more details on the new requirements here. There …

Columbia Public Schools students slogged through some technical glitches with iPads and online meetings during day one of its 2020-21 year. The district’s unofficial enrollment on Tuesday …

Eighty jobs are coming to northeast Columbia. Schnucks said on Tuesday it is opening a third Columbia grocery store at Clark Lane and St. Charles Road. It …

(AP) — A far-right Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Norwegian …

(AP) Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of …

A Columbia man will serve 15 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor. A judge sentenced Jeffrey Johnson, 52, on Tuesday. Johnson pleaded guilty …

(AP) — Wildfires are raging unchecked throughout California, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity. Diablo winds in the north and Santa Ana …

(AP) Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, have announced their retirements amid nightly protests over the handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude. The announcement …

(AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape. …