(AP) — Scottish actor Sean Connery, considered by many to have been the best James Bond, has died, aged 90. Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death, …
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Police investigate fatal Columbia crash
A man is dead after a Columbia car accident. Police say Richard Chancellor’s car crashed into a parked pickup near the intersection of Crystal Downs Loop and …
Read More »Columbia man convicted in baby daughter’s death
A jury finds a Columbia man guilty in the death of his six-month-old daughter. That verdict came in Thursday evening for Cortavia Smith, on a count of …
Read More »Sedalia police investigate suspicious deaths
Sedalia authorities investigate two suspicious deaths. Police say they went in a home on South Harrison Avenue late Thursday morning and found two dead men. Investigators are …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Oct. 30)
Another COVID-19 hospitalization record falls in Boone County. That total went up three on Friday, to 99. It is still below capacity. There were 81 new coronavirus …
Read More »Biden returns to Iowa; Trump plays defense in Mich., Wis.
(AP) — When Joe Biden was last in Iowa, his presidential campaign was on the verge of collapse and he was soundly trounced in the caucuses by a former Indiana mayor …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County Clerk answers election questions
Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon joins Wake Up Columbia to answer some last-minute election questions before Nov. 3:
Read More »Gov. Parson updates on state hospital availability
Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri’s hospitals are not overwhelmed despite a spike in patients being admitted for COVID-19. “Of Missouri’s 22,000 total hospital beds, 49 percent – …
Read More »Holts Summit teen sentenced after pleading guilty to murder charge
A Holts Summit teen will serve six years in prison for his role in a Jefferson City murder. Court records say Grant Deppe pleaded guilty to accessory …
Read More »White Sox reunite with La Russa, hire Hall of Fame manager
(AP) — Tony La Russa, the Hall of Famer who won a World Series championship with the Oakland Athletics and two more with the St. Louis Cardinals, …
Read More »‘Our heart breaks’: South digs out from Zeta’s wrath
(AP) — Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onshore. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark. Hurricane Zeta …
Read More »Record U.S. economic growth last quarter, but recovery incomplete
(AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding …
Read More »Boone commission candidates debate COVID-19 response in forum
Candidates for Boone County Commission faced questions about the response to COVID-19 during Wednesday night’s Columbia Chamber of Commerce forum. Democratic Northern District incumbent Janet Thompson says …
Read More »COVID-19 records fall in Cole, Boone counties
A couple COVID-19 records fall in mid-Missouri. Cole County reported 102 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Thursday’s total was just underneath that, at 81. Active cases rose …
Read More »At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast
(AP) — At least one person has died as Hurricane Zeta pounds New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and howling winds before …
Read More »Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida
(AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to …
Read More »Cardinals decline $12.5M option for INF Kolten Wong
(AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have declined Kolten Wong’s $12.5 million option, making the Gold Glove second baseman a free agent. The 30-year-old Wong will receive a …
Read More »3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
(AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, the third attack in two months in …
Read More »Columbia police search for serial burglary suspects
Columbia police say two people are serial burglars. They posted pictures on social media on Wednesday of the suspects in a burglary at an East Nifong business …
Read More »Business catches fire outside Centralia
A wood products business outside Centralia catches fire. Boone County authorities say it started around 1 p.m. Wednesday at K-and-K Wood Products. They saw heavy smoke coming …
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