Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan to address Missouri’s hospital staffing challenges. Parson said Wednesday the state is partnering with the health care company Vizient to provide …
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Mizzou basketball upsets No. 21 Oregon
Mizzou basketball upset No. 21 Oregon 83-75 on Wednesday night in Omaha. Five players scored in double figures for the Tigers, led by Xavier Pinson’s 22 points. …
Read More »Missouri lawmakers pass $1.2B virus spending bill
(AP) — A $1.2 billion coronavirus aid package is on its way to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. Senators on Wednesday gave the measure final approval. It’s …
Read More »U.S. sets records for COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations
The United States set records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations on Wednesday. Fox News Radio reports there were 3,157 COVID-19 deaths and 100,226 hospitalizations nationally. There were …
Read More »Columbia Public Schools holds online forum, offers virus testing
Columbia Public Schools will offer COVID-19 testing for district students and staffers with symptoms of the illness, starting on Thursday. Call CPS at 573-214-3975 to make an …
Read More »Mizzou will not cancel classes for snow this school year
Snow days are a thing of the past at Mizzou. At least for the rest of the 2020-21 academic year, the university said on Wednesday it will …
Read More »Man to plead guilty in deadly 2019 Columbia hit-and-run
A Columbia man will admit to his role in a deadly 2019 crash. The attorney for Lukas Evans tells ABC 17 he and prosecutors have reached a …
Read More »Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort. That comes as his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 …
Read More »Missouri judge reinstates 2015 court reform provisions
(AP) — A judge has reinstated parts of a 2015 court reform law spurred by protests after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Dec. 2)
Boone County reported its 29th COVID-19 death Wednesday. Health officials said the patient was between 75 and 79 years old. The county has confirmed three deaths in …
Read More »UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
(AP) British officials have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and taking a …
Read More »19 indicted over insurance fraud conspiracy
UPDATE: An arrest made in the Trails West Subdivision near the Midway Travel Plaza on Tuesday is not connected to recent federal indictments related to insurance fraud. …
Read More »Missouri senators advance $1.2B virus aid package
(AP) — Missouri lawmakers are back at work after several tested positive for the coronavirus, which delayed a special session. Senators on Tuesday gave initial approval to …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sec. of State Ashcroft on election security
Wake Up Columbia talked election security with Missouri Sec. of State Jay Ashcroft on Tuesday:
Read More »US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
(AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential …
Read More »US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon
(AP) — The Justice Department is investigating a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a …
Read More »Authorities end search in river for missing Columbia woman
(AP) — Authorities in central Missouri are finished searching a section of river for the remains of a Chinese woman who’s been missing for more than a …
Read More »Auxvasse woman charged with smuggling drugs into prison
An Auxvasse woman is formally charged with smuggling illegal drugs into a prison. Prosecutors officially filed the felony charge against Randi Duvall on Tuesday. She was arrested …
Read More »Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
(AP) — Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that …
Read More »Cole County reports 22 more COVID-19 deaths, 53 total
Cole County reported a record-high 22 additional COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. That brings the county’s total deaths from the illness to 53. Cole County’s health department no longer …
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