Boone County reports another two COVID-19 patients have died. Health officials said Tuesday one patient was between 65 and 69 years old, and the other was older …
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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears
(AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals have started inoculating their workers as a second COVID-19 vaccine moves toward government authorization. About 400 hospitals and other health care …
Read More »Lincoln to be first HBCU with law enforcement academy
Lincoln University will be home to the first law enforcement training academy at a historically Black college or university. The state of Missouri on Tuesday granted the …
Read More »Negotiators make progress on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill
(AP) — A bipartisan quartet of congressional leaders is pushing hard for a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package. A deal could come as early as Wednesday on legislation …
Read More »Jefferson City hospitals report drop in COVID-19 patients
You may have a better chance of finding a hospital bed in Jefferson City than you would have just a few weeks ago. Capital Region Medical Center …
Read More »Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden’s victory
(AP) — More than a month after the election, some of the nation’s highest-profile Republican holdouts are beginning to embrace reality. They’re coming to terms with the …
Read More »Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light
(AP) — A home test for COVID-19 will soon be on U.S. store shelves. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday cleared the first kit that consumers …
Read More »Columbia massage parlors among those shut down in state initiative
Missouri’s attorney general says a new initiative has led 17 illicit massage businesses to close down. Eric Schmitt’s office said on Tuesday that two of the parlors …
Read More »Giuliani backs Missouri letter questioning election results
(AP) — A panel of Missouri lawmakers has given approval to a resolution questioning the integrity of the presidential election. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a …
Read More »Columbia school board pushes back elementary in-person learning date
The Columbia school board voted Monday night to change the planned return to in-person learning for elementary students from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19. That lines it …
Read More »Coronavirus vaccinations start in Missouri
(AP) — Health care workers in both of Missouri’s urban areas have received doses of the coronavirus vaccine — the first people in the state outside of …
Read More »Local Republican questions Mo. House election resolution
One local Republican lawmaker says he does not support the Missouri House resolution claiming election fraud in several other states. Rudy Veit, who is also an attorney …
Read More »Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
(AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and …
Read More »‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government …
Read More »Missouri presidential electors formally cast votes for Trump
(AP) — Missouri’s presidential electors have cast all 10 of the state’s votes for Republican President Donald Trump. The Electoral College members met Monday at the state …
Read More »US vaccinations ramp up as feds weigh 2nd COVID-19 shot
(AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals will begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal health officials review a second COVID-19 shot needed to boost the nation’s largest …
Read More »AP Interview: Indians owner says name won’t change in 2021
(AP) — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name. They just don’t know to what or when. After months of discussions with a variety of groups, including …
Read More »Missouri House to investigate abuse claims against lawmaker
(AP) — The Missouri House will investigate an incoming lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago. Republican House leaders in a joint statement …
Read More »Mexico man arrested after hitting man with car
A Mexico, Mo. man is in jail after allegedly hitting another man with his car. Officers say Brent Sampson is accused of second-degree assault. He allegedly was …
Read More »Authorities searching for two runaways after chase
Authorities are looking for two men that ran away after a chase in central Columbia. Police told ABC 17 they started chasing a pickup truck on South …
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