Boone County reports its hospitals are no longer dealing with strained resources after a drop in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. There are currently 76 patients in the hospital …
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16-year-old shot in central Columbia
A 16-year-old is shot in central Columbia. Police say the shooting happened on Sexton Road near Garth Avenue at about 1 a.m. Friday. We do not know …
Read More »Mass coronavirus vaccinations in mid-Missouri on Friday
Mid-Missouri is hosting a few mass coronavirus vaccination clinics on Friday. They are meant for people in Phase 1A and the first two tiers of Phase 1B …
Read More »Raise for Missouri lawmakers inches closer to taking effect
(AP) — An attempt to block pay raises for Missouri statewide elected officials has failed. The state House on Thursday came short of getting the two-thirds majority …
Read More »Rep. Walsh proposes bill to make all Mo. workers essential
No matter what job you have, you’re essential to Sara Walsh. The Ashland Republican state representative introduced a bill protecting all Missouri workers from any kind of …
Read More »J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19, but less than some others
(AP) Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot. It’s not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially …
Read More »EXPLAINER: Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street
(AP) — It’s not just you. What’s going on with GameStop’s stock doesn’t make sense to a lot of people. The struggling video game retailer’s stock has …
Read More »Democrats to ‘act big’ on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split
(AP) — Democrats in Congress and the White House have rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks, with lawmakers …
Read More »Construction of “Lakeside Ashland” development starts soon
Construction on “Lakeside Ashland” starts in a couple months. Ashland Mayor Richard Sullivan says it is a 37-acre, family-friendly project near Route H and Log Providence Road. …
Read More »Man arrested in Missouri in attack on US Capitol
(AP) — A Missouri man who was accused of taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday. FBI agents and Springfield police took …
Read More »Mid-Missouri chase ends with fiery crash; one arrested
A car chase in mid-Missouri ends with a fiery crash. Investigators say a Boone County deputy spotted an SUV displaying a stolen license plate near Interstate 70 …
Read More »NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands
(AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged. …
Read More »Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96
(AP) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who earned an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in …
Read More »Man accused in fatal downtown shooting agrees to plea deal
One of the two men accused in a fatal downtown Columbia shooting pleads guilty to a lesser charge. Kesan McNeal, 24, admitted to hindering the prosecution of …
Read More »US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter; jobless claims drop but still high
(AP) — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and …
Read More »Parson highlights COVID-19 recovery efforts in State of State address
Gov. Mike Parson highlighted Missouri’s recovery efforts from the coronavirus pandemic during his State of the State address Wednesday. Parson pointed out the roles played by healthcare …
Read More »Parson to divert doses from pharmacies to boost vaccine rate
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to divert thousands of unused doses of the coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators to …
Read More »Appeals court rules for Reisch in lawsuit over Twitter account
A U.S. appeals court rules in favor of local state representative Cheri Toalson Reisch in a lawsuit over her social media. A district judge ruled against the …
Read More »Boone County starts vaccinating people in Phase 1B, Tier 2
Boone County health officials say they will start vaccinating some people in Phase 1B, Tier 2, if they’ve signed up for the waiting list. That tier includes …
Read More »Biden: ‘We can’t wait any longer’ to address climate crisis
(AP) — President Joe Biden says “we can’t wait any longer″ to address the climate crisis, and that’s driving his ambitious effort to stave off the worst …
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