Boone County reports its 65th death from COVID-19. Health officials said Friday the patient was older than 80. Active coronavirus cases went down in Boone, to 717. …

(AP) — The Missouri House is canceling work next week because of a rising number of coronavirus cases in the Capitol. Republican House leaders announced the decision …

(AP) — A 26-year-old Jefferson City man has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of another man on New Year’s Day in 2017. …

State Rep. Dan Stacy says Missouri should switch to closed primaries. He made his case during Wake Up Columbia on Thursday:

Missouri’s U.S. House delegation voted along party lines Wednesday during the second impeachment of President Trump. That means local Republican representatives like Vicky Hartzler and Blaine Luetkemeyer …

(AP) President Donald Trump has been impeached by the U.S. House over the violent siege of the Capitol. He is the only president to be twice impeached. …

(AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and evidence that the resurgent virus has caused …

Mizzou has started giving free COVID-19 tests to students this week. John Middleton, a professor of veterinary medicine and chair of the MU Faculty Council, said every …

(AP) — The Missouri House for the first time in history has formally denounced a lawmaker accused of having sex with an intern, harassing a staffer who …

Boone County reported its 64th death from COVID-19 Thursday. Health officials said the patient was between 55 and 59 years old. Boone had 96 new coronavirus positives …

We know the name now of the man who died in a Boone County house fire last week. Charles Tolentino, 68, of Columbia was trapped upstairs during …

The Missouri National Guard says there is no truth to the rumor that martial law is coming. A fake letter that looks like it’s from the guard …

(AP) — Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis. Prosecutors are …

(AP) — Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U.S. Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley …

Police investigate shots fired in southwest Columbia. CPD says a resident saw people going through his car at about 5 a.m. Wednesday near Bethel Street and Nikki …

(AP) — The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades. Authorities executed a Kansas woman who strangled an …

(AP) — Security has been increased at the Missouri Capitol following last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol and an FBI warning of potential armed protests at …

Missouri health director Randall Williams says the state will be done getting the coronavirus vaccine to staff and residents at long-term facilities that want the shots by …

Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a food delivery driver at gunpoint in north Columbia. Officers say they responded to an armed robbery report …

The Columbia Public Schools board voted Monday night to return students to in-person learning on Jan. 19. Wake Up Columbia went in-depth about the education plan with …