(AP) — President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days …
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(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on local vaccinations
Columbia city councilman Matt Pitzer had the latest on local coronavirus vaccinations and more during Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday:
Read More »Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
(AP) — Former President Donald Trump has issued a blistering statement denouncing the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, as a “political hack” who will make …
Read More »Dem’s lawsuit accuses Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot
(AP) — The House Homeland Security chairman has sued Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. Democrat Bennie Thompson alleges that Trump …
Read More »Girl hurt in crash involving Chiefs coach Britt Reid awake
(AP) — The family of a 5-year-old girl left in a coma following a crash involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl is …
Read More »19-year-old shot and killed in southwest Columbia
A 19-year-old is shot and killed in southwest Columbia. Deputies learned about several gunshots at about 7:42 p.m. Monday near Millbrook Drive and Essex Court in the …
Read More »Local utilities ask customers to limit usage during historic cold
About 4-6 inches of snow has fallen in most of mid-Missouri since Sunday. We should be mostly dry on Tuesday, but roads are still slick and the …
Read More »Moberly man dies in crash with plow truck
A Moberly man dies in a crash involving a snow plow in northern Boone County. Authorities say the plow truck driver was trying to cross Highway 63 …
Read More »Family escapes Jefferson City house fire
The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 600 block of Beck Street at 0202 AM on February 16, 2021. …
Read More »Two arrests after life-threatening assault in Columbia
Police make two arrests after finding a victim with life-threatening injuries in a west Columbia home. Officers say they found the 33-year-old woman at about 7:15 a.m. …
Read More »State cancels mass vaccination events due to winter weather
The state’s scheduled National Guard mass vaccination events are canceled this week due to safety concerns from the winter weather, Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday. There were …
Read More »Browning: local vaccinators ready to distribute more shots
Boone County health director Stephanie Browning says 23,120 Boone County residents have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, as of Feb. 14. When more …
Read More »Winter’s wrath: Bitter cold, no power and a deadly tornado
(AP) At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, one of many wild and deadly impacts from a …
Read More »Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot
(AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. …
Read More »Cuomo: NY should have released care home death data faster
(AP) — Under fire over his management of the coronavirus’ lethal path through New York’s nursing homes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is insisting the state didn’t cover up …
Read More »Blunt, Hawley vote to acquit in Trump impeachment trial
Missouri’s Republican Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley were among those that voted to acquit former President Trump on Saturday. Sen. Blunt said, in part, “Impeachment is …
Read More »Brutal winter weather stretch continues
Authorities are asking you to limit travel. Roads were slick and snow-covered as of Monday morning, after 1.1″ of snow came down Sunday at Columbia Regional Airport, …
Read More »Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial
(AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of …
Read More »Rep. proposes tougher Missouri stalking laws
(Mo. House Communications) A state representative frustrated by years of having to tell stalking victims he couldn’t help them is sponsoring a bill to toughen Missouri statute. …
Read More »Not just here: winter weather impacts big chunk of U.S.
(AP) — Bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chill levels are expected across much of the central United States at the start of the week. The National …
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