Will Jefferson City’s next council meeting be back in-person at City Hall? Council members have spent months meeting virtually because of the pandemic. Mayor Carrie Tergin says …
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Missouri lawmaker indicted on fraud kicked out of GOP caucus
(AP) — Missouri House Republicans have kicked a state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges out of their caucus. Members on Monday voted Rep. Tricia Derges out …
Read More »Weimer named MU police chief
A veteran campus cop is now the MU police department’s chief. The university announced Monday that Brian Weimer has earned the job. He has been with the …
Read More »Missouri state lawmaker to challenge US Sen. Roy Blunt
(AP) — Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is running for another term and former Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton is challenging him. A spokeswoman for Blunt …
Read More »Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
(AP) — Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las …
Read More »Georgia election officials investigate Trump call
(AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state’s office has opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official. During the Jan. …
Read More »Chiefs lose 31-9 in Super Bowl 55
(AP) Offsides. Unnecessary roughness. Unsportsmanlike conduct. Pass interference. And holding. Lots of holding. All those penalties were too much even for Patrick Mahomes to overcome: Good as …
Read More »Winter weather causes crashes, school cancellations
Winter weather led several local school districts to cancel classes on Monday. See the list here. Columbia Regional Airport only recorded an inch of snow over the …
Read More »Columbia school board gets update on in-person learning Monday
Columbia Public Schools have gone nearly three weeks of in-seat learning without major disruptions. The first board of education meeting since the vote to return is Monday …
Read More »Contagious virus variant reported in northeast Missouri
(AP) — State health officials said Saturday that the first case in the state of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus has been recorded in northeast …
Read More »Two damaging weekend fires in Columbia
Columbia crews worked a couple weekend fires. Smoke poured out of a house in the middle of town on Sunday night on Pendleton Street. Units of the …
Read More »No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama
(AP) — Dru Smith and No. 18 Missouri built a 22-point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by No. 10 Alabama for …
Read More »Trump impeachment trial to open with sense of urgency, speed
(AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial is opening this week with a sense of urgency. Democrats want to hold the former president accountable for the …
Read More »Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows
(AP) Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs, mattresses and other things. Saturday’s riot …
Read More »Griggs previews Columbia parks sales tax renewal
Columbia will ask voters to renew the parks and recreation sales tax in 2021. Parks and recreation director Mike Griggs says a big chunk of that money …
Read More »Cole County murder suspect wants some evidence ruled inadmissible
The man charged with killing a Cole County classmate 30 years ago wants evidence suppressed from his upcoming trial. William “Chris” Niemet was arrested years later in …
Read More »JC police investigate shooting at McDonald’s
Jefferson City police investigate shots fired at a McDonald’s. They found out about the shots at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the fast food place on Missouri …
Read More »Mass vaccination clinics in Columbia, Jefferson City
MU Health Care started a mass vaccination clinic on Thursday at Faurot Field in Columbia. That continues on Saturday. The Linc in Jefferson City is hosting a …
Read More »State leaders warn against breaking from vaccine distribution plan
Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday coronavirus vaccine providers must not deviate from the state’s plan on who gets the shot first. “We have to be disciplined because …
Read More »(AUDIO) Mitch Holthus previews Chiefs-Bucs in Super Bowl
The radio voice of the Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, previewed Super Bowl 55 during Wake Up Columbia on Friday: More from The Associated Press: The Kansas City Chiefs …
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