The Highway Patrol says a suspect is in custody after a crash in Cooper County. Troopers warned people Monday morning to avoid an area of eastbound I-70 …
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15-year-old dies in Audrain County UTV crash
A local 15-year-old is dead after a UTV crash. The Highway Patrol says the girl was in a private field north of her hometown of Mexico near …
Read More »MU Police search for carjacking suspects
Police are looking for the two people who jacked a car near the Mizzou campus. An MU student was driving the car on Hitt Street near Elm …
Read More »MoDot starts road work on Stadium, I-70 Dr. SW on Monday
MoDot says to expect delays on the outer road of I-70 between Stadium Blvd. and Bus. Loop 70 this week. Crews are making pavement repairs on I-70 …
Read More »Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
(AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right …
Read More »Griffith: Covid-19 liability bill may not pass in time
The Republican-controlled state legislature may not get as many bills across the finish line as you might think. Jefferson City Rep. Dave Griffith says the House and …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia chamber president on labor shortage
Matt McCormick with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce talks about how a labor shortage is challenging local businesses during Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday:
Read More »Oscar moments: History, glamour … and what a weird ending
(AP) Wait. What? If that’s what you yelled at the TV during the final moments of Sunday’s Oscars, you weren’t alone. In what may have been the …
Read More »Virus ‘swallowing’ people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed
(AP) — With life-saving oxygen in short supply, families are left on their own to ferry people sick with COVID-19 from hospital to hospital in search of …
Read More »Reporter dies after being struck by bullet in her apartment
(AP) — A young public radio journalist has died after being struck by a stray bullet inside her Kansas City apartment. Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, was struck by …
Read More »Missouri to resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
(AP) — Missouri is resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after federal scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clots. …
Read More »Police investigate northeast Columbia shots fired
Police investigate gunshots in northeast Columbia. Officers say they found evidence of shots fired at about 4 a.m. Friday on Jenne Hill Drive near Brown Station Road …
Read More »SpaceX launches 3rd crew in under year, fly on reused rocket
Another astronaut with a Missouri connection heads to the International Space Station. Megan McArthur is part of the third SpaceX crew launch that happened early Friday in …
Read More »Mizzou to honor 2020 graduates with in-person ceremonies
It is time for the first of three graduation weekends at Mizzou. The university honors its 2020 graduates in-person on Saturday and Sunday. Each graduate will get …
Read More »Mizzou wrestling returning to Big 12 conference
Mizzou wrestling is heading back to the Big 12 conference. The UM Board of Curators approved the move Thursday. The Tigers will be an affiliate member of …
Read More »Parson hopes to pick new Missouri health director quickly
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he hopes to have a new health director within the next two months. Parson said Thursday that he thought it …
Read More »Daunte Wright’s funeral held in Minneapolis
(AP) — Daunte Wright was remembered at his funeral Thursday as a dedicated father whose life was ended too soon at the hands of police. Civil rights …
Read More »Senate OKs bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans; Hawley only no vote
(AP) — The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Apr. 23)
Boone County reports its 86th death from COVID-19. Health officials said Thursday the patient actually died on Feb. 14. There were 21 new coronavirus cases in Boone, …
Read More »Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
(AP) — Senate Republicans have unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag than what President Joe Biden wants. The $568 billion plan unveiled …
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