The Columbia City Council is allowing restaurants to temporarily use parking spots for extra seating. Councilman Matt Pitzer explained the possible benefits of that during Wake Up …
Read More »Monthly Archives: April 2021
Local COVID-19 Update (Apr. 21)
Mid-Missouri continues to see lower increases in coronavirus cases. Boone County had another 19 positives on Tuesday, and active cases dropped a little to 93. Hospitalizations remain …
Read More »“Super League” soccer idea collapsing
(AP) — Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus all dropped out of the Super League on Wednesday, leaving the new competition essentially extinct before it …
Read More »Rare late-April snow expected in mid-Missouri
Forecasters say we could see a rare late-April snowfall on Tuesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Charboneau says the most snow should come late in the morning …
Read More »Columbia council approves restaurant seating in parking spaces
Columbia restaurants can use parking spots for extra seating. The city council approved the option during Monday night’s meeting. The temporary permits could not be for longer …
Read More »Students demonstrate against Mizzou social justice department changes
Students demonstrated on the University of Missouri campus on Monday against changes to the school’s Department of Social Justice. Rumors started spreading over the weekend on social …
Read More »Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
(AP) — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Apr. 19)
Coronavirus case increases stayed fairly low in mid-Missouri. Boone County reported 19 new positives Tuesday, and active cases dropped to 93. Hospitalizations remain low, too, dropping to …
Read More »One arrest after baby is murdered in north Columbia
Police say a baby was murdered in north Columbia. Officers learned about the eight-month-old girl’s death at about 11 a.m. Sunday on Elleta Blvd. off Rangeline. Detectives …
Read More »Trump bashes Biden on immigration policy
Former Pres. Donald Trump slammed Pres. Biden’s border policies in a TV interview. Trump told Sean Hannity on Fox News on Monday night that Biden’s problems are …
Read More »Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
(AP) — A state House committee report says a new Missouri lawmaker accused of physically and sexually abusing his children years ago should be ousted. The Missouri …
Read More »Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93
(AP) — Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax …
Read More »NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
(AP) — NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter has taken flight. The little 4-pound helicopter named Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars …
Read More »Gunman robs victim in south Columbia
Police are investigating a south Columbia armed robbery. Officers say a man was checking his mail on Commercial Drive at about 10 p.m. Sunday when the suspect …
Read More »Same suspect possibly behind two armed robberies
Columbia police say the same guy may have pulled off two convenience store armed robberies. The first one happened late Saturday night at the Break Time on …
Read More »Columbia woman badly hurt in I-70 wrong-way wreck
A Columbia woman is badly hurt after an I-70 wreck. The Highway Patrol reports Linda Hoaglin was going the wrong way in the westbound lanes of the …
Read More »Road projects start on Highway 63, Forum Blvd. Monday
Some big construction projects start Monday in mid-Missouri. MoDot crews will be doing some pavement repairs on both directions of Highway 63 in north Columbia between Brown …
Read More »Columbia City Council welcomes new member Monday
The Columbia City Council welcomes a new member on Monday night. Andrea Waner replaces Mike Trapp out of Ward 2. Trapp did not seek re-election. Betsy Peters …
Read More »Vaccine clinics at Columbia, Capital malls this week
You may have heard about some people having serious reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. But Cole County Health Director Kristi Campbell says she has not seen that …
Read More »Police: Ex-Texas deputy wanted in deaths of 3 is arrested
(AP) — Police in Texas say they’ve arrested a former sheriff’s deputy wanted in the shooting deaths of three people. Authorities had been searching for 41-year-old Stephen …
Read More »