(AP) Cody Bellinger had a grand slam and six RBIs as the Dodgers scored their most runs in one inning of a regular-season game since moving to …
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Talks of Trump 2024 run builds as legal pressure intensifies
(AP) Multiple people who have spoken with Donald Trump and his team in recent weeks say they sense a shift, with the former president increasingly acting and …
Read More »Conservation department tracking mid-Missouri black bear encounters
There are about 800 bears in Missouri, and at least of couple of them have been wandering around mid-Missouri. Bears were spotted near Centertown and on Jefferson …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (June 3)
Coronavirus case increases stay low in mid-Missouri. There were 10 new cases in Boone County on Thursday. Active cases (44) went up a little, but hospitalizations (27) …
Read More »Biden, GOP Senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal
(AP) President Joe Biden met for nearly an hour Wednesday with the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Time is running out to strike …
Read More »Police investigate reported gunshots in central Columbia
Officers are looking for the person or people who fired gunshots in central Columbia. Police said they got to Douglass Park near Providence Road at around 7 …
Read More »CPD officer pleads guilty to lesser charge in child’s death
A Columbia police officer pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the death of a four-year-old girl. ABC 17 reports Andria Heese admitted to careless driving Tuesday. …
Read More »Boone County walk-in clinics continue
Walk-ins are welcome at some more COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week. Mari’s convenience store at Prathersville Road and Rangeline will give out the Johnson-and-Johnson shot from noon …
Read More »Cards beat Dodgers 3-2, Flaherty to 10-day IL
(AP) Edmundo Sosa hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Tyler O’Neill made a running catch for the final out and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia Board of Realtors CEO Brian Toohey joins Wake Up Columbia
How tough is it on buyers who are searching for a house in Columbia? Board of Realtors CEO Brian Toohey joins Wake Up Columbia to discuss some …
Read More »Missouri court strikes down public labor union restrictions
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a 2018 state law that imposed new requirements on some public sector labor unions. In a 5-2 ruling Tuesday, …
Read More »Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but disparity remains
(AP) Traffic stops — along with arrests resulting from those stops — declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but …
Read More »Griffith: Gas tax provides needed money for roads, bridges
You might want to get in the habit of saving your receipts at the gas pump. The just-passed 12.5-cent hike in Missouri’s gas tax will allow you …
Read More »Biden prioritizes US voting rights law as restrictions mount
(AP) President Joe Biden has used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote. Biden’s …
Read More »Large meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
(AP) The world’s largest meat processing company is getting back to work after production around the world was disrupted by a cyberattack just weeks after a similar …
Read More »One dead after weekend shooting at Lake of the Ozarks
Three people are arrested after a fatal weekend shooting at the Lake of the Ozarks. Deputies say the shooting happened at Lazy Gators late Saturday night. ABC …
Read More »Teenager dies after rollover crash in Boone County
A teenager is dead after crashing just outside of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say a pickup truck hit a utility pole and overturned off East Vemers …
Read More »Columbia man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks
A Columbia man is dead after drowning in the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers say Jose Ramirez was found dead in the water Friday. He had apparently …
Read More »Mizzou, City of Columbia relax mask requirements Tuesday
Several places in Boone County are relaxing mask requirements this week. Starting Tuesday, Mizzou no longer will require masks to be worn indoors. The City of Columbia …
Read More »Mizzou softball falls in Super Regional finale, 7-2
Mizzou’s softball season came to an end this weekend in the Super Regionals. The Tigers fell two-games-to-one against James Madison, dropping Sunday’s finale 7-2. James Madison now …
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