Boone County’s mobile vaccination clinic scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to the rainy weather. The mobile clinic with several stops around Boone County will now …
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Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
(AP) Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in …
Read More »McCloskey on guilty plea in gun-waving case
Should the McCloskeys have tried to fight felony gun charges instead of working out a plea deal? Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to lesser charges for …
Read More »One dead after car crashes off Highway 63 overpass
A Columbia man dies after his car drove off an overpass on Highway 63. Police say Wesley Griffith’s car went off the left side of northbound 63 …
Read More »Sheriff’s deputies investigate shots fired north of Columbia
Authorities are investigating a shooting in a neighborhood north of Columbia. ABC 17 reports deputies responded to reports of shots fired near Creasy Springs and Sycamore Hills …
Read More »Two men hurt after gas leak fire in west Columbia
Two men suffer burn injuries after a gas leak fire in west Columbia. Authorities say they responded to the fire at a home on Sussex Drive at …
Read More »Missouri judge: Medicaid expansion unconstitutional
(AP) A Missouri judge has found that a voter-approved ballot measure to expand Medicaid is unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem on Wednesday said the …
Read More »Fulton man arrested on federal child porn charges
A Fulton man is in jail facing federal child pornography charges. Chad Craghead, 44, is accused of pretending to be a teenage boy online and getting nude …
Read More »Schoop homers again, Tigers beat skidding Cardinals 6-2
(AP) Jonathan Schoop hit a solo homer and two-run double to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. The Tigers have won three straight …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (June 24)
Mid-Missouri’s new coronavirus case increases are rising. Boone County reported 25 new positives for the second straight day Wednesday. Active cases went up, to 102, making it …
Read More »Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan
(AP) Declaring that the federal government was “taking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a series of …
Read More »Gunnarsson, who scored OT goal during Blues Cup run, retires
(AP) St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson has announced his retirement after 12 NHL seasons. Gunnarsson scored the overtime goal in Game 2 of the 2019 Stanley …
Read More »Britney Spears tells judge: ‘I want my life back’
(AP) Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008. The dramatic request at a Los …
Read More »Miami-area condo collapses; 1 dead; rescue mission underway
(AP) A beachfront condo tower has partially collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside, killing at least one. Scores of fire and rescue teams rushed to the …
Read More »Police investigate central Columbia gunshots
Police are investigating gunshots in central Columbia. Officers say they responded to an area of Hirth Avenue near West Worley at around 2:10 a.m. Wednesday. They found …
Read More »Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding
(AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is calling lawmakers back into a special session to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. Parson announced …
Read More »Callaway County authorities track down suspect in stolen car after chase
A Columbia man is in jail after leading a cop chase in northwestern Callaway County. Deputies said Tuesday they spotted a stolen vehicle near State Roads ‘E’ …
Read More »Jefferson City firefighters put out train car fire
Jefferson City firefighters had to work through the night to put out a train car fire. Authorities said the fire started around 8 p.m. Monday at the …
Read More »GOP filibuster blocks Democrats’ big voting rights bill
(AP) The Democrats’ sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law has suffered a major setback in the U.S. Senate. The bill failed in a key …
Read More »Pettis County authorities search for escaped inmate
Authorities in Sedalia are looking for an escaped prison inmate. The Pettis County Sheriff said Jason Laird slipped away from custody while working on the Missouri State …
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