(AP) St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is ordering city employees to be vaccinated or to get weekly COVID-19 testing. Jones said in a statement Wednesday that the …

(AP) Afghan protesters have defied the Taliban for a second day, waving their national flag. The scattered demonstrations Thursday were met with renewed violence by the militants …

About one-thousand people are expected to be at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia for Thursday morning’s annual governor’s ham breakfast. It’s traditionally one of the biggest …

(AP) The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid …

Columbia police are searching for a juvenile suspect after a recent shooting and robbery. Officers said Tuesday they served a search warrant at a home on Rice …

A Kansas City man is the ninth drowning victim in mid-Missouri’s Highway Patrol Troop F this year. State troopers say 55-year-old James Jensen’s body was found Tuesday …

Boone County will start giving out third doses of the coronavirus shot to some patients soon. Health officials said Tuesday they will start with people who are …

(AP) President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan says the Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage for civilians trying to leave Afghanistan. Sullivan says a …

Redistricting will be on many Missouri lawmakers’ minds soon after the release of U.S. Census data. Former Senate Minority Leader and current St. Charles County Executive Steve …

(AP) Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County …

(AP) Corbin Burnes took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Kolten Wong had three hits and was hit by a pitch against his former team as …

(AP) Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said Tuesday that Abbott is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Spokesman Mark …

(AP) Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to more than 1,900. The Civil Protection Agency announced the numbers on Tuesday, …

(AP) House Democrats are offering a new proposal to update the landmark Voting Rights Act. The bill from Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama seeks to restore a …

Another Mid-Missouri public school district is requiring masks to start the school year. The Jefferson City School District announced Monday that students and staff will have to …

Several Republican Missouri politicians have voiced their unhappiness with how the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled. Senator Roy Blunt said in a statement Monday President …

Columbia’s city council unanimously voted down a parking plan for a new downtown hotel. The Cherry Street Hotel wanted to reserve close to 100 parking spots in …

(AP) U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the …

You won’t see mandatory masks for kids in the Blair Oaks schools, at least for now. Superintendent Dr. Jim Jones says they may have to re-evaluate that …

Mid-Missouri’s coronavirus case counts continue a higher trend. Boone County reported 152 new positives over the last three days. Active cases dropped slightly, to 620. Hospitalizations went …