(AP) — President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time, the House planning the unprecedented vote one week after he encouraged …
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Columbia Public Schools students return to in-person learning Jan. 19
Columbia Public Schools students will return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. The board of education voted to affirm its return plan during Monday night’s meeting. Elementary …
Read More »Unstoppable Tide: Alabama routs Ohio St for national title
(AP) — The celebration was at once familiar and unique. The confetti cannons sent a crimson and white shower into the air and Alabama players ran to …
Read More »1st US execution of female inmate in 67 years halted
(AP) — A judge has granted a stay in what was slated to be the U.S. government’s first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades …
Read More »House speeding to impeach Trump
(AP) — With impeachment pressure mounting, the House is speeding ahead to try to oust President Donald Trump from office. Democrats are pushing first for the vice …
Read More »FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
(AP) — The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to President-elect …
Read More »Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits
(AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security is leaving his post ahead of schedule. Chad Wolf said Monday he would resign …
Read More »Hallmark Cards asks Hawley, Marshall to return donations
(AP) — Hallmark Cards is asking U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Roger Marshall of Kansas to return donations that company employees made to their campaigns. …
Read More »Columbia school board votes on in-person learning plan Monday
Will Columbia Public Schools students actually return to in-person learning next week? The board of education votes Monday night on whether to stick with an in-person return …
Read More »Missouri holds bicentennial inauguration events Monday
It’s a historic inauguration day at the state Capitol. Missouri is also celebrating its 200th birthday this year. Bicentennial remarks were scheduled to start at about 11 …
Read More »No one hurt after two Columbia fires
No people were hurt after two fires just hours apart in Columbia. Boone County investigators say a fire started at about 8 p.m. Sunday in Woodstock Trailer …
Read More »Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him
(AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president to invoke constitutional …
Read More »Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared
(AP) — Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump’s name, the Capitol’s attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured on video. They …
Read More »(AUDIO) Blunt: removal of Trump “not gonna happen”
Sen. Roy Blunt says Pres. Trump won’t be removed from office before his term ends, despite calls for that from Democrats. “I am not gonna play some …
Read More »Parler squeezed by web-hosting service, online stores
(AP) Though stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. They are led by the far right-friendly Parler, though …
Read More »Chiefs to host Browns after Cleveland upsets Steelers
(AP) So much for the weight of history. Or practicing. Or having your head coach on the sideline. Or an emotional leader on the field. The Cleveland …
Read More »St. Louis protesters call on Hawley to resign from Senate
(AP) — Several hundred protesters gathered in downtown St. Louis to call on Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to resign over his continued rejection of Democrat Joe Biden’s …
Read More »Missouri lake where 17 drowned could get new duck boat tours
(AP) — A company says it is planning to bring “unsinkable” amphibious boat tours back to a Missouri lake where 17 people drowned. The owners of Branson …
Read More »AP: President Trump won’t attend Joe Biden’s inauguration
(AP) — President Donald Trump says he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to …
Read More »Hawley book deal canceled
(AP) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is being scolded and blamed for Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. Hawley’s political mentor, former Sen. John Danforth, says supporting …
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