Mexico authorities are investigating a deadly weekend shooting. They say an intruder went in a home on West Street early Saturday morning and shot and killed Chance …
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Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
(AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later …
Read More »Mississippi surrenders Confederate symbol from state flag
(AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem. Spectators cheered in the state Capitol on Sunday after …
Read More »Fulton suspect found hiding in tree
A Fulton man apparently tries to out-climb the cops. Deputies say they chased Douglass Bowen on several Callaway County roads starting late Friday. They say he got …
Read More »(AUDIO) Construction continues on new Boone Electric headquarters
Boone Electric is in the middle of a $25 million project to build a new headquarters. CEO Todd Culley had the latest on CEO Roundtable on Saturday:
Read More »One shot in north Columbia
Police say a 19 year-old woman was shot in north Columbia Investigators say it happened at about 5 a.m. Friday on Bodie Drive not far from Rangeline …
Read More »Columbia plans nearly 80 job cuts
The city of Columbia is shrinking its workforce. The plan announced on Thursday is to get rid of 78.5 positions starting with the next fiscal year Oct. …
Read More »Virus taking stronger hold in US
(AP) — The United States, which counts the most infections in the world, is seeing daily jumps in COVID-19 cases nearing the peak reached in late April. …
Read More »(AUDIO) Parry on Boone County coronavirus response
Boone County is still on its gradual recovery path, even though daily coronavirus case numbers have gone up lately. Commissioner Fred Parry joined Wake Up Columbia on …
Read More »Dust from Sahara Desert to affect mid-Missouri
You will notice dry, dusty air starting Friday. It’s blowing in from the Sahara Desert in Africa. That’s not common for North America. Meteorologists say to expect …
Read More »Missouri’s only abortion clinic gets license
(AP) — Missouri’s health department is giving the only abortion clinic in the state another license. Planned Parenthood says the state issued a license Thursday to the …
Read More »Hearing scheduled in Elledge murder case Friday
There is another hearing in Joseph Elledge’s murder case on Friday afternoon. Elledge is the Columbia man accused of killing his wife last October. No one has …
Read More »Authorities locate missing Macon County woman
A Macon County woman who went missing in Columbia has been found safe. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday afternoon Barbara Schwebach, 72, has been found. …
Read More »High unemployment claims continue
The Missouri Department of Labor reports another 17,165 state initial unemployment claims in the week ending June 20. That is down from the 18,679 claims the week …
Read More »Coronavirus case numbers hit new levels in parts of U.S.
(AP) — Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in parts of the U.S. and around the world, …
Read More »Columbia woman injured by bear at Yellowstone
A bear attacks a Columbia woman hiking Yellowstone National Park. Park officials say a mama bear knocked the tourist down on Monday near Old Faithful geyser because …
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. Hartzler on struggles to pass police reform bills
Columbia’s congresswoman, Republican Vicky Hartzler, says election year politics is slowing down efforts at police reform. Hartzler joined Wake Up Columbia to talk about that and other …
Read More »Charles Erickson appeals conviction in Heitholt case
A man in prison over the killing of a Columbia sports reporter filed another appeal this week. Charles Erickson now says he did not help Ryan Ferguson …
Read More »3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
(AP) — A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a Black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. …
Read More »Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution
(AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The U.S. Circuit …
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