(AP) — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Wednesday that he would not have approved an FBI surveillance application for a former Trump campaign aide …
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(AUDIO) Boone County Clerk on voter turnout
More people voted absentee during Tuesday’s municipal election, which was delayed because of coronavirus concerns. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon says more than one-fourth of the votes …
Read More »Election results: Columbia, Fulton school bond issues pass easily
Columbia and Fulton voters gave a big thumbs up to no-tax increase public school bond issues during Tuesday’s municipal election. The $20 million Columbia bond got 86% …
Read More »Downtown Columbia protests stay peaceful Tuesday
It was a calmer night of protests in Columbia. Demonstrators still marched downtown on Tuesday night over the death of George Floyd, but police said those protests …
Read More »Nation’s streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful
(AP) — Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off demonstrations …
Read More »Cole County standoff ends peacefully
The Cole County Sheriff says an overnight standoff with a barricaded person has ended peacefully. It was on Westport Drive near Country Club Drive in Jefferson City. …
Read More »Ferguson elects first black mayor
(AP) — Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over police treatment of black communities roil the nation. Jones is …
Read More »Iowa voters oust Rep. King, shunned for insensitive remarks
(AP) — Republicans in northwest Iowa ousted Rep. Steve King in Tuesday’s primary, deciding they’ve had enough of the conservative lightning rod known for making incendiary comments …
Read More »(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on Columbia performance audit
The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved a performance audit for the city. Councilman Matt Pitzer joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday morning:
Read More »With wins in 7 states and DC, Biden closes in on nomination
(AP) Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests that tested the nation’s ability to …
Read More »China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
(AP) Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government …
Read More »East Columbia homes damaged by gunfire
Police are looking for the person that shot up several east Columbia homes. The shooter apparently fired several times from a car at about 2 a.m. Tuesday …
Read More »George Floyd demonstrators block downtown Columbia traffic
About a hundred demonstrators block traffic and chant “no justice, no peace” in downtown Columbia. Wake Up Columbia’s Branden Rathert had a confrontation with some protesters Monday …
Read More »Thousands demonstrate at Missouri Capitol over death of George Floyd
About two thousand people marched in Jefferson City on Monday evening near the Capitol. Most demonstrators at the capital were peaceful, but a couple businesses had windows …
Read More »Missouri’s delayed municipal election to be held Tuesday
It is finally municipal election day in Missouri. Votes for offices like school boards and city councils have been on hold since April because of coronavirus concerns. …
Read More »Police: 4 St. Louis officers hit by gunfire during protests
(AP) — St. Louis police say four officers were hit by gunfire after protests that started peacefully Monday became violent overnight, with protesters smashing windows and stealing …
Read More »Tear gas, threats for protesters before Trump visits church
(AP) — It began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park …
Read More »Victim shot several times in Jefferson City
Someone was shot in Jefferson City, in an incident several miles away from the protests over the death of George Floyd. The shooting happened a little after …
Read More »Prospective Mizzou student rescinds enrollment after video surfaces
A prospective Mizzou student as rescinded her enrollment after video surfaces on social media showing her appear to mock the death of George Floyd. Two high school …
Read More »One dead in Cole County Highway 54 crash
The Highway Patrol says a Springfield man has died in a crash on Highway 54 in Cole County. David March was driving his tractor-trailer east on Highway …
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