Mid-Missouri protesters joined thousands across the country speaking out against the death of George Floyd. Floyd is the black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer …
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US heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic
(AP) — With cities wounded by days of violent unrest, America headed into a new week with neighborhoods in shambles, urban streets on lockdown and shaken confidence …
Read More »Boone County adds coronavirus cases for sixth straight day
Boone County picked up a dozen new coronavirus cases the last three days. That makes 150 total, and 36 are active as of Sunday. Callaway County is …
Read More »Columbia council votes on city audit
The Columbia City Council votes Monday night on hiring a company to do a performance audit of the city. The audit from RubinBrown LLC would cost $21,000. …
Read More »National Guard hosts COVID-19 testing site Hickman High
The National Guard is holding a state testing site for COVID-19 at Hickman High School in Columbia. The tests are available June 1-2 from 7 a.m. to …
Read More »Columbia school voters consider $20 million bond issue
Columbia Public Schools has a bond issue on Tuesday’s ballot. The $20 million would go toward projects like an addition at an elementary school (either Russell or …
Read More »Jefferson City considers two MSP development plans
Two developers want to be the one chosen to build on the Jefferson City-owned site at the old Missouri State Penitentiary. Mayor Carrie Tergin says her favorite …
Read More »SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
(AP) — SpaceX has delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule arrived Sunday morning, hours after a historic liftoff from Florida. It’s …
Read More »Police chase ends in crash near Holts Summit
A Jefferson City man is in the hospital after allegedly driving away from the cops and crashing. The Highway Patrol says Dustin Clements was going too fast …
Read More »Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
(AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some …
Read More »(AUDIO) CEO Roundtable with Rep. Chuck Basye
State Rep. Chuck Basye joined CEO Roundtable on Saturday to discuss the end of the state legislative session, and electric vehicle charging stations at a Columbia Public …
Read More »Two stylists at a Columbia hair salon test positive for COVID-19
Two stylists at a local Columbia salon have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Clip Join Salon alerted their customers with a Facebook post on Friday night. …
Read More »Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open
(AP) — Missouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew …
Read More »Columbia College announces fall semester schedule
Columbia College is the latest school changing its schedule because of COVID-19 concerns. The school said on Friday the fall schedule will have in-person classes from August …
Read More »Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest
(AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul …
Read More »Twitter adds ‘glorifying violence’ warning to Trump tweet
(AP) — Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald J. Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform’s rules about “glorifying …
Read More »Pierson pushes for student voice on Columbia City Council
A Mizzou student is applying for an interesting part-time job…Columbia city councilman. Greg Pierson says he wants to motivate fellow students to get involved in local issues. …
Read More »Glascock paints uncertain Columbia financial picture because of pandemic
Columbia City Manager John Glascock announced a gloomy and uncertain financial outlook during his annual State of the City address on Thursday. Glascock said he is asking …
Read More »Local law enforcement agencies release statement on Minneapolis death
The Columbia Police Department, The Boone County Sheriff’s Department, and the University of Missouri Police Department released a joint statement Thursday afternoon on the death of George …
Read More »Another 27k state unemployment claims last week, more than 41 million claims nationally since virus hit
The Missouri Department of Labor reported Thursday there were 27,207 more unemployment claims during the week ending May 23. That is down slightly from the previous week …
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