Jefferson City police are investigating two shootings, one of them deadly. Authorities say 19-year-old Nilez R. Nichols was shot and killed at about 6 p.m. Monday on …
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Columbia city manager resigns effective Wednesday
Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes resigned Tuesday and will officially leave the position at 5 p.m. Wednesday. “It has been a pleasure to work with City staff and community members. …
Read More »Trump team turns over written answers to Mueller’s questions
(AP) – President Donald Trump has turned over written answers to special counsel Robert Mueller’s questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The …
Read More »Missouri Gov. Parson revises Greitens’ ethics order
(AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is renewing a lobbying ban for members of his office. Parson signed an executive order Tuesday revising an ethics policy implemented …
Read More »Rains could help firefight but complicate search for remains
(AP) — Rain in the forecast starting Wednesday could aid crews fighting California’s deadly wildfires while raising the risk of flash floods and complicating efforts to recover …
Read More »Trump defies calls to punish crown prince for writer’s death
(AP) — President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi, making clear in an exclamation-filled …
Read More »Southeast Missouri sheriff pleads guilty to federal charges
(AP) – The sheriff of a rural southeast Missouri county has pleaded guilty to federal charges for using the cell phones of a judge, other law officers …
Read More »Drug bust nets two arrests in Boone County
Two people have bonded out of the Boone County Jail after being arrested for allegedly dealing weed. Brian King, 46, and Deonna Ramey, 48, were picked up …
Read More »Fired education commissioner rehired to position
The woman ousted by the controversial political maneuverings of former Gov. Eric Greitens will soon be back in her old job. Missouri’s State Board of Education announced …
Read More »Fulton police arrest man accused of burglary
Fulton police arrested Bradley Foutes early Tuesday morning after officers received reports of a burglary in progress. Police said they got a call late Monday night that …
Read More »Council puts hold on Columbia community policing changes
Possible changes to community policing in Columbia are on hold. The city council made that resolution Monday night, during a discussion with city manager Mike Matthes and …
Read More »Endangered Silver Advisory canceled after Holts Summit man found safe
A missing Holts Summit man has been found safe. The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled the endangered silver advisory for Jerry Hutcheson on Monday night. The 74-year-old …
Read More »Columbia council approves rental scooter agreements, regulations
Those motorized rental scooters are now “street legal.” The Columbia City Council on Monday night agreed to an interim license agreement with Bird and Pony. They have …
Read More »Chiefs fall to Rams in wild Monday night battle
(AP) Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Kansas …
Read More »Judge bars US from enforcing Trump asylum ban
(AP) – A federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. U.S. District Judge Jon S. …
Read More »Argument at Chicago hospital erupts into deadly shooting
(AP) – An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor with whom he was …
Read More »Blues fire coach Mike Yeo, name Craig Berube as interim
(AP) – The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Mike Yeo and named Craig Berube as his interim replacement. General manager Doug Armstrong announced the move early …
Read More »Report: Ivanka Trump used personal email for government work
(AP) – Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year. That’s according to The …
Read More »St. Louis police search for man accused of sexually assaulting, killing woman
(AP) St. Louis police are looking for a man accused of killing a woman on Monday afternoon. Officers said the man went into a Catholic Supply Store …
Read More »Three arrests tied to Callaway County storage unit thefts
Callaway County authorities have rounded up some suspects connected to thefts from storage units the last few months. Fulton natives (from left) Morgan Patton, 38; Lance Kemp, …
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