(AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and four others are wounded in a shooting at a Minnesota health clinic. A 67-year-old local man said to …
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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
(AP) — A team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of COVID-19 says the coronavirus most likely appeared in humans after jumping from an …
Read More »NTSB report: Pilot felt self-induced pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game
(AP) — Federal safety officials say the helicopter pilot who crashed, killing Kobe Bryant and all nine people onboard, likely was under self-induced pressure to deliver the …
Read More »CPS: vaccinations critical for traditional five-day-a-week learning
Columbia Public Schools does not expect a return to traditional five-day-a-week learning until its teachers and staff are vaccinated. That is what superintendent Peter Stiepleman said during …
Read More »Winter weather leads several schools to cancel classes Tuesday
Most local school districts were not in session on Tuesday because of winter weather. The combination of 1.1″ of snow (at Columbia Regional Airport), a little wintry …
Read More »What to watch as Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial kicks off
(AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, a solemn proceeding that will force lawmakers to relive the violent events of Jan. 6 as House …
Read More »Cardinals re-sign C Yadier Molina for 18th season
(AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back catcher Yadier Molina for an 18th season, agreeing to a $9 million, one-year deal with the nine-time Gold …
Read More »Jefferson City Council weighing return to in-person meetings
Will Jefferson City’s next council meeting be back in-person at City Hall? Council members have spent months meeting virtually because of the pandemic. Mayor Carrie Tergin says …
Read More »Missouri lawmaker indicted on fraud kicked out of GOP caucus
(AP) — Missouri House Republicans have kicked a state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges out of their caucus. Members on Monday voted Rep. Tricia Derges out …
Read More »Weimer named MU police chief
A veteran campus cop is now the MU police department’s chief. The university announced Monday that Brian Weimer has earned the job. He has been with the …
Read More »Missouri state lawmaker to challenge US Sen. Roy Blunt
(AP) — Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is running for another term and former Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton is challenging him. A spokeswoman for Blunt …
Read More »Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
(AP) — Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las …
Read More »Georgia election officials investigate Trump call
(AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state’s office has opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official. During the Jan. …
Read More »Chiefs lose 31-9 in Super Bowl 55
(AP) Offsides. Unnecessary roughness. Unsportsmanlike conduct. Pass interference. And holding. Lots of holding. All those penalties were too much even for Patrick Mahomes to overcome: Good as …
Read More »Winter weather causes crashes, school cancellations
Winter weather led several local school districts to cancel classes on Monday. See the list here. Columbia Regional Airport only recorded an inch of snow over the …
Read More »Columbia school board gets update on in-person learning Monday
Columbia Public Schools have gone nearly three weeks of in-seat learning without major disruptions. The first board of education meeting since the vote to return is Monday …
Read More »Contagious virus variant reported in northeast Missouri
(AP) — State health officials said Saturday that the first case in the state of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus has been recorded in northeast …
Read More »Two damaging weekend fires in Columbia
Columbia crews worked a couple weekend fires. Smoke poured out of a house in the middle of town on Sunday night on Pendleton Street. Units of the …
Read More »No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama
(AP) — Dru Smith and No. 18 Missouri built a 22-point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by No. 10 Alabama for …
Read More »Trump impeachment trial to open with sense of urgency, speed
(AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial is opening this week with a sense of urgency. Democrats want to hold the former president accountable for the …
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