(AP) Federal health advisers have endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12. Earlier in the week, the Food and Drug Administration cleared …

Should parents of kids with special needs be allowed to record meetings with school officials? Most districts have policies against that. But state lawmakers are close to …

(AP) — A worrisome bout of inflation struck the economy in April, with U.S. consumer prices surging 0.8%, the largest monthly jump in more than a decade …

The remaining Columbia and Boone County coronavirus restrictions end at noon Wednesday. Health Director Stephanie Browning is letting her latest order expire, without replacing it. Businesses and …

(AP) — House Republicans have ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President …

(AP) — Republican lawmakers in Missouri have passed a bill to raise the gas tax for the first time in decades. The GOP-led House on Tuesday voted …

Columbia police hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new police substation named after a fallen officer. The outdoor event celebrating the new Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing …

(AP) — Missouri is closer than ever to joining every other state in having a statewide prescription drug database to flag possible opioid misuse. The House on …

(AP) — More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as …

(AP) — Israel has stepped up attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a building used by Hamas and killing at least three militants. Palestinian rockets rained down …

Boone Health is among those offering the Pfizer vaccine to those as young as 12, starting on Thursday. Get more information here. Boone County had another low …

(AP) — Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit challenging St. Louis County’s COVID-19 restrictions, citing concerns about their impact on religion, education and …

Columbia police are looking for the people who tried to steal an ATM. The burglary alarm went off at about 3:21 a.m. Tuesday at First State Bank …

Shots are fired in one of Columbia’s busiest shopping areas. Police say someone shot a gun at about 8 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the …

The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education starts the process of changing its elementary boundaries. ABC 17 reports the board on Monday night voted to move about …

Columbia’s congresswoman sounds ready for a change near the top of her party. Republican Vicky Hartzler will vote as soon as Wednesday on whether to remove Liz …

(AP) — Israel has unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants. Meanwhile, Hamas …

(AP) — A gunman attacked a school in the Russian city of Kazan and Russian officials say eight people have been killed  — seven students and a …

(AP) The U.S. is expanding use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12. The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that the shot is …

(AP) — U.S. officials are seeking to soothe concerns about price spikes or damage to the economy from last week’s cyberattack on a major fuel pipeline. Officials …