(AP) President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female communications team at his White House, a first for the presidency. Leading the team will be campaign communications director …

Two Jefferson City-area high school football teams are on to the state championships, and they get to play them in town. Blair Oaks knocked off Cardinal Ritter …

Matt McCormick with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce talks about how local businesses are trying to adapt and survive during the pandemic on CEO Roundtable, which airs …

The Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees were scheduled to arrive on Monday morning. This year’s tree that will go on the Mansion lawn is a 40-foot Norway spruce …

(AP) — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case expected to reach the …

(AP) — Iran’s supreme leader is calling for “definitive punishment” of those behind killing of a scientist linked to Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program. Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Fulton’s city council is the latest local government to pass a mask mandate. That 6-2 vote came on Tuesday night. The mask order takes effect on Dec. …

(AP) Governors and mayors are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings that have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus. …

(AP) — Declaring “America is back,” President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team, his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from Trump-era “America First” policies …

(AP) — Global shares mostly edged back on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time as investors cheered news …

(AP) Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands …

(AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July. Meghan described the experience in an opinion piece in the New York …

The Boone County Commission is strongly considering a mask mandate. Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill says he is looking at a 30-day mandate starting soon after Thanksgiving. “There’s …

Should you ditch your plans to travel this Thanksgiving? Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin says, because of the pandemic, she is not a big fan of going …

Boone County got a new grant recently tied to efforts to reduce the jail population by helping people dealing with mental health and drug issues. Commissioner Janet …

(AP) China’s latest trip to the moon is another milestone in the Asian powerhouse’s slow but steady ascent to the stars. China became the third country to …

(AP) “Jeopardy!” says champion contestant Ken Jennings will be the first interim guest for the late Alex Trebek, and the show will try other guest hosts before …

Authorities have tracked down the third and final suspect connected to a Mexico, Mo. murder. Timothy Midgyett was arrested after a traffic stop in Las Vegas on …

(AP) — Even after Jason Witten’s touchdown put the Las Vegas Raiders ahead with 1:43 to play, the mood on the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline was calm …

(AP) — AstraZeneca says late stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University were “highly effective’’ in preventing disease. The results are based on interim …