Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon joins Wake Up Columbia to answer some last-minute election questions before Nov. 3:
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White Sox reunite with La Russa, hire Hall of Fame manager
(AP) — Tony La Russa, the Hall of Famer who won a World Series championship with the Oakland Athletics and two more with the St. Louis Cardinals, …
Read More »‘Our heart breaks’: South digs out from Zeta’s wrath
(AP) — Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onshore. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark. Hurricane Zeta …
Read More »Record U.S. economic growth last quarter, but recovery incomplete
(AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding …
Read More »Boone commission candidates debate COVID-19 response in forum
Candidates for Boone County Commission faced questions about the response to COVID-19 during Wednesday night’s Columbia Chamber of Commerce forum. Democratic Northern District incumbent Janet Thompson says …
Read More »COVID-19 records fall in Cole, Boone counties
A couple COVID-19 records fall in mid-Missouri. Cole County reported 102 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Thursday’s total was just underneath that, at 81. Active cases rose …
Read More »At least 1 dead as Hurricane Zeta hammers Gulf Coast
(AP) — At least one person has died as Hurricane Zeta pounds New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and howling winds before …
Read More »Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida
(AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to …
Read More »Cardinals decline $12.5M option for INF Kolten Wong
(AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have declined Kolten Wong’s $12.5 million option, making the Gold Glove second baseman a free agent. The 30-year-old Wong will receive a …
Read More »3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
(AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, the third attack in two months in …
Read More »Columbia police search for serial burglary suspects
Columbia police say two people are serial burglars. They posted pictures on social media on Wednesday of the suspects in a burglary at an East Nifong business …
Read More »Gun-wielding St. Louis couple seek prosecutor’s removal
(AP) — The attorney for a St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home on Wednesday asked …
Read More »Social media CEOs rebuff bias claims, vow to defend election
(AP) — The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google rebuffed accusations of anti-conservative bias during testimony to a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The three are under fire …
Read More »Police: man returns to look for lost meth, gets arrested
California, Mo. police say retracing his steps after he forgot something landed a local man in jail. A worker at a convenience store in town called the …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Oct. 28): CPS releases student case tracker
Columbia Public Schools has started tracking COVID-19 cases among students in the district, broken down by grade level. Currently, there are 15 active student cases. A total …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sheriff Carey talks about re-election bid
Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey is running for re-election on Nov. 3. He joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday:
Read More »(AUDIO) Gov. Parson and Lt. Gov. Kehoe on Wake Up Columbia
Gov. Mike Parson and Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday before a campaign stop in town. The Republicans are both running on the …
Read More »Woman arrested in Cole County after high-speed chase
A woman is in Cole County jail after leading a high-speed chase this weekend. ABC 17 reports deputies stopped Dorothy Hernandez Saturday morning after several lane violations. …
Read More »Cole County distributes $900,000 in CARES Act funding to Jefferson City
It looks like Jefferson City will get about two-thirds of the CARES Act money requested from Cole County leaders. Mayor Carrie Tergin says she wanted $1.4 million. …
Read More »Mizzou health institute less than a year from scheduled opening
We are less than a year away from a big-money project’s scheduled opening on the Mizzou campus. Dr. Rick Barohn, vice chancellor for health affairs at MU, …
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