(AP) — A Missouri bill would allow judges to try children as adults for certain crimes. Senators advanced the proposal Thursday. Lawmakers disagreed on whether to give …

Columbia Public Schools is looking at delaying the start of the semester until after Labor Day, and changing to a hybrid of in-person and online learning for …

(AP) — A marathon meeting in the Capitol has generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators on vital COVID-19 rescue money. …

(AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it …

(AP) — Violent clashes this week between protesters and police in Portland, Oregon, have ratcheted up tensions in the city days after an agreement between state and …

MoDot engineer Kirsten Munck has an update on local construction projects like the Rocheport I-70 bridge, and Director Amy Schneider with the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau …

Missouri reported 10,829 initial unemployment claims for the week ending Aug. 1. That number released by the labor department on Thursday represents the lowest weekly requests since …

(AP) New York’s attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives …

A 17-year-old is shot and killed in Mexico. Investigators say four teenagers were fighting on Tyronn Lue Boulevard at about 9 p.m. Wednesday when someone shot a …

Governor Parson continues encouraging districts to open up schools. He did say on Wednesday each district will look different, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. “We will …

SWAG is back. The Solid Waste Advocacy Group (SWAG) said on Wednesday it has returned to keep Columbia from using roll carts for trash. This was the …

Boone County hospitalizations from COVID-19 rose slightly on Thursday, from 21 to 26. That is still well under capacity. Another 19 people were released from isolation. New …

The Highway Patrol says an anchor killed a boater on the Lake of the Ozarks. Craig Gathmann was on the main channel of the lake at about …

(AP) — After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators …

(AP) — Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut are focused on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertilizer in …

City Councilman Matt Pitzer gave Wake Up Columbia listeners an update on Tuesday on a potential ballot issue on roll carts for trash, and the latest on …

(AP) — Four people have tested positive for COVID-19 following open testing at the Missouri Capitol. The state health department on Wednesday said 228 lawmakers, staffers and …

Harry Otto came out of a tight three-way race to unseat incumbent Kris Scheperle in a Cole County Commission Republican primary. Incumbent Jeff Hoelscher held his commission …

Columbia Public Schools may limit in-person classes. Supt. Peter Stiepleman says the number of coronavirus cases in Boone County has gone up since the district decided to …

Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion during Tuesday’s primary election. The move clears the way for 230,000 additional people in the state to get health insurance, with the …