Mid-Missouri News

Big changes may be coming in the way Columbia collects curbside trash. The city council votes Monday night on whether to only pick up trash in city-provided …

Police worked two reports of shots fired in Columbia on Thursday night. Investigators say someone shot up a home, a car, and some street signs in the …

Boone County’s new, relaxed health order started Friday. Bars and restaurants can stay open and serve alcohol until 10:30 p.m. It is in effect until Oct. 6, …

Boone County reported its eighth COVID-19 death on Friday. The patient was 70-74 years old. Cole County reported two more deaths from COVID-19 Thursday. The county now …

A cross-town Columbia football game gets canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Battle High School announced Thursday its game against Hickman won’t happen Friday after someone in the …

(AP) — A gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks is bringing tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to Missouri, generating worry that the state’s already fast-growing …

The Columbia Public Schools board of education meets on Friday morning to start talks about a possible change to the name of Rock Bridge football field. It …

(AP) — The U.S. will ban the use of WeChat Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.” The Chinese app TikTok will also be …

(AP) — Health officials are telling 10 fans who attended last week’s Kansas City Chiefs game to quarantine after one fan tested positive for COVID-19. Kansas City …

(AP) — Joe Biden went after President Donald Trump again and again over his handling of COVID-19, calling Trump’s downplaying of the pandemic “criminal” and his administration …

(AP) — Hurricane Sally left some people on the Gulf Coast cut off by floodwaters until they could be rescued by teams in boats and high-water vehicles. …

A Jefferson City lawmaker says it may soon be time to take up the issue of virus-fueled lawsuits. Rep. Rudy Veit says the legislature may discuss this …

Lots of United Way of Central Missouri helpers may be sitting at home since agencies have limited access during the pandemic. “Unfortunately right now many of them …

(AP) — A U.S. judge blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal …

The Missouri Department of Labor reported 8,894 inital unemployment claims in the week ending Sept. 12, the lowest number during the pandemic. That number would still be …

Columbia and Boone County’s health department is relaxing its latest COVID-19 health order regarding bars and restaurants. The department said Wednesday it is changing the time those …

Columbia police arrest a wanted man after a standoff. Tori Rose, 31, allegedly drove away from the cops on Wednesday afternoon on College Avenue near Mizzou between …

Are state lawmakers done with their extra work at the Missouri Capitol this year? Gov. Parson said Wednesday to expect another special session in October, in part …

A Facebook post may lead Columbia Public Schools to change the name of Rock Bridge High School’s football field. Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and school board president Helen …

(AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, as the storm’s remnants continued …