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Will you have to wear a mask in Columbia? The city council votes on that ordinance Monday night. Six out of seven members need to approve it. …
Read More »Columbia council considers mask ordinance Monday
Deadline on Monday for CPS families to choose fall learning plan
Monday, July 6 is the deadline for Columbia Public Schools families to let the district know if their students plan to learn in-person or online in the …
Read More »Work to start on Mineola Hill, Sorrels Overpass projects
Work starts this week on new lanes for a stretch of Interstate 70 in mid-Missouri. The area known as Mineola Hill east of Columbia in Montgomery County …
Read More »Boone County to delay virus reopening plan
Boone County health officials plan to pause on the current step in the local recovery plan. Mass gathering limits were going to jump from 100 people to …
Read More »Boone County has highest daily COVID spike
Boone County jumps to a new daily high of COVID-19 cases.
Read More »(AUDIO) Pres. Choi on Mizzou return-to-campus plan
Mizzou students will be wearing masks in classrooms and instructors will have on face shields when the fall semester starts during the coronavirus pandemic. UM system president …
Read More »U.S. adds 4.8 million jobs; Missouri unemployment claims up slightly
Despite some good economic news nationally on Thursday, Missouri unemployment claims went the other direction. The state labor department reported 19,071 initial claims in the week ending …
Read More »Draft Columbia mask ordinance released
You may see many more people wearing masks in Columbia soon.
Read More »Fatalities up on Missouri roads heading into holiday weekend
The Highway Patrol puts more troopers on the roads for the Fourth of July weekend from Thursday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MSHP Sgt. …
Read More »Local stand reports record fireworks sales during pandemic
A local fireworks tent owner says he had never seen sales in June like this year. Brannon Bartlett with Spirit of ’76 at Midway Truck Stop says …
Read More »Boone County daily COVID cases taper; still in double digits
There was a bit of a break in Boone County COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
Read More »Arrest made in Capitol Mall shots fired
Jefferson City’s SWAT team helps arrest the suspect in a Capital Mall shooting. We learned Wednesday that convicted felon Jernail Hickmon was arrested. He allegedly had a …
Read More »As virus cases rise, St. Louis area requires face coverings
(AP) — As confirmed cases of the coronavirus rise in Missouri, hospitalizations are starting to increase, too, prompting leaders of the state’s largest metropolitan area to require …
Read More »Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue
(AP) — A massive statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson has been removed from Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue. The removal Wednesday afternoon came just hours after the …
Read More »NYC passes austere budget that cuts $1B from NYPD
(AP) — New York City lawmakers have approved a plan to shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year. The spending …
Read More »Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA’s Moore
(AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison after a county prosecutor declined to retry his case, punctuating years of work by WNBA star Maya Moore …
Read More »Largest coronavirus case increase in Boone County; more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths statewide
Boone County reports its largest increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Another 25 people have tested positive. As of Tuesday, 108 cases are active. More …
Read More »Gov. Parson withholds more spending in 2021 state budget
Gov. Mike Parson signs a smaller 2021 state budget after coronavirus concerns limit revenues. The budget totals about $35.3 billion. Parson said Tuesday revenues dipped about seven …
Read More »Fauci: US ‘going in wrong direction’ in coronavirus outbreak
The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire …
Read More »Columbia manhunt leads to arrest of domestic assault suspect
Columbia police go on a manhunt for a domestic assault suspect. Morris McDonald, 34, allegedly assaulted his wife on Tuesday morning near Buttonwood Drive. Officers say they …
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