Mid-Missouri News

The Missouri River is now the highest it’s been in nearly six years in Jefferson City. It crested at nearly 28 feet early Monday morning. That’s moderate …

Five Jefferson City stealing suspects are now in jail after a police chase. Authorities say the suspects took more than $3,000 worth of clothes from the Dick’s …

(AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden is defending his interactions with women, saying he doesn’t believe he’s ever acted inappropriately. But a Nevada politician’s assertion that …

It’s a light city council meeting on Monday night, ahead of Tuesday’s election. The council is voting on 21 new markers for the African-American Heritage Trail. The …

(AP) President Donald Trump is taking the first steps to cut direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, whose citizens are fleeing north and overwhelming U.S. …

Like Columbia, Jefferson City has a contested race for mayor on Tuesday. Tiwan Lewis says she has battled homelessness and hard times, but does not agree with …

If you vote in Wardsville, you might want to get to your polling place a little early on Tuesday. Blair Oaks voters are being asked to approve …

(AP) Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip …

(AP) – Grammy-nominated and widely respected West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted Sunday. Police confirmed three …

Incumbent Brian Treece, and longtime state representative Chris Kelly, are the two candidates for Columbia mayor. The vote is April 2. Treece joined The Gary Nolan Show …

Columbia Regional Airport recorded .93 inches of rain Thursday, and the National Weather Service says we could get two more inches from Friday through Saturday. That’s a …

(AP) – This spring’s massive flooding along the Missouri River has renewed criticism of the agency that manages the river’s dams. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …

A Columbia man is arrested on child molestation and sodomy charges. Christopher Bullock, 47, was booked into jail by Boone County authorities on Thursday. The two female …

(Missourinet) The Missouri House voted Thursday in Jefferson City to approve a $29.2 billion state operating budget, which includes a $100 million transportation infrastructure plan. House Budget …

Southern Boone school district voters said yes to ballot issues in 2016 and 2018 by big margins. They’ve got another one coming up Tuesday, which would mean …

(AP) – A fired-up President Donald Trump turned the findings of the Russia investigation into a political weapon at a Michigan rally that was part victory lap, …

Some jokingly call it the “Bridge to Nowhere.” But Jefferson City Parks Director Todd Spaulding says the walkway and Adrians Island will become one of the city’s …

(AP) – Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller’s full report after learning the special counsel’s findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages, …

(AP) – Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats overseas, requiring the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to …

(AP) – Missouri senators have passed legislation to make it harder to impeach top officials less than a year after the former governor resigned while facing potential …