Cole County moves into fair mode this week. The fair started Monday. Organizers say, while there are hand sanitizer stations set up, masks aren’t required. There is …
Read More »Mizzou’s Faculty Council asks for delay in proposed salary cuts
Mizzou’s Faculty Council wants Chancellor Mun Choi to hold on off reducing salaries of tenured faculty at least until next year. The university had informed staff at …
Read More »Chamois man faces murder charges
A Chamois man faces murder charges after a weekend killing. Investigators say 62 – year old Warren Taylor is accused in the deaths of Leonard and Pauline …
Read More »Columbia City Worker Resigns, Claims Hostile Work Environment
A Columbia city worker resigns and three more staffers claim they’ve been asked to resign. They’ve all been on administrative leave since July 9th. One employee stepped …
Read More »Illinois man drowns in Lake of the Ozarks
An Illinois man is dead after drowning in the Lake of the Ozarks. The patrol says Christopher McClain, 64, was doing a backflip off the high dive …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court overturns ruling against Medicaid expansion
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court has vacated a lower court’s decision in the state’s Medicaid expansion case, agreeing that the voter-approved plan to offer Medicaid to more …
Read More »Jefferson City shooting suspect arrested
Jefferson City police make an arrest after a shooting that left two people injured. Officers said Thursday they caught a 23-year old suspect who was on pre-trial …
Read More »Silver advisory issued for missing Columbia woman
Columbia police are looking for a missing 78-year old woman. Authorities issued a silver advisory Thursday for Marion Dallmeyer. They say she was last seen by her …
Read More »Kim earns 5th straight win on birthday, Cards beat Cubs 3-2
(AP) Kwang Hyun-Kim earned his fifth straight win on his 33rd birthday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2. Nolan Arenado and Dylan Carlson …
Read More »CrimeStoppers board president on fielding anonymous tips
There can be lots of fear involved in reporting crime information to law enforcement officers. But John Fields, the Board of Directors President for CrimeStoppers in Columbia, …
Read More »Missouri would get $500M under opioid settlement
(AP) Missouri could get as much as $500 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part of a tentative settlement with the three biggest U.S. …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (July 23)
Coronavirus case increases are continuing a higher trend in mid-Missouri. Boone County had 89 new positives Thursday. Active cases went up, to 761, which is the highest …
Read More »As Tokyo Games open, can Olympic flame burn away the funk?
(AP) The Tokyo Games are arriving at last, after a yearlong delay. They’re a multinational showcase of the finest athletes of a world fragmented by disease. They’re …
Read More »‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch US tour
(AP) Rolling Stones fans in the United States will finally be getting, yes, some satisfaction: The band announced it was relaunching its “No Filter” tour, derailed by …
Read More »Pelosi says ‘deadly serious’ Jan. 6 probe to go without GOP
(AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection “will do the job it set out to do” whether Republicans participate or …
Read More »To reach a peace deal, Taliban says Afghan president must go
(AP) The spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says the insurgents don’t want to monopolize power. But he says there won’t be peace in Afghanistan until there is …
Read More »Police: Fulton man injures officer, case worker with car, arrested after chase
A man is accused of leading cops on a chase from Fulton to Columbia. Police say Charles McMasters was with a case worker when officers responded to …
Read More »Missouri introduces vaccine incentive plan, new health director
Gov. Mike Parson rolls out a plan to give vaccinated Missourians a shot at $10,000. The governor said Wednesday they will pick 900 winners out of all …
Read More »(AUDIO) Columbia police chief Geoff Jones on MU study on traffic stop data
The Columbia Police Department asked the University of Missouri to complete a study on traffic stop data as it relates to each region of Columbia. MU researchers …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (July 22)
Coronavirus case increases are continuing a higher trend in mid-Missouri. Boone County had 101 new positives Wednesday. Active cases went up, to 744, which is the highest …
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