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(AP) The University of Missouri plans to end its contract with the Confucius Institute. The university said Wednesday that the partnership will end in August, six months …
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Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure
(AP) A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says he delivered an ultimatum in May to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials …
Read More »Jefferson City man sentenced for blowing up ex-wife’s car
(AP) — A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for blowing up his ex-wife’s car outside a St. Louis home where she and …
Read More »House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial
(AP) The U.S. House has voted to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate. The House also approved the chamber’s prosecutors for …
Read More »Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial
(AP) Speaker Nancy Pelosi named House prosecutors for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday ahead of votes to send the charges to the Senate. At the …
Read More »Three candidates file in Ward 1 race, Pitzer unopposed in Ward 5
Columbia voters will have one competitive city council race in April. Three filed in Ward 1: Mark Anderson, Pat Fowler, and Greg Pierson. Councilman Clyde Ruffin is …
Read More »Mexico woman dies in Highway 54 crash near Auxvasse
A Mexico woman dies in a crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County. The Highway Patrol says Nicki Nation’s car crashed into the back of a dump …
Read More »(AUDIO) Missouri Capitol police chief Zim Schwartze
New Missouri Capitol police chief Zim Schwartze says she’s happy to be back in mid-Missouri. Wake Up Columbia caught up with the former Columbia police captain on …
Read More »Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate
(AP) The House is expected to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate. Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the announcement …
Read More »Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in Iowa
(AP) There was a lot of pre-debate chatter about a coming fight between Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over Warren’s assertion Sanders told her in 2018 …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court blocks part of voter ID law
(MissouriNet) The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld Tuesday a lower court’s ruling about the state’s voter ID law. The high court agrees with a Cole County Court …
Read More »Republicans seek to undo new Missouri redistricting model
(AP) — Republican lawmakers have rolled out a plan that would ask Missouri voters to undo key parts of a legislative redistricting model approved by voters two …
Read More »US-China pact signing to ease tension but leaves much undone
(AP) After 18 months of economic combat, the United States and China are to take a step toward peace Wednesday. At least for now. President Donald Trump …
Read More »Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial
(AP) House Democrats have released a trove of documents they obtained from a close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note …
Read More »Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
(AP) The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora. The move came one day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred named him as a ringleader with Houston …
Read More »Columbia home invasion resulted in suspect going to hospital
More details have emerged from a Friday home invasion in Columbia. The two suspects, Derail Thomas and Julian Shumpert, are facing many charges. They were arraigned in …
Read More »Hallsville man accused of crashing into BCSD cruiser
A Hallsville man is accused of getting drunk and crashing his pickup into a patrol cruiser. Boone County authorities arrested Dustin Ritchie late Monday night after the …
Read More »Columbia man sentenced to 30 years over Waffle House shooting
A man tied to a killing at a Columbia Waffle House will spend decades in prison. The Daily Tribune reports Matthew McMillan got a 30-year prison sentence …
Read More »Lawyer files for change of venue for Elledge trial
The lawyer for a Columbia man with a missing wife wants his client’s trial to take place elsewhere. ABC 17 reports Joseph Elledge’s attorney filed for a …
Read More »Missouri House committee hearing testimony on school seclusion rooms
(Missourinet) Legislation that would prohibit Missouri school districts from using seclusion rooms for anything other than the health and safety of students and teachers will go before …
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