Mid-Missouri News

(AP) The College Football Playoff is considering an expansion from four to 12 teams. Six spots would be reserved for the highest-ranked conference champions plus six at-large …

(AP) A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as part of a $1 trillion total package. That’s according …

A Jefferson City man is in jail after allegedly threatening family and officers with a gun. Police said Wednesday Nicholas Bliesath is charged with several felonies after …

(AP) A federal appeals court panel has blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy. …

Vicky Hartzler has thrown her hat in the ring for the 2022 U.S. Senate race. Columbia’s Republican U.S. Representative made the announcement Thursday. Former governor Eric Greitens, …

(AP) Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in seven innings, Tyler O’Neill homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 to stop a six-game …

Fulton’s city council approves a loan agreement to offset an increase in gas rates. ABC 17 reports the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will loan $3.4 million …

Coronavirus case increases stayed low again in mid-Missouri. Boone County added 10 new positives Wednesday, and active cases rose, to 62. Hospitalizations held steady, at 29, but …

(AP) State officials say Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Carol Comer has died. Officials did not release a cause of death but Comer, who died Wednesday, …

(AP) An internal investigation has determined that the decision to clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer wasn’t influenced …

Could you become a victim of ransomware hackers? Jerry Gamblin, the Director of Security Research at Kenna Security, says most hackers target businesses, including Colonial Pipeline who …

(AP) The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it’s pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden …

Authorities have released the name of the motorcycle driver who died in a head-on crash in south Columbia. Deputies say Austin Sweet, 31, of Columbia was speeding …

(AP) The Boone County Prosecutor does not plan to file charges against two drivers who collided with protesters during protests in Columbia last year. Assistant Prosecutor David …

Three people are hurt, two of them seriously, after a crash in Cole County. The Highway Patrol says a Chevy Malibu tried to pass another vehicle on …

Columbia police are looking for a suspected thief. Officers said Tuesday the suspect stole things from the same store on Stadium Boulevard near Ash Street three different …

Should Columbia Regional Airport undergo a name change? City Councilman Matt Pitzer joined Wake Up Columbia to discuss that, as well as potential changes to city ward …

(AP) President Joe Biden departs Wednesday for the United Kingdom. It’s the Democratic president’s first overseas trip of his term, and he’s eager to reassert the United …

MU Health Care will soon end its mass vaccination clinics at Faurot Field. Officials said Tuesday they will shift to smaller clinics in Columbia every Tuesday thru …

(AP) Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has replaced the administrative law judge who ruled against the state health department in a significant abortion case. In 2020, Sreenivasa …