(AP) — Israel has unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, and Hamas fired more rockets. The …
Read More »Mizzou announces full capacity for weekend softball, baseball games
Mizzou announced its baseball and softball teams will get to play in front of full crowds this weekend. The softball team announced Wednesday it will open up …
Read More »Busch Stadium to return to full capacity next month
(AP) Busch Stadium will return to full capacity starting June 14. The St. Louis Cardinals announced the decision on Wednesday, a day after the cross-state rival Kansas …
Read More »(AUDIO) Pitzer on possible Columbia City Council changes
Columbia’s city council wards may be changing soon, with the release of new census data. Councilman Matt Pitzer joined Wake Up Columbia to talk about that on …
Read More »Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4M to hackers
(AP) — The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline has confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. …
Read More »Mexico, Mo. school superintendent placed on leave
The Mexico, Mo. school board has placed its superintendent on administrative leave. The district said Wednesday Dr. Tammy Lupardus is on paid leave, pending a performance review. …
Read More »Food bank moving to Moser’s grocery location
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is moving to a bigger location in Columbia. The organization announced Wednesday that is moving its Central Pantry from …
Read More »St. Louis man who waved rifle at protest running for Senate
(AP) Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis personal injury lawyer who gained national attention after he and his wife waved guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near …
Read More »(AUDIO) Advocacy group upset with lawmakers’ process on gas tax increase
A conservative advocacy group is still fighting against Missouri’s gas tax increase bill. Missouri’s Americans For Prosperity chapter filed a petition to let voters decide on the …
Read More »School bus gets stuck on flooded Howard County road
A school bus gets stuck on a flooded road in Howard County. The sheriff said on Tuesday that bus got stuck on Route Z. It apparently is …
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill 6, level large family home in Gaza
(AP) — Israeli airstrikes have killed at least six people overnight across the Gaza Strip and destroyed the home of an extended family. Despite growing international pressure …
Read More »NY attorney general says Trump Org probe is now criminal
(AP) — The New York attorney general’s office says that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously …
Read More »House to vote on independent panel to probe Jan. 6 attack
(AP) — The House is poised to vote on a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The vote on Wednesday is …
Read More »Court: Medical marijuana license applications not secret
(AP) — A state appeals court says Missouri cannot keep medical marijuana license applications secret. The Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday on a lawsuit filed …
Read More »Prosecutor finds deputies justified in shooting of Black man
(AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April. District Attorney Andrew Womble said Andrew …
Read More »Columbia pedestrian hit by car on Highway 63
A Columbia pedestrian is badly hurt after getting hit by a car on Highway 63. Police say the accident happened at the Conley Rd. overpass between the …
Read More »Proposal would put Missouri gas tax hike to public vote
(AP) — A conservative advocacy group’s Missouri chapter is seeking to put what’s expected to be the state’s first gas tax hike in years to a public …
Read More »(AUDIO) Anti-human trafficking advocate on operation at Columbia hotel
Nanette Ward with the Stop Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri says on Wake Up Columbia the recent trafficking bust at a local hotel is not an …
Read More »Biden raises cease-fire, civilian toll in call to Netanyahu
(AP) President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he …
Read More »Hackers take control of Mexico school Facebook page
Someone hacked the Mexico school district’s Facebook page. School officials say hackers used a phishing scam through a staffer’s personal account to get access to the page, …
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