(AP) — President Joe Biden has formally raised the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year. The move Monday came weeks after Biden faced bipartisan …
Read More »Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
(AP) — Bill and Melinda Gates say they’re divorcing. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Monday that they would continue to work together at the Bill …
Read More »Truck driver assaulted in south Columbia
Columbia Police are looking for the men that beat up a trucker on the south side of town. Investigators say the suspects knocked on the window of …
Read More »Community holds vigil for missing Fulton woman
Friends and family held a community vigil for Tori Taylor in Fulton on Sunday evening in Veterans Park. Taylor, 25, is the missing woman who police say …
Read More »Missouri astronaut safely splashes down near Florida
A Missouri astronaut safely splashes down on this side of the stratosphere. Mike Hopkins and the rest of SpaceX Crew-1 landed in the Gulf of Mexico near …
Read More »3 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego
(AP) — A packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast. Three …
Read More »Five Mizzou players picked in NFL Draft; Chiefs take Bolton
(KTGR) The Kansas City Chiefs stayed close to home with their first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Kansas City selected Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton with the …
Read More »Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night
(AP) Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, but no injuries have been reported. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday. Meteorologists declared a …
Read More »(AUDIO) Conservation agent on Missouri bear hunt
Missouri now has elk and bear hunting seasons. Hunters can apply for a shot at permits from May 1-31. Conservation agent Adam Doerhoff had more details during …
Read More »Columbia council to consider new recycling drop-off center
The Columbia City Council holds a public hearing on Monday night on the construction of a new recycling drop-off center. It would go in a city parking …
Read More »Police fatally shoot gunman who killed 2 at Wisconsin casino
(AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and …
Read More »Rep. Veit says Medicaid battle probably heading to court
Lots of bills have an unclear future with less than two weeks left in the state legislative session. Wardsville Republican Rep. Rudy Veit says the major budget …
Read More »Groundbreaking for Ranken Tech site in Ashland on Friday
Officials ceremonially broke ground Friday morning for the new Ranken Technical College campus in Ashland. The federal government has promised $4.5 million toward it. Ashland Republican Rep. …
Read More »Wrongful death suit filed over deadly snowplow accident
The daughter of the Moberly man who died in a crash involving a Boone County snowplow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. ABC 17 reports Bethany Kelly …
Read More »Police: Missing Fulton woman may be kidnapping suspect
A Fulton woman reported missing may also be the kidnapping victim last seen earlier this week. Fulton police said Thursday they believe Tori Taylor, 25, is the …
Read More »Missouri astronaut’s return from space delayed
A Missouri astronaut’s departure from the International Space Station is on hold. NASA said on Friday morning that Crew-1’s return is delayed because of forecast weather conditions …
Read More »QB’s go early in NFL Draft; no Mizzou players picked in first round
No Mizzou players heard their names called during the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night in Cleveland. The second and third rounds are Friday …
Read More »Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens
(AP) — Israeli medical officials say at least 44 people have been killed in a stampede at an overcrowded Jewish religious festival in northern Israel. Tens of …
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. Billy Long on Senate race after Trump meeting
Southwest Missouri U.S. Rep. Billy Long joined Wake Up Columbia on Thursday to talk about Missouri’s U.S. Senate race after meeting with former Pres. Trump:
Read More »Police investigate attempted robbery at Columbia Walmart
Columbia police investigate an attempted robbery at a Walmart. CPD says a man tried to take something from an employee of the store on Conley Road at …
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