(AP) Missouri lawmakers are considering setting aside a day each January to honor the late Rush Limbaugh. The Cape Girardeau native gained national fame before he died …
Read More »Missouri House member accused of child abuse resigns
(AP) Missouri House leaders say they’re talking to law enforcement about concerns that a resigning lawmaker may pose a risk to kids. House Speaker Rob Vescovo and …
Read More »House-backed bill would allow higher college tuition hikes
(AP) Missouri colleges and universities would have free rein to increase student tuition under a bill advancing in the Legislature. The GOP-led House on Tuesday passed a …
Read More »US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
(AP) President Joe Biden is preparing to present his rationale for setting a hard deadline of Sept. 11 for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The White House …
Read More »Minnesota cop, police chief resign after Black motorist’s death
(AP) A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb has resigned, and so has the city’s …
Read More »Missouri pauses J&J COVID-19 vaccine administration
(AP) — Missouri announced Tuesday that it is “pausing” administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after federal health officials began an investigation into potentially …
Read More »Heavy fire damages southwest Columbia home
Heavy fire damages a home in southwest Columbia. Crews say they got to the home on Chapel Wood Rd. near Fairview Rd. and Chapel Hill Rd. a …
Read More »US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
(AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In …
Read More »CPS board considers changes to elementary school boundaries
The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education got an update during Monday night’s meeting on possible changes to its elementary school boundaries. Eight elementary schools are at …
Read More »JC school board rejects changes to calendar
The Jefferson City school board voted Monday night not to change its calendar. ABC 17 reports teachers wanted a change to the early dismissal schedule to add …
Read More »Protest after chief says officer meant to use Taser, not gun
(AP) — Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a …
Read More »Boone Health announces vaccine slots available at mall clinic
Boone Health announced on Monday it had COVID-19 vaccination appointments available at its Columbia Mall clinic on Wednesday and Thursday. Check the signups here. Coronavirus case increases …
Read More »Ex-Kansas City Chiefs coach charged with DWI after crash
(AP) Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash that critically injured a 5-year-old girl. Jackson County …
Read More »Student fires at officers at Tennessee school, is killed
(AP) Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David B. Rausch said …
Read More »(AUDIO) Sen. Rowden on paths forward for Republicans
Columbia state Sen. Caleb Rowden lays out ways he thinks Republicans could gain back power in D.C. on Wake Up Columbia on Monday:
Read More »Missouri House votes against proof-of-vaccine mandates
(AP) — The Missouri House has voted to ban private businesses from requiring proof of vaccination from either employees or customers. House lawmakers voted 88-56 Monday to …
Read More »Commissioner says Cole sales tax renewal was important
The half-cent sales tax that passed last week in Cole County is not just designed to pave gravel roads. Commissioner Jeff Hoelscher says that has been a …
Read More »(AUDIO) Snodgrass, Sasser sworn in to Columbia school board Monday
Jeanne Snodgrass and Katherine Sasser were the winners in the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education race in last Tuesday’s election. They were set to officially join …
Read More »Large vaccine events at Faurot Field, elsewhere this week
This is the first full week where any Missourian who is at least 16 years old can get a coronavirus vaccine. MU Health Care is giving 7,000 …
Read More »Cole County opens vaccination clinic at Capital Mall
Cole County is setting up a semi-permanent vaccination clinic at Capital Mall, but it won’t come cheap. Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says officials were actually very limited …
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