Mid-Missouri News

Cole and Callaway counties both reported large increases in COVID-19 deaths Friday. Cole reported another 21 COVID-19 deaths, bringing total deaths in the county to 84. The …

Health care workers in mid-Missouri are starting to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Wake Up Columbia got answers to some questions about the vaccine with MU Health Care …

It’s commencement from the couch for some University of Missouri graduates on Friday because of the pandemic. MU has a virtual graduation celebration planned for 1,934 students. …

What needs to happen for Columbia Public Schools to return to in-person learning? The latest plan is for that to possibly happen on Jan. 19. Supt. Peter …

Mizzou men’s hoops will not face Prairie View A&M Friday. The Tigers announced Thursday the game is canceled because of COVID-19 exposure within the Prairie View program. …

(AP) It’s a hurry up and wait moment on Capitol Hill as congressional negotiators on a must-pass, almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package struggle through a …

(AP) A judge has ruled that the federal government must pay landowners on the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by the Army Corps of Engineers’ …

A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty to tax evasion will avoid jail time. A federal court sentenced Ryan Phegley to three years of probation Wednesday. He …

Boone Hospital staffers were scheduled to get the coronavirus vaccine starting on Thursday morning. MU Health Care began giving its employees the first dose of the two-shot …

Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday Missouri has not seen a large increase in coronavirus cases since the Thanksgiving holiday. “While we are still experiencing high volumes of …

(AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from …

Columbia police look for a missing Jefferson City man. Marqukis Hayes, 25, was last seen in a black 2011 GMC Sierra truck at the McDonald’s drive-thru on …

(AP) — The presidential palace says French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. It said Thursday the president took a test “as soon as the …

(AP) — A major snowstorm has rolled into the Northeast at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic. It’s coming days into the beginning of a massive …

(AP) — Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300-per-week jobless checks and $600 …

(AP) — Ten states have brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry including a deal to manipulate …

Boone County reported three COVID-19 deaths on Thursday. Health officials said Thursday morning a patient between 60-64 years old died, and then said Thursday afternoon that two …

The first coronavirus vaccinations in mid-Missouri happened on Tuesday. MU Health Care got nearly 3,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday night. They started vaccinating front …

Boone County reports another two COVID-19 patients have died. Health officials said Tuesday one patient was between 65 and 69 years old, and the other was older …

(AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals have started inoculating their workers as a second COVID-19 vaccine moves toward government authorization. About 400 hospitals and other health care …