Mid-Missouri News

There will be no prison time for the former staffer and coach who sent sexual texts to a local elementary school student. Davonte Kyles, 24, got credit …

(AP) Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU …

Columbia has a new adult high school. MERS Goodwill showed off its facility in the old Daily Tribune building downtown on Monday. Adults 21 and older can …

(AP) Attorney General William Barr says the United States is removing nearly two dozen Saudi military students from a training program and sending them back to their …

(AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed two Democratic state senators from Kansas City to executive branch jobs. The Republican governor on Monday announced the appointments of …

(AP) The Houston Astros fired manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for a sign-stealing scheme during …

(AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has filed what she calls an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and …

A few districts are running snow routes Monday, as road crews continue to clean up that mess of precipitation we got at the end of last week. …

(AP) — Patrick Mahomes stalked up and down the sideline like a field marshal rallying his troops, the brilliant young quarterback imploring the Kansas City Chiefs to …

(AP) — A documentary about Missouri activist and former state lawmaker Bruce Franks Jr. of St. Louis is up for an Oscar. The film, called “St. Louis …

Hearings were scheduled for Monday afternoon for a couple Columbia burglary and shooting suspects. Derail Thomas, 28, and Julian Shumpert, 18, are both looking at several charges. …

No luck yet in finding the guy who robbed a Columbia credit union last week. Police have now released surveillance pictures of the suspect in the armed …

(AP) Online videos purport to show Iranian police and security forces firing both tear gas and live rounds to disperse demonstrators who are protesting against the Islamic …

It was a peaceful end to a Moberly standoff. Police say they went to arrest Daniel Johnston on a warrant for felony domestic assault on Saturday night …

(Missourinet) A Missouri lawmaker who serves on the House health committee is calling on the U.S. Senate to approve bipartisan “surprise billing” legislation. State Rep. Nick Schroer, …

Maybe the second time is a charm. Rep. Rudy Veit plans to reintroduce his bill in 2020 to allow the state to donate about 100 acres of …

(AP) Defense Secretary Mark Esper explicitly says he’s seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Donald Trump authorized the …

(AP) St. Louis Blues winger David Perron and former teammate T.J. Oshie were voted by fans as two of the final representatives Saturday for NHL All-Star Weekend …

The misdemeanor charge against a Columbia city councilman has been dropped. Ian Thomas no longer faces the charge after his lawyer announced Friday the Cole County prosecutor …

It’s looking like a busy weekend for mid-Missouri road crews. Meteorologist Jon Carney with the National Weather Service says heavy rain and storms was forecast to start …