Mid-Missouri News

Tuesday is primary election day in Missouri. Voters are deciding whether to expand Medicaid in the state. Learn more about Amendment 2 here. Voters are also choosing …

A Fulton man is accused of breaking into a home and stealing a gun. Police say Michael Hook Jr. broke into the home on Churchill Road on …

(AP) A Mexico, Mo. man is now in custody in connection with a June homicide during a home break-in, after being arrested in Illinois. WGEM-TV reported that …

The Columbia City Council gets its first official look at a potential ballot issue on using roll carts for trash. It is the first read Monday night …

Missouri voters will decide on Tuesday whether to expand Medicaid in the state. If Amendment 2 passes, about 230,000 more Missourians would have access to the health …

A disturbance leads to a discharge of gunshots in east Columbia. Police found shell casings at about 1 a.m. Sunday on Godas Circle near the Clark Lane …

The increase in coronavirus cases stays low in Boone County. Another 11 cases were confirmed Monday. Thirty-five patients have been released from isolation since Friday. Three Boone …

The Cardinals wound up playing none of their scheduled weekend games at the Brewers after an outbreak of COVID-19. General Manager John Mozeliak said over the weekend …

(AP) — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an …

(AP) — Isaias is near hurricane strength early Monday as it approaches the Carolinas, just a day after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed …

(AP) — Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. The Trump administration negotiating team and …

(AP) — Afghan forces have retaken a prison in the country’s east targeted by the Islamic State group the previous day in an attack that killed at …

(AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He …

Congress is trying to reach a deal on another round of coronavirus relief. Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday to talk about …

The Cardinals game at the Brewers on Friday afternoon was postponed after two players in the organization test positive for the coronavirus. Major League Baseball says the …

A patient older than 80 in Boone County has died from COVID-19. The health department confirmed the county’s fourth death from the disease on Friday. The county …

Columbia police have now made the second arrest related to a downtown killing. Marlin Johnson turned himself in Thursday. He’s accused of second degree murder in the …

The SEC plans to only play conference football games this season because of coronavirus concerns. The league announced Thursday all schools will play ten games, starting Sept. …

The investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia is done. The Highway Patrol said on Thursday that info is now with the prosecutor. Update: The investigation of …

(AP) — With aid expiring, the White House offered a short-term extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy …