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Boone County saw a slight rise in active coronavirus cases over the weekend. There were 60 new cases reported on Saturday and 40 on Sunday. Another 80 …
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MO Senators back Trump pick Barrett for Supreme Court
Missouri’s U.S. Senators are both supporting Pres. Trump’s next nominee for the Supreme Court. “Judge Amy Coney Barrett, in both her judicial record and philosophy, has made …
Read More »Rescue crew helps three people from stranded boat on Osage River
Jefferson City emergency responders rescue three people stranded on a boat. The fire department says they got stuck on a dam on the Osage River on Saturday …
Read More »NY Times: Trump paid $750 in U.S. income taxes in 2016, 2017
(AP) President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House. That …
Read More »Cole County Health Department brings in more contact tracers
Cole County’s health department is getting more help with tracking coronavirus cases within schools. Commissioners this week approved the hiring of 12 more COVID-19 contact tracers. “There’s …
Read More »State Senator, doctor on Mizzou coronavirus cases
How much should we worry about all the coronavirus cases among college students in Columbia? “The question is whether they are getting so sick, or getting other …
Read More »Trump ex-campaign boss hospitalized amid threat to harm self
(AP) President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was hospitalized Sunday after he threatened to harm himself, according to Florida police and campaign officials. Police officers …
Read More »MU disciplines 20 students for breaking COVID-19 rules
The University of Missouri announced more punishments Friday for students not following university COVID-19 policies. A release says five students have been suspended for the rest of …
Read More »Police make arrests in 2017 Jefferson City fatal shooting
(AP) — Police in central Missouri have announced the arrests of two men suspected in the 2017 shooting death of a Jefferson City man. Police said Thursday …
Read More »MU Chancellor reports 100 percent compliance with COVID-19 rules in classrooms
Mizzou chancellor and system president Mun Choi says he’s pleased with the recent downward trend of coronavirus cases on campus. During the board of curators meeting Thursday, …
Read More »In despair, protesters take to streets for Breonna Taylor
(AP) — Some of them raised their fists and called out “Black lives matter!” Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square …
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Sept. 25)
Active coronavirus cases are down in Boone County, to 335, after 41 positives were added Friday. A ninth person died from COVID-19, someone older than 80. Hospitalizations …
Read More »Columbia police investigate armed robbery at Passions store
Columbia police are investigating after an armed robbery at the Passions Adult Boutique store in central Columbia. Officers say someone ran into the store on Business Loop …
Read More »CPS board to vote on in-person learning soon after work session
Columbia’s youngest students could be back in the classroom next month. The CPS Board of Education on Thursday morning spoke with administrators about how a return to …
Read More »Name removed from Rock Bridge field; no formal name change yet
The Columbia Public Schools board decided on Thursday morning not to officially change the name of Rock Bridge High School’s football field yet. The plan for now …
Read More »Parson activates National Guard as a precaution
The governor’s office said on Thursday that Mike and Teresa Parson are both still doing OK. They tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The First Lady has …
Read More »Columbia police work with private lab in Baby Doe case
The Columbia Police Department is partnering with a private lab on a 2019 “Baby Doe” case. The decomposed remains of an infant were found on Aug. 15, …
Read More »Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state at US Capitol
(AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol, capping days of commemorations …
Read More »Pac-12 to play football this fall
(AP) — There’s great news for West Coast football fans. The Pac-12 has decided to play football this fall, reversing an August decision to postpone until spring …
Read More »Mizzou police arrest man with a knife
A man with a knife is arrested near the Mizzou campus. University police put out an alert that Nicholas Walters was at College Avenue and Anthony Street …
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