There was a big drop in initial unemployment claims in Missouri. The state labor department reported Thursday morning there were 12,134 claims in the week ending July …
Read More »Three-year old boy dies after being hit by SUV in Columbia
Police are investigating after a three-year old boy dies in a north Columbia driveway. Officers say the boy was hit after running into the path of an …
Read More »Hearing over death of four-year-old Jefferson City boy delayed
A woman accused in the death of a little Jefferson City boy sees her court date delayed again. Quatavia Givens faces murder charges in the abuse death …
Read More »Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push
(AP) — President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention into …
Read More »Gov. Parson clarifies earlier comments on re-opening schools
Governor Parson said Wednesday he didn’t say what he wanted during a radio interview last week on re-opening schools. Parson gained national attention when he said last …
Read More »Suspect in custody in fatal shooting at St. Louis Co. mall
(AP) — A teenage suspect is in custody in the fatal shooting inside a large suburban St. Louis shopping mall. Police say the 18-year-old suspect was arrested …
Read More »Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents
(AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by federal agents late Wednesday as he stood with protesters at a fence guarding a federal courthouse. …
Read More »Boone County reports big increase in absentee ballot requests
A lot of voters plan to mail it in next month. The Boone County Clerk reports at least 7,169 people requested absentee or mail-in ballots for the …
Read More »McConnell set to unveil new virus aid, despite GOP revolt
(AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is set to unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, pushing past a Republican revolt over big spending …
Read More »Missouri reports 1,300 new coronavirus cases, breaking record for second straight day
Missouri blows past its record in daily coronavirus cases two days in a row. Another 1,301 positives were confirmed Wednesday, breaking Tuesday’s record by nearly 200. Officials …
Read More »Fulton council strongly recommends masks, issues no requirement
The city of Fulton will not require people in town to wear masks. The city council on Tuesday night decided to just strongly recommend it, for now, …
Read More »Man stabbed in east Columbia over cigarettes
Investigators say an argument over cigarettes led to a stabbing in east Columbia. Boone County authorities say a 46-year-old man got stabbed early Tuesday morning on Demaret …
Read More »Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better
(AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried …
Read More »US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
(AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property” and the private information …
Read More »Powerful 7.8 quake hits Alaska isles; tsunami threat over
(AP) — A powerful 7.8 earthquake has struck the Alaska Peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off …
Read More »(AUDIO) Pitzer, Columbia council want roll carts on November ballot
The Columbia City Council plans to put roll carts for trash on the November ballot. Members passed the idea 4-3 on Monday night. There was some concern …
Read More »‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to US agents in cities
(AP) — The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets — to sending federal agents to Portland, Oregon, where protests …
Read More »US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
(AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million …
Read More »Boone Hospital announces new CEO
Boone Hospital has a new chief executive officer lined up. The board of trustees announced Tuesday that Troy Greer will take the job starting Sept. 1. He …
Read More »Warrants issued for three Mexico murder suspects
The prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for three suspects in a Mexico, Mo. murder case. Police say an intruder went in a home on West Street early …
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