Mid-Missouri News

(AP) — A massive statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson has been removed from Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue. The removal Wednesday afternoon came just hours after the …

(AP) — New York City lawmakers have approved a plan to shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year. The spending …

(AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison after a county prosecutor declined to retry his case, punctuating years of work by WNBA star Maya Moore …

Boone County reports its largest increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Another 25 people have tested positive. As of Tuesday, 108 cases are active. More …

Gov. Mike Parson signs a smaller 2021 state budget after coronavirus concerns limit revenues. The budget totals about $35.3 billion. Parson said Tuesday revenues dipped about seven …

The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with the coronavirus surging badly enough that Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators Tuesday some regions are putting the entire …

Columbia police go on a manhunt for a domestic assault suspect. Morris McDonald, 34, allegedly assaulted his wife on Tuesday morning near Buttonwood Drive. Officers say they …

Jefferson City police will have more staff ready over the Fourth of July weekend as they try to stop any more retaliation. Someone shot a gun into …

The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals denied Charles Erickson’s appeal on Monday. Erickson pleaded guilty in 2004 to helping Ryan Ferguson rob Columbia Daily Tribune sports …

(AP) — The police chief in Tulsa, Oklahoma, says one of the two officers who were shot during a traffic stop has died. Police Chief Wendell Franklin …

(AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court says lawmakers violated the state constitution when they tried to end all government funding of Planned Parenthood. The 6-1 ruling Tuesday …

(AP) — Oklahoma voters narrowly decided on Tuesday to expand Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands low-income residents, becoming the first state to amend its Constitution …

(AP) — With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol …

(AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education. The court’s 5-4 ruling, …

Bobby Dawson was booked into Boone County Jail on Monday. Dawson, 38, is the man accused of killing 36-year-old Rod Jones on Columbia’s Quail Drive in May. …

Columbia Public Schools says it will expect students and staff to wear masks in the fall, with some exceptions. The district announced the news in an email …

Mizzou announced on Monday it will require masks this fall in classrooms. The university is also recommending it in open areas within buildings. Campus housing has been …

After seeing double-digit growth over most of the last week, Boone County reported only one new coronavirus case Monday. The county surpassed 100 active cases over the …

A man is shot dead near a home north of Columbia over the weekend. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say they found the person who shot Allen Heywood …