(AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College. Monday’s ruling, …
Read More »2 dead, 3 hurt in east Columbia shooting
Two people are dead and three others are hurt in an east Columbia shooting. Police say the shooting happened at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday near Grace Lane …
Read More »Columbia council considers mask ordinance Monday
Will you have to wear a mask in Columbia? The city council votes on that ordinance Monday night. Six out of seven members need to approve it. …
Read More »Boone County adds 37 coronavirus cases over weekend
Boone County continued to report a relatively high number of coronavirus positives over the holiday weekend. There were 18 new cases on Saturday, and 19 new on …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County to delay virus reopening plan
Boone County health officials plan to pause on the current step in the local recovery plan. Mass gathering limits were going to jump from 100 people to …
Read More »Work to start on Mineola Hill, Sorrels Overpass projects
Work starts this week on new lanes for a stretch of Interstate 70 in mid-Missouri. The area known as Mineola Hill east of Columbia in Montgomery County …
Read More »Deadline on Monday for CPS families to choose fall learning plan
Monday, July 6 is the deadline for Columbia Public Schools families to let the district know if their students plan to learn in-person or online in the …
Read More »Coronavirus cases continue spike in U.S.
Coronavirus cases continue to spike in the U.S. Fox News Radio reports the nation is seeing about 50,000 new coronvirus cases a day, with sharp increases in …
Read More »No injuries in Fulton house fire
No one was hurt in a Fulton house fire. Crews got to the burning home on West 9th St. at about 11 a.m. Sunday. They put out …
Read More »Kansas City police: Officer remains in critical condition
(AP) — Kansas City police say an officer who was shot in the head during an exchange of gunfire that left a suspect dead is in critical …
Read More »Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park
(AP) — A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in …
Read More »U.S. adds 4.8 million jobs; Missouri unemployment claims up slightly
Despite some good economic news nationally on Thursday, Missouri unemployment claims went the other direction. The state labor department reported 19,071 initial claims in the week ending …
Read More »Draft Columbia mask ordinance released
You may see many more people wearing masks in Columbia soon.
Read More »Fatalities up on Missouri roads heading into holiday weekend
The Highway Patrol puts more troopers on the roads for the Fourth of July weekend from Thursday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MSHP Sgt. …
Read More »Local stand reports record fireworks sales during pandemic
A local fireworks tent owner says he had never seen sales in June like this year. Brannon Bartlett with Spirit of ’76 at Midway Truck Stop says …
Read More »Boone County daily COVID cases taper; still in double digits
There was a bit of a break in Boone County COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
Read More »Arrest made in Capitol Mall shots fired
Jefferson City’s SWAT team helps arrest the suspect in a Capital Mall shooting. We learned Wednesday that convicted felon Jernail Hickmon was arrested. He allegedly had a …
Read More »As virus cases rise, St. Louis area requires face coverings
(AP) — As confirmed cases of the coronavirus rise in Missouri, hospitalizations are starting to increase, too, prompting leaders of the state’s largest metropolitan area to require …
Read More »Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue
(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 …
Read More »Boone County has highest daily COVID spike
Boone County jumps to a new daily high of COVID-19 cases.
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