Police say a 19 year-old woman was shot in north Columbia Investigators say it happened at about 5 a.m. Friday on Bodie Drive not far from Rangeline …
Read More »State officials point to more reporting delays after latest coronavirus record
Missouri again saw its largest daily jump in coronavirus positives on record, which state officials say was due to another reporting delay. Health officials say 160 of …
Read More »Columbia plans nearly 80 job cuts
The city of Columbia is shrinking its workforce. The plan announced on Thursday is to get rid of 78.5 positions starting with the next fiscal year Oct. …
Read More »Police: Columbia murder suspect arrested in Kansas City
Authorities have arrested another suspect in a deadly Columbia shooting. Police said Thursday Bobby Dawson was found in the Kansas City area. He is accused of first-degree …
Read More »Virus taking stronger hold in US
(AP) — The United States, which counts the most infections in the world, is seeing daily jumps in COVID-19 cases nearing the peak reached in late April. …
Read More »(AUDIO) Parry on Boone County coronavirus response
Boone County is still on its gradual recovery path, even though daily coronavirus case numbers have gone up lately. Commissioner Fred Parry joined Wake Up Columbia on …
Read More »Dust from Sahara Desert to affect mid-Missouri
You will notice dry, dusty air starting Friday. It’s blowing in from the Sahara Desert in Africa. That’s not common for North America. Meteorologists say to expect …
Read More »Mizzou athletics confirms five coronavirus positives
Mizzou confirmed a few people in its athletic department have tested positive for coronavirus. A release said Thursday it has tested 308 people for coronavirus within the …
Read More »Missouri’s only abortion clinic gets license
(AP) — Missouri’s health department is giving the only abortion clinic in the state another license. Planned Parenthood says the state issued a license Thursday to the …
Read More »Hearing scheduled in Elledge murder case Friday
There is another hearing in Joseph Elledge’s murder case on Friday afternoon. Elledge is the Columbia man accused of killing his wife last October. No one has …
Read More »Authorities locate missing Macon County woman
A Macon County woman who went missing in Columbia has been found safe. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday afternoon Barbara Schwebach, 72, has been found. …
Read More »High unemployment claims continue
The Missouri Department of Labor reports another 17,165 state initial unemployment claims in the week ending June 20. That is down from the 18,679 claims the week …
Read More »Boone County adds 15 more coronavirus positives
Boone County reports another higher-than-normal increase in coronavirus cases. Another 15 new positives were confirmed in the county Wednesday. Cole County confirmed two more cases. Audrain, Saline …
Read More »Coronavirus case numbers hit new levels in parts of U.S.
(AP) — Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in parts of the U.S. and around the world, …
Read More »Columbia woman injured by bear at Yellowstone
A bear attacks a Columbia woman hiking Yellowstone National Park. Park officials say a mama bear knocked the tourist down on Monday near Old Faithful geyser because …
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. Hartzler on struggles to pass police reform bills
Columbia’s congresswoman, Republican Vicky Hartzler, says election year politics is slowing down efforts at police reform. Hartzler joined Wake Up Columbia to talk about that and other …
Read More »Charles Erickson appeals conviction in Heitholt case
A man in prison over the killing of a Columbia sports reporter filed another appeal this week. Charles Erickson now says he did not help Ryan Ferguson …
Read More »3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
(AP) — A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a Black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. …
Read More »Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution
(AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The U.S. Circuit …
Read More »Columbia man charged in case of burned body found in homeless camp
(AP) — Authorities have charged a Columbia man with the death of another man whose body was found burned beyond recognition at a Kansas City homeless camp …
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