(AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss …
Read More »Lawmakers work to pass state budget Friday
State lawmakers have until 6:00 p.m. Friday to pass a balanced budget. It is looking like there will be hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts because …
Read More »Protesters call for end to Boone County restrictions
Protesters gathered in front of Columbia City Hall on Thursday afternoon, saying Boone County’s restrictions on re-opening should go away. The demonstrations were led by 93.9 The …
Read More »Justice Department dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
(AP) — In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a …
Read More »B-2 flyover salutes mid-Missouri essential workers
Whiteman Air Force Base is sending some planes for a flyover to salute essential COVID-19 workers. B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from The Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st …
Read More »Father, son charged with killing black man Ahmaud Arbery
(AP) — Georgia authorities charged a white father and son with murder and put them in jail in the February shooting death of a black man they …
Read More »Mizzou forms restructuring committee
Mizzou on Thursday announced the Program Audit and Restructuring Committee, while it plans to adjust because of big budget cuts. “This program audit will allow us to …
Read More »No danger after “serious incident” investigation in Jefferson City
Jefferson City fire officials say everyone is safe after a scare at a local plant. Crews rushed to the Unilever facility on West Truman at about 9 …
Read More »Mo. unemployment claims since March top 500k; 33 million claims in U.S.
State unemployment numbers released on Thursday show 52,203 more people filed for unemployment last week. That’s down a little from the 54,710 claims in the week ending …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County clerk on absentee voting
Clerk Brianna Lennon says, at least in Boone County, you have an excuse to vote absentee merely if you’re concerned about the coronavirus. She joined Wake Up …
Read More »Letter, demonstration challenge Boone County restrictions
Boone County’s restrictions on businesses because of coronavirus concerns are facing organized pushback. Eng and Woods law firm sent Columbia and Boone County leaders a letter on …
Read More »Luetkemeyer outlines meat industry issues
Are you worried there won’t be any hamburger left on the shelf the next time you go to the store? Mid-Missouri Republican congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer has farmed …
Read More »In reversal, Trump says virus task force to stay but evolve
(AP) — President Donald Trump reversed course on plans to wind down his COVID-19 task force, attempting to balance his enthusiasm for “reopening” the country with rising …
Read More »AP Exclusive: Admin shelves CDC guide to reopening country
(AP) — A set of detailed documents created by the nation’s top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to …
Read More »(AUDIO) CPS Supt. Stiepleman on graduation plans, fall outlook
Columbia Public Schools is planning on in-person graduation ceremonies in small groups this summer. The fall semester could continue to look different than traditional classes. Supt. Peter …
Read More »Man found dead on roof of local business
California, Mo. police find a man dead on the roof of a local business. ABC 17 reports maintenance workers apparently spotted the man Tuesday afternoon on top …
Read More »Gun shots in east Columbia neighborhood
Columbia police continue their search for a shooter. Someone fired shots Tuesday afternoon on Hanover Boulevard north of Clark Lane on the east side of town. No …
Read More »Missouri Senate tries to spare colleges from budget cuts
(AP) — Missouri senators are trying to save colleges and universities from budget cuts after the coronavirus paralyzed the state’s economy. Senators on Tuesday voted against a …
Read More »Two guilty pleas connected to marijuana operation, 2017 Old Hawthorne homicide
Two people plead guilty to their roles in a huge marijuana operation that turned deadly in Columbia. Nawel Girma, 25, of Columbia and Cody Davis, 31, from …
Read More »Lamine River access closed for Menqgi Ji search
Columbia police are restarting the search for a missing mother. The Missouri Dept. of Conservation said Tuesday the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper …
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