Mid-Missouri News

(Missourinet) The General Assembly gets to work Wednesday for the legislative session’s opening day at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. Both chambers gavel in at noon. …

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo won’t say the U.S. attack that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week helps America’s national security. But mid-Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer …

A judge has set the trial date for the Columbia man with a missing wife who is accused of hitting his one-year-old daughter. Joseph Elledge is now …

(AP) Iranian investigators say the crew of the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran the previous day never made a radio call for help and were trying …

(AP) A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of …

Will this showdown with Iran lead to you paying more for gas? Retired local Air Force Colonel Rik Combs fought in both Gulf Wars. He says the …

(Missourinet) Transportation and workforce development are two of Governor Mike Parson’s (R) top priorities for Missouri’s 2020 legislative session, which begins Wednesday at noon in Jefferson City. …

(AP) — Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell today after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an …

(AP) CNN has settled a lawsuit with Kentucky teenager Nicholas Sandmann, after he suddenly became a public figure through pictures of an encounter at a Washington demonstration …

Columbia city councilman Matt Pitzer joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday to discuss the deal to acquire the old fairgrounds from Boone County, proposed Airbnb regulations, and …

Columbia police are investigating a shooting in the middle of town. Officers say a man was apparently shot on Oak Street near Lincoln Drive late Monday night. …

The U.S. Senate is still waiting on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to send articles of impeachment to the upper chamber. Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley on …

The Columbia City Council makes a big step in the takeover of the old Boone County Fairgrounds. Members on Monday night gave final approval on the deal. …

Columbia’s violent crime task force is expanding. Mayor Brian Treece announced the expansion Monday at a news conference. The plan includes dedicating more local and federal officers …

More details have emerged in the Fulton shooting near a school involving a police officer. ABC 17 reports police responded on December 30th after getting a call …

(AP) The Pentagon is distancing itself from President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites. Such attacks would violate international prohibitions. Defense Secretary Mark …

(AP) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Puerto Rico. It is the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and …

(AP) Former White House national security adviser John Bolton says he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of …

(AP) Missouri revenue collections are significantly up so far this fiscal year. The state budget director on Monday announced that net general revenue collections increased 5.2% compared …

(AP) Jury selection for Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial is set to begin as the former movie titan’s legal problems deepen with new charges in …