(AP) — Compared to the free-swinging and sometimes emotional stock market, the bond market is supposed to be the sober and measured one. It’s getting more alarmed. …
Read More »Silver alert ends for missing elderly man
A man who went missing from Boone Hospital on Wednesday has been found safe. Authorities have canceled the endangered silver advisory for 85-year-old Robert Jones. They issued …
Read More »US judge orders parole changes for juveniles jailed for life
(AP) Missouri prison officials say they will comply with a federal judge’s sweeping order to change how the state parole board treats prisoners sentenced to life behind …
Read More »Rep. Steve King says rapes, incest helped populate the world
(AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve King on Wednesday defended his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether there would be “any population of the …
Read More »Abortion advocates allowed to start collecting signatures
(AP) – Missouri’s top election official says abortion-rights advocates can start collecting signatures to get a public vote on a new law restricting abortions. But advocates say …
Read More »Playground equipment damaged during Columbia police incident
One Columbia man is arrested after police say he crashed his car into playground equipment while trying to get away from the cops. Lamont Boone, 26, allegedly …
Read More »Major changes proposed on Columbia Mall lot
The Columbia Mall could see some major changes soon. The city’s planning and zoning commission on Tuesday took a look at a proposal to create a new …
Read More »Ashland man accused of sex with child
An Ashland man has turned himself in on child rape charges. Christian Wynn will probably be in jail until his next hearing on Sept. 4. He turned …
Read More »Epstein guards suspected of falsifying logs
(AP) – A person familiar with the probe of Jeffrey Epstein’s death at a federal jail says guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they …
Read More »Millions of dollars needed to repair MSP prison after tornado damage
Would you spend millions to repair the tornado damage to the old MSP prison? Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says repairs won’t come cheap. “I’ve heard …
Read More »US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
(AP) — The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in …
Read More »Police search Missouri lawmaker’s land for missing woman
(AP) – Authorities are searching property owned by Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler for a missing woman. The Cass County Sheriff Office said in a news release Tuesday …
Read More »7-year-old boy shot to death in St. Louis
(AP) – A 7-year-old shot to death while standing near a teenager and two other children is the 11th St. Louis-area child killed in shootings since June. …
Read More »AP: Women accuse opera legend Domingo of sexual harassment
(AP) Numerous women have told The Associated Press that celebrated opera superstar Placido Domingo tried to pressure them into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and in some …
Read More »Area police officers preparing for medical marijuana
You may see Mid-Missouri law officers playing catch up after medical marijuana hits the streets. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler says he expects their call volume will …
Read More »(AUDIO) CPS Superintendent on start of classes Thursday
Classes start Thursday for most Columbia Public Schools students. Wake Up Columbia caught up with Superintendent Peter Stiepleman on Tuesday:
Read More »Kansas City officials pledge to help keep ‘border war’ truce
(AP) – Local officials are helping Kansas and Missouri preserve a truce in an economic “border war” that had seen the states use incentives to lure jobs …
Read More »Charges announced in Jefferson City shooting, stabbing
Charges came down on Monday for people tied to a shooting and a stabbing in Jefferson City on Sunday afternoon. Police say a man has severe injuries …
Read More »Mother of Kenneth Suttner settles with Glasgow schools
A judge has approved a settlement between the Glasgow school district and the mother of a student who took his own life in 2016. ABC 17 reports …
Read More »Fulton car thief suspect caught in attic
A Fulton woman is accused of stealing a car and trying to hide from the cops in an attic. Police say they learned about the stolen car …
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