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Would law enforcement work better in Boone County if the sheriff’s department did more stuff with the Columbia Police Department? Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill floated the idea …
Read More »Trump joins Canada, Mexico leaders to sign new trade pact
(AP) — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade …
Read More »Audrain County deputy recovering after crash
An Audrain County deputy is recovering after a car crashed into his patrol vehicle while he was on duty. Sheriff Matt Oller says Justin Landis, 43, was …
Read More »Parson to host tree lighting ceremony at Governor’s Mansion
JEFFERSON CITY – (MISSOURINET) – The annual arrival of Christmas trees at the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City took place Monday. Sunday’s snowstorm in the state didn’t …
Read More »Trump meets with Argentine President, not Putin
(AP) – President Donald Trump is meeting Argentine President Mauricio Macri as he kicks off two days of diplomacy at the G-20 meeting. The leaders greeted each …
Read More »St. Louis officers accused of beating undercover colleague
(AP) – A federal indictment accuses three St. Louis police officers of beating an undercover colleague during 2017 protest and, along with a fourth officer, conspiring to …
Read More »Impact of new marijuana law on welfare recipients unclear
(AP) – Missouri voters have approved medical marijuana, but it remains unclear whether thousands of welfare recipients will lose benefits if they opt for it. The Missouri …
Read More »Report: 1,200 Missouri kids waiting for adoption
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Shonette Koebel from La Monte in the Sedalia area has adopted seven of her eleven children. “I honestly cannot imagine my …
Read More »Business card led to Catholic store shooting suspect arrest
(AP) – A discarded business card led police to the man accused of killing a woman and assaulting two others at a Catholic Supply store in suburban …
Read More »Congo’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says
(AP) — Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the …
Read More »Columbia man accused of domestic assault, cocaine possession
A domestic assault suspect picks up some more charges, even when he’s in jail. Chartez Westbrook, 26, was arrested early Thursday morning. Deputies were responding to a …
Read More »Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
(AP) – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in …
Read More »Deadly shooting on Limoges Drive was attempted armed robbery, Sheriff says
Boone County deputies say 26-year-old Ahmonta Harris was in the process of committing an armed robbery at a home on Limoges Drive just after 11 p.m. Saturday. …
Read More »Fire damages Fulton duplex
It’s looking like a fire Wednesday at a Fulton home was an accident. Crews saw smoke coming out of the attic of a two-story duplex on East …
Read More »Trump on Manafort pardon: ‘I wouldn’t take it off the table’
(AP) – President Donald Trump’s comment that a pardon for Paul Manafort is “not off the table” has drawn swift rebuke from critics who fear the president …
Read More »Senators send rebuke to Saudis, Trump over Khashoggi murder
(AP) – In a bipartisan vote, senators have opted to move forward with legislation that would end U.S. involvement in a Saudi-led war in Yemen. Wednesday’s 63-37 …
Read More »China halts work by team on gene-edited babies
(AP) – China’s government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies. Vice Minister …
Read More »Guitar-toting burglary suspect accused of stealing from Columbia tanning shop
A Columbia man is now in jail — after presumably trying to start on his summer tan. Justin Coil was frequently seen by multiple business owners in …
Read More »Columbia man charged with kidnapping, assault
Kidnapping and domestic assault charges for a Columbia man. Wilmer Devila-Lopez is behind bars in Boone County after a woman said he beat her up, and threatened …
Read More »House Democrats nominate Pelosi to lead them
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nancy Pelosi has been nominated by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress, but she still faces a showdown vote for House …
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