Water testing is done on the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline in the Mexico area. Workers spent most of Monday making sure the integrity of the pipeline was sound …
Read More »Columbia Regional Airport flights canceled until Apr. 16
Flights at Columbia Regional Airport will be canceled for another week. Interim City Manager John Glascock says the crosswind runway will be closed for emergency construction until …
Read More »Fitzwater joins opposition to Grain Belt
Another mid-Missouri lawmaker says a private firm should not be allowed take your farm land to put in overhead transmission lines for wind power. Callaway County Rep. …
Read More »Virginia wins NCAA men’s basketball championship
(AP) – Yes, Virginia, there is a national championship. The Cavaliers have claimed the NCAA men’s basketball title by outlasting Texas Tech, 85-77 in overtime. It’s the …
Read More »US labels elite Iran force a foreign terrorist organization
(AP) — The United States on Monday designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, an unprecedented declaration against a foreign government that may prompt retaliation …
Read More »Rowden expects lots of action in Missouri Senate soon
(Missourinet) It’s “go time” in the Missouri Senate. The legislative session ends in about six weeks. Columbia’s Caleb Rowden is Senate majority leader. He says expect the …
Read More »Capitol renovation project nearing halfway mark
(Missourinet) Renovations on the exterior of the Missouri Capitol are nearly halfway complete. In a press release from the Office of Administration, it says the $40 million …
Read More »Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme
(AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam that ensnared wealthy …
Read More »Luetkemeyer talks possible Obama Care repeal
President Trump has opened up an old can of worms. He wants to restart efforts to do away with the Affordable Care Act, maybe after the 2020 …
Read More »Lawmakers question idea of putting day care near sex offenders
A plan to put up a day care next door to a Sedalia building full of sex offenders could end up changing state law. “They wanted to …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court hears death penalty appeal of Springfield killer
(Missourinet) The Missouri Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday from Craig Wood’s attorneys. Wood is the man sentenced to death after kidnapping and killing 10-year-old Hailey Owens …
Read More »Columbia school board welcomes new members, president Monday
The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education swears in new members and picks a new president during Monday night’s meeting. One new member is still a student …
Read More »Forecasters project more flooding into July
For the first time in weeks, the Missouri River dropped below flood stage Sunday in Jefferson City. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Kevin Low says get …
Read More »Trump shakes up leadership at Homeland Security Department
(AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern …
Read More »Pipeline testing continues near Mexico on Monday
There’s more natural gas pipeline testing scheduled Monday in the Mexico area. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline said the tests will go from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on …
Read More »Serious injuries after Callaway County ATV crash
A Callaway County man is badly hurt after an ATV crash. The Highway Patrol says the accident happened at about 9 p.m. Sunday on Route PP east …
Read More »White House says Democrats will never see Trump tax returns
(AP) — Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump’s tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, as a new front opened in the confrontation …
Read More »Wanted man arrested during Moberly traffic stop
Police in Moberly say a wanted man ran from a traffic stop early Sunday morning. Officers say they pulled Travis Bailey over on Franklin Street. He allegedly …
Read More »Baylor wins women’s basketball national championship
(AP) – The Baylor Lady Bears fought off adversity before capturing their first NCAA women’s basketball championship in seven years. Baylor coughed up a 17-point lead and …
Read More »Moberly man accused of threats with BB pistol
A Moberly man is accused of scaring his neighbors with a BB pistol. Witnesses told police Ricco Marshall was drunk when he went to a victim and …
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