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Head coach Robin Pingeton picked up career win No. 500, in Mizzou women’s basketball’s 69-46 victory over Vanderbilt in Columbia on Sunday. Pingeton passed a lot of …
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Two bomb threats in Columbia
Columbia police found nothing behind two bomb threats over the weekend. On Sunday morning, they got a call about an explosive device at Columbia Mall. Friday, investigators …
Read More »Rap artists, women take center stage at Grammys
(AP) – Women and rap artists have both felt shunned at past Grammy Awards, but both took center stage this year. Childish Gambino’s “This is America” became …
Read More »Local members of Congress support border wall push
Columbia’s congresswoman supports President Trump’s push for a longer border wall. “Ninety percent of the heroin that is ending up in our districts, and people are overdosing …
Read More »Fire at Fulton duplex
Heavy flames do damage to a two-story duplex in Fulton. Crews there say the fire started in the attic on Saturday night on West 9th Street. Everyone …
Read More »Miller County fugitive caught near New Bloomfield
A Lake-area fugitive is caught near New Bloomfield. Deputies say they got word about a suspicious person on Old Highway 54 at about noon Sunday. They say …
Read More »Missouri House considering tougher penalties for fentanyl
(Missourinet) Legislation to increase penalties for trafficking and possessing fentanyl was heard by the Missouri House Judiciary Committee Tuesday evening in Jefferson City. State Rep. Nick Schroer …
Read More »Negotiations hit snag as shutdown deadline approaches
(AP) – The White House is refusing to rule out the possibility that the federal government may shut down again. Negotiators are clashing over whether to limit …
Read More »More boundary discussions at CPS board meeting
The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education continues to talk about boundary changes during Monday night’s meeting. The district is adding a new middle school on Sinclair …
Read More »Cole County authorities arrest murder suspect after chase
Cole County authorities have arrested the suspect in a murder early Friday southwest of Jefferson City. Investigators say a woman called 911 at 3:49 a.m. Friday to …
Read More »Columbia man arrested for stealing Bird scooters
A Columbia man is under arrest after stealing Bird scooters from a storage facility on the MU campus. 32-year-old Anthony Hamilton is facing charges of second degree …
Read More »Suspect connected to Mizzou dorm death booked into jail
The man accused of dealing the drug that led to a fellow Mizzou student’s death is now in jail. Carson Latimer has a $50,000 bond. Campus police …
Read More »More cancellations, delayed starts for local schools Friday
The ice and cold have led several school districts to cancel classes Friday, especially north of I-70. Columbia is on a two-hour delayed start. See our list …
Read More »Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics
(AP) – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer. He says the Enquirer chief …
Read More »Man involved in Hy-Vee bomb threat sentenced to prison
A man who pleaded guilty to robbery and making a terrorist threat was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday. Jeffrey York, 59, was accused of …
Read More »(AUDIO) Rowden Senate resolution condemns NCAA, talks PDMP
The state Senator who represents Mizzou has filed a resolution condemning the NCAA. Columbia Republican Caleb Rowden on Wednesday spoke on the Senate floor in Jefferson City …
Read More »Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law
(AP) – A divided Supreme Court has stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights. …
Read More »Whitaker confirmed to appear before panel as scheduled
(AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday as scheduled, ending a day’s …
Read More »New speed-control measures approved for Rain Forest Parkway
The Columbia City Council this week approved two speed tables and a speed hump on a north Columbia street. Councilman Michael Trapp says people who live near …
Read More »Hawley supports Senate abortion restriction bill
President Trump in his State of the Union address this week showed support for a Senate bill banning late-term abortions, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. “It’s …
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