Mid-Missouri News

The Columbia Public Schools board will get another update Monday night from the outside consultant working on boundary changes. The district is getting a new middle school …

(AP) – Twenty-nine people have now been confirmed dead in a Northern California wildfire and another 228 are unaccounted for. Ten search teams have been working in …

Charges came down over the weekend for a local burglary suspect. Scott Skaggs, 45, is also accused of assaulting a Callaway County deputy and violating an order …

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether lethal injection would be a cruel form of execution for Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew. His attorney, Robert Hochman, says a …

(AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns, outplaying Arizona counterpart Josh Rosen in a matchup of two of the NFL’s bright young quarterbacks, …

(AP) – Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida’s pivotal races for governor and U.S. Senate, recalling the 2000 presidential fiasco in the …

(Missourinet) There are several steps ahead before the implementation of legalized medical marijuana after Tuesday’s passage by Missouri voters of Amendment 2. The election results still need …

There’s a new prosecutor in Cole County. His name is Locke Thompson. The Republican defeated Democrat D.K. Hirner in Tuesday’s midterms. He says he’ll be dealing with …

(AP) – Missouri’s defense bent but didn’t break during Vanderbilt’s final drive, and the Tigers defeated the Commodores 33-28 to clinch bowl eligibility on Saturday. Missouri kicker …

(Missourinet) A southwest Missouri lawmaker who’s leaving Jefferson City because of term limits says he’s “shocked” that voters rejected a ten-cent gasoline tax increase last Tuesday. State …

Why can’t street crews get the salt down on the road before the ice hits? Jefferson City Operations Director Britt Smith says they don’t put down chemicals …

An apartment complex is shot up in Columbia. ABC 17 reports at least seven shots from outside went into windows and walls at the Freedom House Apartments …

The firearms deer season starts Nov. 10 in Missouri (more info here). Conservation agent Tom Strother joined Wake Up Columbia to talk deer (and armadillos, feral hogs, …

It’s historic how much snow we got Thursday. The National Weather Service recorded an 1.5″ at Columbia Regional Airport. That’s five times the old record for Nov. …

(AP) – One of the safest cities in America is struggling to cope with the trauma of a mass shooting while authorities are trying to figure out …

Brianna Lennon was elected as the new Boone County Clerk on November 6. A pending purchase of new voting equipment is what Lennon identified as the first …

Thousands of Cole County homeowners decided it’s worth the money. A 27-cent tax levy increase was approved for the fire protection district during Tuesday’s midterms. “If the …

(AP) – Razor-thin margins in Florida’s bitter races for the U.S. Senate and governor are raising the possibility of recounts, potentially prolonging two of the most closely …

(AP) Australian police say a pickup truck that caught fire in the country’s second-largest city contained several barbeque gas cylinders and was part of an apparent terrorist …

(AP) – A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick …