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(AP) – One week after trashing and bleaching food meant for the homeless, Kansas City health officials allowed the gatherings to continue at parks around the city. …
Read More »Kansas City health changes course on homeless picnics
D-Day for May as she seeks backing for draft Brexit deal
(AP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to face her divided Cabinet in a bid to win support for a draft Brexit deal with the …
Read More »Brief lockdown lifted at Grant Elementary as police investigate shots fired
A possible shots fired in Central Columbia puts a nearby school on lockdown. ABC 17 reports Grant Elementary lifted the lockdown around 3 p.m. Tuesday. CPD got …
Read More »Schmitt appointed Missouri attorney general
Gov. Parson on Tuesday appointed Eric Schmitt to replace Josh Hawley as Missouri Attorney General. Schmitt was elected Missouri Treasurer in November 2016, the same election that …
Read More »CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House
(AP) – CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding that correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials to cover the White House be returned. The administration revoked them last …
Read More »Record snow causes deadly accident, late school starts
The Highway Patrol worked at least 20 crashes and 25 slide-offs during winter weather in mid-Missouri on Monday. One accident led to a death. Troopers say Bonnie …
Read More »CPD may end community outreach unit
The Columbia Police Department is looking at ending its Community Outreach Unit. Deputy Chief Jill Schlude tells our news partner ABC 17 she believes the unit works, …
Read More »Holding out slim hope as crews search for more fire dead
(AP) – More than a dozen coroner search and recovery teams looked for human remains from a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 42 — making …
Read More »County officials consider second river port
Jefferson City’s proposed river port may end up being more ambitious than first imagined. Initially, the idea was to put a dedicated barge port near the National …
Read More »Rocky Mount man admits to abandoning corpse
Sentencing is on Nov. 27 for the Rocky Mount man who admitted to abandoning a dead body. Darrell Willis admitted last year that he helped Joanna Anderson’s …
Read More »Democrat Sinema wins Arizona Senate seat
(AP) – Democrats are continuing to chalk up victories in midterm elections, giving the party opposing President Donald Trump more to cheer about than originally thought on …
Read More »Budweiser Clydesdales to train in Boonville
(AP) – Anheuser-Busch says the famed Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer train in New Hampshire. The brewing company says the horse training facility at the Merrimack brewery …
Read More »Amazon to split second HQ between New York, Virginia
(AP) – A person familiar with the plans say Amazon will split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City in northern …
Read More »Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95
(AP) – Comic book genius Stan Lee, the architect of the contemporary comic book, has died. He was 95. The creative dynamo who revolutionized the comics by …
Read More »Safety Net program for families of fallen first responders
It’s one payoff that families of a first responder hopes they never have to cash in. SafetyNet provides funds to the families of law officers, firefighters and …
Read More »Oral arguments in Rep. Reisch Twitter lawsuit Friday
Oral arguments are coming up Friday in an attorney’s lawsuit against a state representative who blocked him on Twitter. Cheri Toalson Reisch is trying to get the …
Read More »Two shot in northeast Columbia
Two men were shot in east Columbia on Sunday. Police say the shooting happened on Ballenger Ln. just south of Rice Rd. at about 1:20 p.m. Both …
Read More »CPS board hears update from boundary consultant
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 …
Read More »Deadly California wildfires continue to spread
(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 …
Read More »Fulton man accused of attempted burglary, assaulting deputy
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 …
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