(AP) — State health officials said Saturday that the first case in the state of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus has been recorded in northeast …

(AP) Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs, mattresses and other things. Saturday’s riot …

MU Health Care started a mass vaccination clinic on Thursday at Faurot Field in Columbia. That continues on Saturday. The Linc in Jefferson City is hosting a …

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday coronavirus vaccine providers must not deviate from the state’s plan on who gets the shot first. “We have to be disciplined because …

(AP) — The Senate has approved a budget bill that’s a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support …

(AP) Johnson & Johnson asked U.S. regulators Thursday to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. J&J’s vaccine was …

(AP) — Even as President Joe Biden gathers with senators and works the phones with Capitol Hill to push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, his team …

Boone County confirmed its 71st death from COVID-19 Thursday. Health officials say the patient was older than 80. The county’s five-day average of new coronavirus cases went …

(AP) — The Senate has approved Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which makes him the first openly gay person confirmed to a Cabinet post. Buttigieg is …

Columbia groups that help those in need with housing, food, and childcare are about to get a boost. The city council on Monday night approved how to …

MU Health Care sends out invitations on Tuesday for mass vaccinations at Faurot Field. The plan is to give out 4,000 shots this week at Mizzou’s football …

(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says lawmakers disrespected him when House leaders told him he couldn’t give his State of the State address in that chamber …

Governor Parson says the CDC and certain media outlets are twisting data to make it look like Missouri is worst in the country when it comes to …

(AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion he …

The Columbia City Council may decide Monday night on how to spend the latest round of federal coronavirus relief money. The council will hold a public hearing …

(AP) — Myanmar’s military has staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The takeover Monday was a sharp reversal of …

Boone County reports its hospitals are no longer dealing with strained resources after a drop in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. There are currently 76 patients in the hospital …

(AP) — Democrats in Congress and the White House have rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan into smaller chunks, with lawmakers …

(AP) — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and …

Gov. Mike Parson highlighted Missouri’s recovery efforts from the coronavirus pandemic during his State of the State address Wednesday. Parson pointed out the roles played by healthcare …