Tag Archives: Columbia

State transportation crews will close the heavily-traveled southbound Highway 63 exit ramp to Highway 54 in Jefferson City after the morning rush hour today (Wednesday), as they begin …

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) says if the former members of the Senate Conservative Caucus want to work together, then he wants to work with …

Missouri’s governor is confident that the GOP-controlled Legislature will approve the two items in his special session call: the largest tax cut in state history and a …

Missouri’s back-to-school sales tax holiday is underway this (Friday) morning and continues through Sunday. Under state law, certain back-to-school purchases like school supplies, computers, and clothes are …

West-central Missouri’s sprawling fourth congressional district has had only two congressional representatives since 1977:  Democrat Ike Skelton from 1977-2010 and Republican Vicky Hartzler from 2011 to today. …

UPDATE: The National Weather Service (NWS) has extended the flash flood warning for northern Boone County until 1:03 pm. HERE IS OUR ORIGINAL STORY: Centralia, Hallsville, Harrisburg, …

Missouri’s Republican governor met separately with GOP leaders in the Senate and House on Tuesday in Jefferson City, discussing the upcoming special session on tax cuts and …

A southwest Missouri congressman who’s helped lead seven bipartisan delegations to Japan describes the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe as devastating. U.S. Rep. Billy …

While Columbia, Jefferson City and much of mid-Missouri has been dry this (Thursday), morning, heavy rain has been falling overnight in some of our northern counties. National …

Motorists in mid-Missouri who are heading to Warrenton or St. Louis should give themselves extra time again today (Wednesday). The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) have closed …

The UM Board of Curators has approved a plan to relocate Mizzou’s student health center in Columbia. The board approved the relocation of MU’s student health center from …

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning about dangerous heat again today (Wednesday) and tomorrow throughout mid-Missouri. The NWS has extended the heat advisory for mid-Missouri through …

(939 the Eagle’s Christian Blood contributed to this story) Columbia, Jefferson City and the Lake of the Ozarks remain under a heat advisory through Wednesday evening. National Weather …

Nightly lane closures are planned for this week on the I-70 Rocheport bridge, west of Columbia. Contractors for the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close one …

UPDATE AT 8:22 AM: Boone Electric Cooperative crews have restored power to almost 500 residents across Boone County. There are still seven customers left without power in …

The University of Missouri says Mizzou football’s new indoor practice facility in Columbia is on schedule and is expected to be completed next summer. Construction began last …

The Veterans United (VU) Foundation and some others are exploring the issue of economic mobility in Columbia. VU Foundation president Erik Morse says it’s a complex issue. …

The National Weather Service (NWS) says while current ingredients are not there for severe weather in mid-Missouri, conditions are starting to become more favorable for that to …

An attorney who represents Columbia in the Missouri House is considering filing legislation that would ban teens from being able to purchase semiautomatic weapons in Missouri. State …

About 1,000 Special Olympics athletes and their families are in Columbia this weekend for the Special Olympics Missouri state summer games. The three-day event starts today (Friday) …