Columbia’s city council has a special meeting scheduled Monday night at 7 p.m. to consider a new mask mandate. Six out of seven members will need to vote in favor of the mandate for it to pass. Where do some of Columbia’s businesses stand o...

Two people are seriously hurt after a crash at a busy Columbia intersection. ABC 17 reports a car ran into a pole near the intersection of Broadway and Stadium Boulevard Sunday morning. Police said two people suffered serious injuries. There is no word...

Authorities in Moberly are looking for a missing 76-year old man. Sheriff’s deputies issued a silver advisory for Earl Hutchison early Monday morning. They say he was last seen at the Moberly Travel Center on Highway 24 at around 9 p.m. Sunday. Authori...

(AP) Nicky Lopez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a long rain delay and the Kansas City Royals averted a three-game sweep, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Dylan Carlson homered for St. Louis, which has lost four of six. It was 5-...

(AP) Former state Sen. and Republican congressional candidate Ed Emery has died at 71. Gov. Mike Parson announced Emery’s death Saturday in a tweet. Emery collapsed following a speech Tuesday evening from what his campaign called a heart problem. He wa...

(AP) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide has resigned amid a furor over sexual harassment allegations against the Democrat. Melissa DeRosa sent a statement to news organizations Sunday night announcing her resignation, about a week after a state atto...

Watch for overnight road closures on I-70 west of Columbia. MoDOT says it will close one lane of I-70 near the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport starting at 7 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. on Tuesday due to pavement repairs. 🚧⚠BOONE COUNTY...

(AP) Nagasaki is marking the 76th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing. The city’s mayor in a speech at a memorial ceremony urged Japan’s government to lead in creating a nuclear-free zone in northeast Asia rather than staying under U.S. ...

(AP) The Missouri Department of Conservation says a man who shot a massive bighead carp last month while bowfishing has set a new state record. The department said in news release Thursday that Matt Neuling, of Perryville, Missouri, shot the 125-pound,...

Two more COVID-19 patients in Boone County have died, for a total of 123. Health officials said Thursday both patients were older than 80. Boone reported 99 new coronavirus cases Thursday. Active cases went down a lot, to 723. Hospitalizations went up,...