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,...

(AP) The University of Missouri has received a $5 million gift that will be used to support students studying at the Trulaske College of Business. The university announced Thursday the gift will establish the Allen Access Program to provide scholarship...

(AP) Austin Riley homered and Ehire Adrianza drove in the go-ahead run with the first of four straight bases-loaded walks as the Atlanta Braves scored six times in the eighth inning to complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-4 ...

A Republican state lawmaker and congressional candidate is sick with COVID-19. Ashland state rep Sara Walsh said Thursday that she and her husband, Steve, contracted the virus. Sara Walsh is recovering at home, but Steve is in the hospital. Steve Walsh...

Saturday, Aug. 7 will be “Karissa Schweizer Day” in Columbia. Mayor Brian Treece is signing a proclamation to honor the former Mizzou runner who will compete in the 10-kilometer race final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Schweizer has al...

(AP) Six Republican state senators have asked Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to prevent private businesses in the state from requiring COVID-19 vaccines. The request sent Monday drew a rebuke from the head of the Missouri Chamber o...

Former Mizzou athletic director Mike Alden joined the CEO Roundtable to discuss current Mizzou AD Jim Sterk leaving the job soon, how the job has evolved over the years, and what he’s currently doing to help in the community with the United Way.

(AP) A St. Louis lawyer who was pardoned along with his wife for waving guns at social justice demonstrators is suing to get the guns back. Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate of U.S. Senate, is also seeking to have fines they paid returned. In a la...

(AP) Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. A late-night session Thursday stalled out as new debates emerged over proposed amendments to the $1 trillion package. A procedural vote was moved to Saturday. Senators ...

The suspect in an Ashland homicide case is arrested in Kansas. Police said Robin Morales-Sanchez and an accomplice were taken into custody in Iola, Kansas on Wednesday. Morales-Sanchez was charged with second-degree murder and more after Moises Hernand...