Columbia is requiring mask-wearing in city facilities again. The city announced starting next Monday, anyone in city buildings must wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Health director Stephanie Browning made that recommendation at this week’...

Both Boone and Cole counties reported a COVID-19 death for the second straight day. Health officials in Boone said Wednesday a patient between 50 and 54 years old dead. Boone has 121 total deaths from the illness, and Cole has 128. There were 120 new c...

(AP) Adam Duvall and Jorge Soler homered and Stephen Vogt drove in the eventual game-winning run with a sacrifice fly, helping the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Dansby Swanson went 4 for 4 with three runs scored for the ...

A Holts Summit man is indicted in federal court after allegedly robbing a Jefferson City store. Authorities said Wednesday that Tyler Williams was charged with two felony counts by a grand jury this week. Williams allegedly used a gun to rob the Dollar...

Southwest Missouri congressman Billy Long is now the fifth Republican to announce a bid for the 2022 U.S. Senate race. Long says his campaign staff includes former President Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, who is serving as his senior advisor. “I...

(AP) Another Republican has entered the race for Missouri state auditor. Republican state House Rep. David Gregory announced his candidacy Wednesday. Voters first elected Gregory to the state House in 2016. He’s a lawyer and founded a St. Louis persona...

(AP) A fast-moving wildfire has engulfed a Northern California town, leveling much of the downtown and several homes. The Dixie Fire tore through Greenville Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes in the town that dates to the Gold Rush. A p...

(AP) The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. That’s according to a White House official who previewed the developing policy. The requirement...

(AP) The number of people in federal immigration detention has risen markedly under President Joe Biden. Since the end of February, the number of detainees has more than doubled, to nearly 27,000 as of July 22. That’s higher than the total detain...

A judge will allow secret audio recordings into a Columbia man’s murder trial. The court handling the trial for Joseph Elledge said Tuesday that the recordings are relevant and admissible. Elledge is charged with first degree murder in the death of his...