Columbia’s city council is still considering where visitors for a new downtown hotel should park. Members pushed back a vote Monday night over allowing the prospective hotel to reserve parking spots in a nearby garage on Tenth and Cherry Streets. Suppo...
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Vaccine clinics at Columbia City Hall, Boone County Fair Tuesday
You can get the coronavirus shot at a couple of Boone County locations Tuesday. Vaccinators will be at Columbia City Hall from noon to 4 p.m., and also at the Boone County Fair from 4 to 10 p.m. Both the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will b...
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County Fair board president talks return of fair
It’s been a few years, but the Boone County Fair is returning to Columbia July 20-24. Fair board president Jeff Cook joined the CEO Roundtable to discuss the fair’s return to the old fairgrounds site:
Read More »Carlson homers, drives in four runs as Cardinals beat Cubs 8-3
(AP) Dylan Carlson homered and drove in four runs, Jake Woodford pitched 5 2/3 strong innings in his first start of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3. Woodford, who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis prior to the game, s...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers hold hearing on critical race theory
(AP) A Missouri legislative committee held a hearing on how racism is taught in schools. Lawmakers in the Joint Committee on Education had an invite-only meeting on critical race theory Monday. Critical race theory is a way of thinking about America’s ...
Read More »Stephens College grad to become oldest person to fly in space
(AP) Jeff Bezos is about to soar on his space travel company’s first flight with people on board, including a former student of Stephens College flight school. The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon will become the second billionaire to rid...
Read More »Sankey joins call for change in college athletics oversight
(AP) Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey is echoing a call for potential changes in how college athletics are governed. Sankey spoke about the need for change to open SEC Media Days. Last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is time to...
Read More »Biden wants spending to boost economy, but GOP to block vote
(AP) President Joe Biden says his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain economic momentum. The Democrat is aiming to set the tone for a crucial week of congressional negotiations on two bills that would together spend more than $...
Read More »New chief selected for Capitol Police after 1/6 insurrection
(AP) A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police. J. Thomas Manger will take over in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which pro-Trump rioters stormed the bui...
Read More »Columbia man accused of domestic assault after shooting
Police arrest a Columbia man who allegedly fired gunshots during a domestic dispute. Officers say John O’Connor was taken into custody on Friday. He is accused of shooting inside a woman’s home on Oakview Drive near Ballenger Lane at around 5:30 p.m. F...
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