Columbia police want your help with finding a burglary suspect. Officers released the photo of William Handy-Buford on Tuesday. Handy-Buford is wanted for first-degree burglary and two assault charges. They believe he is armed and is known to have viol...
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Gov. Parson to end limits on college tuition increases
(AP) A bill Gov. Mike Parson is signing will end Missouri limits on college tuition increases. A spokeswoman says the governor signed the bill Tuesday. Currently, public colleges and universities can raise tuition to keep up with inflation, compensate ...
Read More »Judge approves settlement in Columbia Waffle House shooting
(AP) A judge has approved a settlement with the family of a man killed in a shooting at a Waffle House in Columbia. The terms of the settlement between Waffle House, security company Signal 88 and the family of Anthony Warren are not public. A judge ap...
Read More »Sho-case: Shohei Ohtani gets All-Star win for AL, bats, too
(AP) A showcase for Shohei Ohtani became a grand stage for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., too. Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball’s first two-way All-Star, Guerrero rocked Coors Field with a 468-f...
Read More »House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race
(AP) The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. That total was bolstered by $20.1 million raise...
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (July 14)
Mid-Missouri’s daily coronavirus case numbers are still fairly high. Boone County reported 101 new positives Tuesday, which is the third triple-digit increase in the last week. Active cases went up, to 427. Hospitalizations also rose, to 90. Hospitals ...
Read More »Spears hearing to deal with turmoil from her dramatic speech
(AP) Three weeks after Britney Spears’ dramatic comments in court condemning the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, a Los Angeles judge and others with power over the pop star will convene for a hearing to deal with the aftermat...
Read More »Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery
(AP) Pope Francis has arrived at the Vatican after he was discharged from a Rome hospital 10 days after intestinal surgery to remove half of his colon. Francis gave thanks for the success of the operation and offered prayers for others during a visit e...
Read More »Police arrest Jefferson City shooting suspect
Authorities have caught a Jefferson City shooting suspect. Police said they arrested Trey Garrett at a home Monday. Garrett is accused of shooting someone at an apartment on Broadway Street on June 4. He ran away before the cops got there. Garrett has ...
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court to hear arguments in Medicaid expansion appeal
Missouri’s Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday on the state’s battle over Medicaid expansion. The hearing comes after an appeal from three women suing the state for not expanding the government health care program. A Cole County judge ruled last...
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