A motorized scooter crashes on I-70, landing a Columbia man in the hospital. The Highway Patrol says Dannie Rice was driving on the interstate just west of Columbia at around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday. His bike veered onto the shoulder, hit some debris and o...

Gov. Mike Parson signs a COVID-19 liability protection bill into law. The legislation approved Wednesday is meant to protect businesses, schools, healthcare providers and religious organizations from legal action. Parson had long advocated for those gr...

(AP) Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the capital. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the ban, and the International Olympic Committee and Japanese or...

(AP) Alex Wood pitched seven strong innings of three-hit ball, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. Darin Ruf homered for San Francisco. Mike Yastrzemski and Donovan Solano both doubled in runs as the Giants avoided a three-ga...

(AP) Missouri is beginning its new budget year with a record amount of money in the bank. The state budget office said Wednesday that Missouri started the 2022 fiscal year July 1 with nearly $2.4 billion on hand. That shattered the old record of nearly...

(AP) Missouri restaurants will be able to sell to-go cocktails permanently under a new law. Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the legislation into law. Missouri had eased restrictions on to-go mixed drinks during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to...

A Fulton man is dead after a head-on crash involving a tractor in Callaway County. The patrol says a 16-year old was driving a tractor on County Road 228 just east of Millersburg at around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. That tractor crossed the center of the road ...

Ashland state representative Sara Walsh is running for Congress. The Republican made the announcement at a rally in Columbia Wednesday. She is vying for the 4th District congressional seat that will be left open by Vicky Hartlzer, who is running for U....

Some vacancies in the Columbia police department are causing officers to work longer shifts. The department announced Tuesday that officers will increase to 12-hour shifts starting Sept. 5. Chief Geoff Jones says it’s not just because of a work s...

(AP) Nolan Arenado and Edmundo Sosa homered to back Adam Wainwright’s fourth straight winning decision, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run single in the fourth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5. St. Louis left fielder Dy...