A Kansas City man is the ninth drowning victim in mid-Missouri’s Highway Patrol Troop F this year. State troopers say 55-year-old James Jensen’s body was found Tuesday morning, in a cove in the Lake of the Ozarks. Jensen was last seen on Sunday. Troope...

Boone County will start giving out third doses of the coronavirus shot to some patients soon. Health officials said Tuesday they will start with people who are at risk or have weakened immune systems for now. The general public is not eligible to recei...

(AP) President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan says the Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage for civilians trying to leave Afghanistan. Sullivan says a timetable for completing the evacuation of Americans, Afghan allies and oth...

Redistricting will be on many Missouri lawmakers’ minds soon after the release of U.S. Census data. Former Senate Minority Leader and current St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says he thinks drawing senate districts with more diverse demograph...

(AP) Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are “ready, willing, an...

(AP) Corbin Burnes took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Kolten Wong had three hits and was hit by a pitch against his former team as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0. Burnes allowed two hits and two walks, while striking out...

(AP) Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said Tuesday that Abbott is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Spokesman Mark Miner says Abbott is isolating in the governor’s mansion in Austin and receiving...

(AP) Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to more than 1,900. The Civil Protection Agency announced the numbers on Tuesday, when strong winds and rains dealt by Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt in...

(AP) House Democrats are offering a new proposal to update the landmark Voting Rights Act. The bill from Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama seeks to restore a key provision of the federal law that compelled states with a history of discrimination to undergo ...

Another Mid-Missouri public school district is requiring masks to start the school year. The Jefferson City School District announced Monday that students and staff will have to wear a mask in most situations, regardless of vaccination status. Those ne...