(AP) Both Planned Parenthood and Missouri Right to Life oppose legislation to limit funding for family planning services and say it won’t have its intended effect. Both groups on Thursday spoke against the bills during a Senate committee hearing....
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Pirates snap 9-game losing streak vs. Cardinals with 8-2 win
(AP) Bryan Reynolds had a three-run homer among his three hits, Chad Kuhl pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak against the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-2 victory. Adam Frazier and Phillip Evans also h...
Read More »Chauvin could face decadeslong sentence in Floyd’s death
(AP) Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is set to learn his fate as a Minnesota judge sentences him for murder in the death of George Floyd. The 45-year-old Chauvin faces decades in prison, with several legal experts predicting a sentence ...
Read More »Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence
(AP) Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency Friday when she visits the U.S. southern border as part of her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration. While in E...
Read More »Boone County mobile vaccination clinic postponed
Boone County’s mobile vaccination clinic scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to the rainy weather. The mobile clinic with several stops around Boone County will now take place on July 10. There will still be a clinic at the Rock the Com...
Read More »Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses
(AP) Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and trapped others in rubble and...
Read More »One dead after car crashes off Highway 63 overpass
A Columbia man dies after his car drove off an overpass on Highway 63. Police say Wesley Griffith’s car went off the left side of northbound 63 near Stadium Boulevard at around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators say his car hit a guardrail, then fell off ...
Read More »Sheriff’s deputies investigate shots fired north of Columbia
Authorities are investigating a shooting in a neighborhood north of Columbia. ABC 17 reports deputies responded to reports of shots fired near Creasy Springs and Sycamore Hills roads at around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators say someone fired three sho...
Read More »Two men hurt after gas leak fire in west Columbia
Two men suffer burn injuries after a gas leak fire in west Columbia. Authorities say they responded to the fire at a home on Sussex Drive at around 2 p.m. Wednesday. The fire had melted siding on the house. Investigators say the two men were digging in...
Read More »Missouri judge: Medicaid expansion unconstitutional
(AP) A Missouri judge has found that a voter-approved ballot measure to expand Medicaid is unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem on Wednesday said the amendment unconstitutionally sought to force lawmakers to set aside money for ...
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