(AP) Yadier Molina grounded an RBI single down the third base line in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Miami Marlins 1-0 to sweep the season series. Molina’s eighth career regular season walk-off hit came with one out and sent Mia...
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Jefferson City driver dies in Highway 54 crash
A Jefferson City man is dead after a Cole County crash. Troopers say it happened on Highway 54 at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Harry Bemboom, 66, was trying to cross 54 to Buffalo Road when another car hit his truck on its side. Bemboom died at the hospit...
Read More »‘Practical work’ summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs
(AP) President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have exchanged cordial words and plotted out modest next steps on arms control and diplomacy. But the two leaders emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started...
Read More »Boone County walk-in vaccine clinics continue
Boone County is hosting more walk-in vaccine clinics this weekend. On Saturday, there will be shots available during the Juneteenth block party at Douglass Park from 12 to 2 p.m. and the World Refugee Day celebration at the MU Health Care Pavilion from...
Read More »Chinese crewed spaceship docks with new space station
(AP) A Chinese spaceship carrying a three-person crew has docked with China’s new space station at the start of three-month mission, marking a milestone in the country’s ambitious space program. The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the spac...
Read More »Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
(AP) The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign into law on Thursday a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The House approved the bill 4...
Read More »(AUDIO) 4th District congressional candidate Ed Emery joins Wake Up Columbia
Former state lawmaker Ed Emery became the first person to announce a bid for the 4th District congressional seat that Vicky Hartzler will leave open in 2022. The Lamar Republican joined Wake Up Columbia on Wednesday:
Read More »Boat explosion at lake leaves five people seriously hurt
Five people from Nebraska are seriously hurt after a boat explosion at the Lake of the Ozarks. The patrol says it happened at around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Osage arm of the lake. Investigators say a mechanical problem caused the fuel in the boat to c...
Read More »New Missouri law limits length of public health restrictions
(AP) Gov. Mike Parson has signed a new law that will limit public health restrictions imposed by local governments. The law takes effect immediately, but most Missouri cities and counties already ended their coronavirus restrictions on businesses and p...
Read More »Goldschmidt hits game-ending HR, Cardinals beat Marlins 2-1
(AP) Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning and drove in both St. Louis runs as the Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 2-1. St. Louis has won two in a row against the Marlins after dropping nine of 10 overall. Miami lost its third s...
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