(AP) Zach Davies tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning to outduel Carlos Martinez and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 to complete a three-game sweep. The Cubs have won five straight and 15 of 20 to remain in a tie with the Milwa...
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Missouri bill to ban enforcement of federal gun rules signed
(AP) Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill banning local enforcement of federal gun laws. Parson signed the legislation Saturday at a Kansas City-area gun store and shooting range. The measure allows local police departments to be sued and fined $50,000 f...
Read More »Gas explosion in central China kills at least 12
(AP) At least 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China. Responders to the early Sunday blast in the city of Shiyan in Hubei province sent more than 150 peopl...
Read More »Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
(AP) Israel’s parliament has narrowly approved a new coalition government, ending the historic 12-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sending the polarizing leader into the opposition. Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned r...
Read More »State rep says Supreme Court should weigh in on blocked Missouri abortion law
A state rep says the court battle isn’t over regarding a Missouri abortion law. A federal court last week blocked enforcement of the law, which bans abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. O’Fallon Republican Rep. Nick Schroer wrote the bill in 2019....
Read More »Some US allies near Russia are wary of Biden-Putin summit
(AP) Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are anxious about the coming summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some worry that Washington could scale down support for its allies in the region in order to...
Read More »(AUDIO) Vicky Hartzler on officially entering US Senate race
Columbia’s Republican U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler officially announced her bid Thursday for the 2022 U.S. Senate election. She joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday:
Read More »Columbia wins nearly $54 million judgment against CenturyLink
Columbia is getting a huge payout from a lawsuit involving CenturyLink. The city’s attorney said Thursday a judge ordered the telecommunications company to pay $53.8 million to the city. The suit, filed in 2014, says Century Link had underpaid on busin...
Read More »Bear sightings reported in Ashland
At least one bear has made its way to Ashland. Police chief Gabe Edwards said they had a couple of reported sightings in the early morning Thursday. “Folks have security cameras around their homes that captured images of at least [one] bear, and ...
Read More »Missouri to pull out of pandemic-related federal unemployment programs Saturday
Starting Saturday, Missourians won’t get access to some federal unemployment benefits. Gov. Mike Parson announced in May the state will stop accepting unemployment dollars from the feds relating to the coronavirus pandemic. He pointed to the current wo...
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