(AP) Jesse Winker hit a tiebreaking home run off Alex Reyes in the ninth inning for his second three-homer game this season, and the Cincinnati Reds completed their first four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in 21 years with an 8-7 victory. Winke...

(AP) Authorities say an express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn, killing at least 40 people. More than 100 were injured in Monday’s crash, and rescuers and villagers worked throughout the day to pull survivor...

A 19-year old is dead after a shooting in east Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies said Dennis Darks of Columbia was shot while sitting in a car on Santa Barbara Drive near Highway WW just after midnight Friday. Investigators also reported ...

(AP) Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway, the only statewide Democratic officeholder, won’t seek reelection in 2022. Galloway announced her decision Friday on Twitter. She called serving as state auditor “the honor of my life,” but wrote that she is ready...

Ashland state representative Sara Walsh joined Wake Up Columbia to talk about a possible special session, and whether she will consider running for Vicky Hartzler’s U.S. House seat if Hartzler joins the Senate race:

A woman is dead after a one-car crash east of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say Ashley Wegner, 33, was driving her Honda minivan on South Rangeline Road near East Carter School Road around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Her car left the road and...

Adam Doerhoff with the Missouri Department of Conservation joined Wake Up Columbia to discuss recent bear sightings in Boone and Cole counties:

(AP) Jesse Winker hit a two-run homer, Vladimir Gutiérrez earned his first career win and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. Gutiérrez pitched five innings of two-run ball, settling down nicely after a shaky start. He allowed three h...

Boone County is hosting more walk-in vaccine clinics Saturday. Vaccinators will be at Derby Ridge Elementary from 9 a.m. to noon. You can also get a shot at Centralia City Hall during the Centralia Anchor Festival Car Show from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coronav...

(AP) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dropped his lawsuit challenging St. Louis County’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Schmitt, a Republican, voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit on Thursday. The lawsuit wa...