Boone County showed significant population growth over the last decade. Data from the 2020 census was released Thursday. It says Boone County’s population went up by 12.9%, to 183,610 residents. That’s the sixth-highest growth rate out of all Missouri ...

A popular Columbia music festival will require attendees to show proof of vaccination. Officials with the Roots N Blues Festival announced the change Thursday. They say people who aren’t vaccinated must have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of ...

An Iberia man will serve 13 years in prison after admitting to sexual abuse. ABC 17 reports David Gene Lee pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 19-year old girl at a Budget Inn back in January. He allegedly stalked the victim near the Missouri River...

Missouri’s state fair is back. Gov. Mike Parson was on hand to announce the beginning of the fair in Sedalia Thursday. It’s the first time in two years that the fair has returned to its full capacity. Only the livestock show took place last year becaus...

Matt McCormick, the director of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, joined Wake Up Columbia on Wednesday to talk about the challenges that still face businesses during the pandemic, and some future outlooks for the community.

(AP) Six St. Louis relievers combined to allow three runs in seven innings, Paul DeJong and Lars Nootbaar homered, and the Cardinals hung on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6, completing a three-game sweep. The Cardinals bullpen was pressed into duty ...

(AP) The death toll from COVID-19 in Missouri has now topped 10,000. The state health department’s coronavirus dashboard on Thursday showed 20 new deaths, bringing the total to 10,002 since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. Nationally, more than...

(AP) Just weeks before the U.S. military is scheduled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Pentagon is rushing 3,000 fresh troops to the Kabul airport to help with a partial evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. The move highlights the s...

(AP) U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better protect them from the virus. The announcement Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration applies to ...

(AP) Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his remov...