Coronavirus case increases stayed low in mid-Missouri on Monday. Boone County had only four new positives, and active cases fell to 60. Hospitalizations also went down, to 17. Cole County had only two cases since Friday, while Callaway County reported ...

(AP) The U.S government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was in controlled studies. The two vaccines available since December — Pfizer and Moderna — were 90% effective after tw...

Columbia police said Thursday night that human remains found in Rock Bridge Memorial Park could belong to a missing Columbia mother. Police were investigating at Rock Bridge Memorial Park Thursday afternoon at around 1 p.m. after a hiker spotted the re...

A Columbia woman is arrested after a fire just south of town. Police say Myrna Asberry, 55, is accused of first-degree arson, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree burglary. Firefighters and officers responded to calls about a fire on Timber R...

A former Missouri governor is throwing his hat in the ring to be the state’s next U.S. Senator. Eric Greitens said on Fox News on Monday he will run for the seat that will be left open by Roy Blunt in 2022. Blunt announced this month he will not run ag...

(AP) — Eric Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, is making a political comeback with a bid for the Senate seat being vacated ...

A Columbia man is in jail facing two child pornography charges. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Gary Todd, 60, on Thursday. An online tip reported Todd was in possession of more than 1,000 images of child pornography. Authorities say they foun...

Gov. Mike Parson announces every Missouri adult will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by April 9. Parson said Thursday that Phase 2 of the state’s distribution plan will activate March 29. That group includes manufacturing, government, hig...

A local attorney is the Democratic candidate in the race for Columbia’s next state rep. David Tyson Smith is running against libertarian Glenn Nielson in a special election on April 6. It’s to replace Kip Kendrick, who announced two weeks after he was ...

Police say a Jefferson City man is dead after he was hit by a car in north Columbia. Officers say Cory Black, 46, was lying in the road on Rangeline Street just north of I-70 at around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. A car driven by Paul Kemei tried to change lane...