A third person has died from COVID-19 in Boone County. Officials said Monday it involved someone in his or her late 40’s. Boone County reported nine more coronavirus cases Monday, much smaller than the record set this weekend. Cole County only reported...

Protests over tearing down the statue of Saint Louis in Forest Park reached a fever pitch recently. Conor Martin was part of a Catholic prayer group when he says he was attacked by a protester. “I did not throw a single punch the entire time,&#82...

Missouri saw its second-highest increase in confirmed coronavirus cases Friday. The state reported 662 new cases and 13 more COVID-19 deaths, for a total of 1,064. Missouri’s four highest reported coronavirus totals have come in the last four days. Col...

Boone County is extending its current phase of re-opening to keep up with the recent spike of local coronavirus cases. The health department said Friday that social distancing requirements and mass gathering limits of 100 people will remain until Aug. ...

The Jefferson City man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend gets life in prison without parole. ABC 17 reports Brandon Rapier received his sentence this week. He pleaded guilty to stabbing Ciera Kolb and Micah Hall to death in No...

Folks in Columbia will be required to wear masks while they’re out in public. Will you have to wear those mandatory masks in other parts of mid-Missouri? “We have managed it very well here in Cole County and we socially distance more, but certain...

Gov. Mike Parson urges school administrators in Missouri to create plans for in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m confident the administrators in this state, that [the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education], ca...

For the second time in three days, Missouri breaks its single-day coronavirus case record. Another 795 positives were confirmed Thursday. The three highest virus totals statewide have come in consecutive days. Five more Missourians have died from COVID...

A former marijuana lobbyist pleads guilty to helping bring a lot of weed from Oregon to mid-Missouri. Eapen Thampy admitted on Tuesday to helping organize a drug deal. He faces up to five years in prison. Others charged as part of the conspiracy are co...

Wednesday saw another record-high increase in coronavirus positives in Boone County. Health officials said Wednesday another 51 people in the county have tested positive. The previous high for a single day was 39. As of July 8, 231 cases are active. Co...