Boone County reported three more COVID-19 deaths Monday. Health officials said one patient between 60 and 64 years old died Jan. 12, one patient between 25 and 29 years old died July 30, and the other patient between 40 and 44 years old died Aug. 1. Bo...

An Illinois man’s body was found in the Lake of the Ozarks after an hours-long search. Troopers say they recovered Sean Jouglard’s body Monday afternoon. Investigators say the 21-year old left his boat to go swimming Sunday night, and never resurfaced....

(AP) The Senate is on track to give final approval to its $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. A growing coalition of Democrats and Republicans is preparing to lift the first phase of President Joe Biden’s rebuilding agenda to passage. Final Sen...

(AP) St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is urging the County Council to adopt a mask requirement amid a huge spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Page last month announced a mask requirement for indoor public places, only to have the County C...

(AP) A U.S. peace envoy is back in the Middle East to warn the Taliban not to pursue a military victory on the ground in Afghanistan. He is expected to deliver a blunt message — that a Taliban government installed by force will not be recognized by the...

(AP) Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month. The plan laid out by the Pentagon and endorsed by President Joe Biden was announced Monday. Top Pentagon leaders said in memos to the troops that the v...

(AP) A $3 million renovation plan for the fire-damaged former home of baseball great Leroy “Satchel” Paige in Kansas City, Missouri, has been unveiled on the 50th anniversary of his entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Kansas City Star reports that ...

The Columbia city council voted to not establish another mask mandate in the city. Members of the council had a split 3-3 vote during a special meeting Monday night. One council member, Ian Thomas, was not present. The ordinance needed six votes in ord...

Columbia police are looking for the man accused of injuring someone with a knife. Officers say a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the assault at a home on Hickman Avenue near Providence Road at around 1:20 a.m. Monday. Investigators say...

Mizzou has found its next athletic director. The school announced Sunday it has hired Desiree Reed-Francois to run the department. She has served as the athletic director at UNLV since 2017. Reed-Francois will become the first woman to hold the AD posi...