(AP) England is embarking on a major easing of its latest coronavirus lockdown that came into force at the start of the year, with families and friends able to meet up in outdoor spaces and many sports permitted once again. Under Monday’s easing, group...

(AP) Thai authorities along the country’s border with Myanmar are bracing for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes by the Myanmar military. Myanmar aircraft carried out three strikes overnight Sunday, according to Fre...

(AP) Delays in freeing a mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal have highlighted still more pressure points in global trade, a year after supply chains were disrupted by the pandemic. Tugboats and salvage crews took advantage of high tides ...

Missouri opens up coronavirus vaccinations to people in Phase Two on Monday. That phase includes everyone working in higher education, the government, and several other sectors. It also includes the homeless. The vaccines will be available to all Misso...

Voters will decide on two open seats for the Columbia City Council on Apr. 6. Listen to our interviews with each candidate: Ward 2 candidate Jim Meyer: Ward 2 candidate Andrea Waner: Ward 2 candidate Bill Weitkemper: Ward 6 candidate Philip Merriman: W...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced this week he’s running for U.S. Senate in 2022. He joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday:

Dr. H. Brian Yearwood will take over as Columbia Public Schools superintendent in July. He joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday:

Two men from out-of-state face assault charges after a fight in Moberly. Police say the suspects knocked a guy unconscious at about 10 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Bud’s Place on Concannon Street. That victim has significant injuries to his face...

(AP) Blaring tornado sirens and howling winds roared across parts of western Georgia early Friday as severe storms pounded southern states. Meteorologists say a large, dangerous tornado struck metro Atlanta’s Coweta County and surrounding communi...

(AP) — President Joe Biden at his first news conference left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights past Republican opposition “if there’s complete lockdown ...