(AP) — St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases, and Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Yarbrough lost. Flaherty was awarded a raise from from $604,500 to $3.9 million rather than the Cardinals’ $3 m...
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Dangerous cold in forecast through the weekend
The National Weather Service has issued multiple wind chill advisories during these dangerously cold conditions. NWS meteorologist Jon Carney says we could see wind chills as low as negative 20. He recommends dressing in plenty of layers if you do go o...
Read More »Daily coronavirus case numbers continue low trend
Lower coronavirus case trends continue in Boone County. There were just 45 new positives on Thursday. Active cases did rise a bit, to 268. Hospitalizations dropped to 42, and are not straining resources. Cole and Callaway counties both had small case i...
Read More »After Democrats’ visceral presentation, Trump team on stage
(AP) — After a prosecution case rooted in emotive, violent images from the Capitol siege, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shifts on Friday to defense lawyers prepared to make a fundamental concession: The violence was every bit as traumatic, unaccepta...
Read More »Biden says US is securing 600 million vaccine doses by July
(AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will have enough supply of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer to inoculate 300 million Americans. Biden on Thursday toured the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the sprawling National Institutes of Hea...
Read More »5 linked to Kansas City metro chapter of Proud Boys arrested
(AP) — Five people prosecutors have linked to a Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol. A probable cause affidavit alleges they conspired to imp...
Read More »6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate
(AP) — Police say six people were killed and at least 65 injured in a massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate. The pileup on Interstate 35 near downtown Fort Worth happened as a winter storm is dropping freezing rain, ...
Read More »Columbia-based contractor faces complaints about failed projects
The Better Business Bureau is sending you a warning about a Columbia-based contractor who is apparently not living up to his promises. The BBB says a Columbia woman hired Mo State Construction LLC to do work at her home last August. She says owner Blak...
Read More »State expects coronavirus vaccinations to ramp up soon
State officials say more coronavirus vaccines are on the way. Gov. Parson said Thursday that Missouri’s weekly allotment of shots is going up 5%. The federal government is also directly shipping some shots to retail pharmacies like those at Walmart and...
Read More »Police investigate shots fired during south Columbia party
Columbia police are looking for the man who shot a gun at a south-side apartment complex. Officers say someone hosted a party at Aspen Heights Parkway near Grindstone and Highway 63. The shooter had been removed from the party after a fight at about 12...
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