(AP) — Israel has stepped up attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a building used by Hamas and killing at least three militants. Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to expa...
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Vaccines available for those as young as 12 in Mid-Mo
Boone Health is among those offering the Pfizer vaccine to those as young as 12, starting on Thursday. Get more information here. Boone County had another low increase in coronavirus cases, with just 16 new positives on Tuesady. Active cases went up a ...
Read More »Schmitt lawsuit challenges St. Louis Co. COVID restrictions
(AP) — Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a lawsuit challenging St. Louis County’s COVID-19 restrictions, citing concerns about their impact on religion, education and the freedom of residents. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in St. ...
Read More »Columbia/Boone County health order expires Wednesday
The remaining Columbia and Boone County coronavirus restrictions end at noon Wednesday. Health Director Stephanie Browning is letting her latest order expire, without replacing it. Businesses and schools can still choose to require measures like masks ...
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. Basye on IEP recordings, Second Amendment
On Wake Up Columbia, Rep. Chuck Basye breaks down the end of the state legislative session, including his support of parents wanting to record IEP meetings, and an act meant to preserve the Second Amendment:
Read More »Police find pickup chained to Columbia ATM
Columbia police are looking for the people who tried to steal an ATM. The burglary alarm went off at about 3:21 a.m. Tuesday at First State Bank on Diego Dr. near Nifong and Bethel St. Officers said they found an abandoned pickup chained to an ATM. The...
Read More »Columbia police investigate gunshots near Walmart, Hyvee
Shots are fired in one of Columbia’s busiest shopping areas. Police say someone shot a gun at about 8 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Walmart on West Broadway. Officers learned about more gunshots right after that across Broadway at the HyVee gas...
Read More »CPS board approves first phase of elementary boundary changes
The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education starts the process of changing its elementary boundaries. ABC 17 reports the board on Monday night voted to move about 100 students from overcrowded Parkade Elementary to Alpha Hart Elementary, starting in...
Read More »Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
(AP) — Israel has unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants. Meanwhile, Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. The escalation early Tuesd...
Read More »Shooting in Russia kills 7 kids, 1 teacher; suspect arrested
(AP) — A gunman attacked a school in the Russian city of Kazan and Russian officials say eight people have been killed — seven students and a teacher. They also say 21 others have been hospitalized with wounds. Tatarstan Gov. Rustam Minnikhanov said f...
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