Boone County reported another COVID-19 death Thursday. Health officials say the patient was between 75 and 79 years old. A total of 35 Boone County residents have died from the illness, and five have been reported this week. There were 104 new coronavi...
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Columbia matches record-high temperature
Columbia ties a record-high temperature. It hit 69 degrees during Thursday’s nice conditions. That matches the high on Dec. 10, 1996. That’s well above the normal high temperature for that date of 42 degrees. Forecasters predicted a drop to more season...
Read More »Judge dismisses St. Louis prosecutor from McCloskey case
(AP) — A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters marching on the private street near their home in June. Circuit Judge Thomas Cl...
Read More »Slow start to flu season in Cole County
As the coronavirus spreads, what kind of flu season is it shaping up to be? Cole County Health’s Chezney Schulte says, as of early December, she had only been informed of eight influenza cases. “I also just wonder if people are symptomatic with f...
Read More »Congress stuck, McConnell resists state aid in COVID-19 deal
(AP) — An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Republican senators won’t support a key compromise. It includes a slimmed-down li...
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